THIS year’s ExxonMobil Guyana Futsal championship organised by the New Era Entertainment kicks off this Friday evening with six matches set for the opening (Friday) night in the mining town of Linden, at the Retrieve Hard Court.
This year’s 20th edition has attracted sixteen teams drawn in four groups where the two teams from round robin play will move to the quarter final knockout stages of the tournament.
The first game is set for 18:30hrs when Group C’s Code Ballers face Anunnaki to be followed by a march past of the 16 participating teams.
The second match of this opening night’s play features Rockstone and Silver Bullets in a Group B encounter at 20:40hrs.
The third game will see action in Group D where DC Ballers challenge Marine Ballers from 21:30hrs, and the fifth game is between two more Group D sides Foundation Family and Galactic FC, and the night cap brings together Group C’s Hard Knocks and Attackers at 23:10hrs.
The action continues tomorrow night (Saturday) with seven more matches at the Retrieve Hard Court.
In the first game YMCA will take on Mines at 18:30hrs, followed by Foundation Family meeting Marine Ballers at 19:20hrs, game three will be between DC Ballers and Galactic FC at 20:10hrs, as Hard Knocks clash with Anunnaki at 21:00hrs, Salah Family face GoodFellas from 21:50hrs and the final game Saturday night is between Spaniards and Bomberz from 22:40hrs.
The four groups are Group A with YMCA, Bomberz, Spaniards and Mines, Group B has Silver Bullets, Salah Family, Good Fellas, Rockstone and Group C comprises Hard Knocks, Code Ballers, Attackers and Anunnaki, with Group D having DC Ballers, Foundation Family, Marine Ballers and Galactic FC.
Play in this futsal tournament will continue next Friday night with six more games at the tournament venue, the Retrieve Hard Court.