Swag Entertainment crowned Linden Guinness Street Football champs!
Bridesmaid no more! The newly-crowned Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Champion Swag Entertainment posing with their spoils in the presence of Guinness Brand Executive, Lee Baptiste [1st from right] and Banks representative, Romaine Adonis [3rd from left].
Bridesmaid no more! The newly-crowned Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Champion Swag Entertainment posing with their spoils in the presence of Guinness Brand Executive, Lee Baptiste [1st from right] and Banks representative, Romaine Adonis [3rd from left].

TOURNAMENT favourite Swag Entertainment ascended to the throne of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship, edging Quiet Storm 2-1 on sudden-death penalty kicks on Saturday.

The Christianburg Hardcourt provided the setting for Swag Entertainment’s coronation, which occurred following a tense and emotional penalty shoot-out following a 2-2 score at the end of full time. Marley Major recorded the decisive goal to seal the title for the home side in which was their second ever appearance in the final.

Prior to the penalty shootout, the deadlock in the match was finally broken in the 35th minute as Romell Matthews recorded a ‘Guinness Goal’ (a goal scored in the final three minutes of the clash counts as two) for Quiet Storm.

With Swag Entertainment being reduced to three players for the duration of three minutes following a yellow card to Clive Nobrega, Matthews blasted his effort into the roof of the net from the centre of the field.

However, the lead proved to be short lived as Deon Charter equalized two minutes later, blasting his strike into the roof of the net, after latching onto a left-side cross from Kendolph Lewis. The goal was the first concession by the Quiet Storm backline in the entirety of the campaign.

For their effort, Swag walked away with $400,000 and the championship trophy. They also earned an automatic berth to the national championship. Meanwhile, Quiet Storm pocketed $150,000 and the runner-up trophy.

In the third place playoff, Silver Bullets riddled Amelia’s Ward Russians 9-2 to walk away with $100,000 and the respective trophy. On the other hand, Russians received $75,000 and a trophy. In the Plate Section, High Rollers defeated Capital Storm 1-0 on penalty kicks after the final ended 1-1.

With the result, High Rollers walked away with $60,000. The other major sponsor of the event is Colours Boutique, the official kit provider for the entire season.

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