-Over $1M in cash prizes up for grabs

By Clifton Ross
SOME of Guyana’s best Futsal teams will be on show from February 4, when the inaugural Rocks Auto Trans and Spares Parts ‘Legendary Cup’ Futsal Championship kicks off at the National Gymnasium.

The indoor soccer tourney was officially launched yesterday at the company’s Charlotte Street location, where Manager of Rocks Auto, Mrs. Yolandia Ross, said her company was eager to hop aboard as she sees soccer as one of the most important sports in Guyana and one which continuously adds to the development and inevitable guidance of youths, while keeping Guyana as a breadbasket for the sport locally and internationally.

The National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue will host games kicking off from February 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, with the finals being held on the 25th.

Ross added that the CEO of the business was also heavily involved in the sport as a youth and as such, saw it fit to give back to the sport which played an integral role in his life.

Referees co-ordinator Wayne Griffith, most commonly known as “Harry” around the local soccer fraternity, who is the co-ordinator of the tournament, said he was pleased to have introduced this new format of the game, having seen its success upon trips overseas.

Griffith noted that the competition will target Guyana’s best soccer players with the aim of developing young players for a possible future in the sport, while keeping the excitement alive as indoor and street soccer has become one of the most popular versions of the game.

The winners of this tournament will walk away with GY$500,000 and the championship trophy. Second, 3rd and 4th place winners will receive $250,000, $150,000 and $100,000 respectively.

Two brand new scooters will also be given to the most valuable player (MVP), while the other goes to the lucky Patron attending the match.

Fixtures
Day – 1
Leopold Street vs Campbellville – 19:45hrs
Berbice All-Stars vs Tiger Bay – 20:30hrs
BV vs Tiger Bay – 21:15h
Pike Street vs Linden All-Stars – 22:00hrs
Back Circle vs Melanie – 22:45hrs
Sparta vs Upsetters – 23:30hrs

Day – 2
Stabroek Ballers vs West Side – 19:45hrs
Future Stars vs Mocha Family – 20:30hrs
Gold is Money vs Albouystown – 21:15hrs
Conquerors vs Avocado Ballers – 22:00hrs
Showstoppers vs Alexander Village – 22:45hrs
Bent Street vs Vryheid’s Lust – 23:30hrs