Gorillas, High Flyers reach men’s quarterfinals
–Dynamo; Speightland register opening wins in women’s tournament

GORILLAS and High Flyers are through to the quarterfinals of this year’s One Guyana Kings Sand Football championship following the latest set of matches on Thursday evening outside the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Linden Office compound.

In the men’s championship, where the knock-out stage began that night, Gorillas was the first team to reach the quarterfinals with a 1-0 win against Golden Stars B, after a third-minute strike by Shaka Lewis.
Also entering the last eight that night was the High Flyers, who disposed of Golden Stars A, winning by a 2-1 margin.

Shaquille Baptiste and Simmiah Samuels were the scorers for the High Flyers with the lone strike for Golden Stars A coming from Kenneth James.
$1M is at stake for the victorious men’s team.
Meanwhile on the distaff end, Dynamo and Speightland FC won their opening matches.

Dynamo FC brushed past Aroiama 3-0, as Akeelah Vancooten knocked in a double and Sandra Johnson got the other goal for the winners.
In the other female game Speightland FC made light work of Hururu FC with a 4-1 victory thanks to Sheneesa Cornelius leading their charge by scoring early.

The other goals came from the boots of Shanacia Williams, Aaliyah Venture and Nikita Wayne. Alencia Hodge was the scorer for the Hururu side.
The female tournament has at stake $400,000.
Meanwhile both divisions are expected to continue today (Christmas Day) and tomorrow (Boxing Day).

On Christmas Day Monday the female matches are Rockstone versus Hururu, Rockstone against Aroiama and Speightland facing Aroiama, while the men’s matches are LA Ballers versus Rockstone, Dyke Ballers meet Presidential and MS Ballers collide with Pro Ballers. (Joe Chapman)