SIX matches are carded this evening when action returns in the Petra-organised Futsal tournament at the National Gymnasium.
In the first game Hustlers will take on Tiger Bay, West Front Road play Camp Street All Stars and Albouystown oppose Campbellville in the first half of the evening.
After a brief break, the action resumes with Alexander Village meeting Sophia, Bent Street challenging Stevedore and Back Circle facing Show Stoppers.
This year’s event will feature 24 teams playing for $400 000 first prize and trophies. Second-, third- and fourth-place finishers will collect $200 000, $100 000 and $50 000 respectively along with trophies as well.
Petra’s co-Director Troy Mendonca is reported as saying, “We will continue to run programmes that we set out on a yearly basis and this is one of them. We are going ahead because this is one of our core events.”
The organisers contended that they are in talks to secure a title sponsor.
The first round of matches will be an elimination round, with the resulting 12 teams being divided into three groups of four.
Upon the conclusion of the round-robin stage, the top two finishers and the best two third-ranked teams from the respective groups will progress to the quarterfinal phase.
The event is scheduled to conclude on April 15 and the defending champions are Bent Street.