VICTORIA, Mahaica, Haslington and Buxton Youth Developers secured places in the final Eight of the Annual Mayor’s Cup Seven-a-Side Football tournament when play in the competition continued on Sunday last at the Victoria ground, while the final Four team will be decided on Sunday at the Den Amstel ground, West Coast Demerara.Playing at the Victoria ground, East Coast Demerara last Sunday, home-side Victoria registered a 2-0 win against New Amsterdam, and Mahaica brushed aside Golden Grove 3-0.
Haslington and Buxton Youth Developers secured victories via the penalty shoot-out route after Haslington and Ann’s Grove were tied 0-0 at the end of regulation and extra time, and Buxton Youth Developers were tied 2-2 with Lima Dam after the same periods.
On Sunday, when action in the annual competition continues at the Den Amstel ground to determine the final Four team for the final Eight final which is scheduled for November 29 at a venue to be named, Grove will face Goed Fortuin in the opening game scheduled for a 14:00 hrs start.
Uitvlugt will then engage Pouderoyen, after which, Kitty will oppose Stewartville, and the final match of the day will bring together Agricola and home-side, Den Amstel.
The final round of Eight is expected to be played at Banks DIH’s Thirst Park facility with quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals all happening on that day.
Tournament organiser and former national player and coach Lennox `Mulloen’ Arthur said he is currently in negotiations with the persons responsible for the administration of the Thirst Park Facility but is still to get conformation whether or not the venue will be made available for the round of Eight.
The winning team in the final will walk home with $200,000 and a trophy, compliments of John Fernandes Limited.
The runner-up team will receive $100,000 and a trophy, compliments of the Department of Sport which falls under the umbrella of the Ministry of Education.
The third and fourth place teams will earn $70,000 and $30,000 respectively, compliments of China Trading and The Business School respectively.
Other major sponsors of the tournament are: Banks DIH Limited, Beepat and Sons, C.B.R. Mining, MACORP, Guyana Beverages, Massy Group of Companies, International Pharmaceutical Agencies, Muneshwar, E-Networks, CIDI, BEV Processors, EV Vieira, and Cummings Electrical Company.