… to commence tomorrow

RECENTLY-crowned GT Beer/Keep Your Five Alive’ champions Sparta Boss left themselves in a shaky position after suffering their second loss in succession, as play in the Three Peat Promotions/Guinness Cage competition continued Wednesday evening at the Haslington Market tarmac.

Played before a large crowd that included top officials from major sponsor Queensway Security Services and Repsol representatives, the country’s most decorated team in the shorter version will have to win their next encounter by a large margin and hope to go through as one of four best third-placed teams.

It followed a disappointingly 3-1 defeat at the hands of a stubborn Alexander Village unit that never looked intimidated going up against the much-vaunted Sparta Boss who were missing their talisman Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson.

Their next engagement is against home team Haslington Hypers, who will also be aiming to win big to enter the round of 16 tomorrow, following consecutive losses as well.

Defending champions Ol Skool Ballers continued where they left off last Wednesday with another gutsy performance en route to a 4-3 sudden-death penalty win over Hypers in what was an enthralling battle. Regulation time had ended 2-2.

Some of the other teams who advanced were Kitty Hustlers, Vryheid’s Lust, Albouystown and Leopold Street.

The five-day tournament is being dubbed ‘East Coast Best versus The Rest’ with teams from the East Coast corridor tackling the finest selection from Georgetown in an effort to foster integration among the participating communities and to create a better understanding among its inhabitants.

Among the entities in support of the cause are: Banks DIH under its Guinness and Power Wine brands, Clarks footwear giant Chetsons, E-Networks Inc., KSM Investments, Yhip’s Bakery, Brass Aluminium & Cast Iron Foundry (BACIF), Ray’s Auto Sales, Y.K. Investments, Trophy Stall, Express Shipping, Woodpecker Products, National Sports Commission, ‘C’ Division of the Guyana Police Force, Jai Signs & Auto Designs, Gaming Authority, Julius Variety Store and C & C Prestigious Styles.

Win in normal time – 3 points

Win on penalty kicks – 2 points

Game 1
BV-B – 0 vs Vryheid’s Lust – 0

Vryheid’s Lust won 2 – 1 on penalty kicks

Game 2
Melanie-B – 0 vs Plaisance – 0
Plaisance won 3-2 on penalty kicks

Game 3
Avocado Ballers – 2 vs Paradise – 0

Niandas Lyte – 5th

Sylvester Richardson – 9th

Game 4
Back Circle – 3 vs Belfield Warriors – 0

Jermaine Beckles – 4th, Akeemo Aaron – 10th, Selwyn Williams – 12th

Game 5
Leopold Street – 1 vs Broad Street – 0

Mark Jhalu – 11th

Game 6
Alexander Village – 3 vs Sparta Boss – 1

Alexander scorer, Shem Porter – 8th, 12th and 14th; Sparta scorer Sheldon Shepherd – 4th

Game 7
Tiger Bay – 2 vs North East La Penitence – 1

Tiger Bay scorers, Deon Alfred – 4th,   Godfrey Powers – 11th, North East scorer, Doliyh Green -13th

Game 8
Blazers – 4 vs Victoria Eagles – 0

Desmond Cottam – 3rd, 6th and 10th Anthony Barrow – 12th

Game 9
Albouystown – 2 vs Victoria Church Yard – 0: Lennox Cort – 2nd and 13th

Game 10
Hustlers – 5 vs Melanie-A – 1

Hustlers scorers, John Waldron – 4th 6th and 9th^, Sunny Sancho -11th and 13th

Melanie scorer, Malachi Grannum – 10th

Game 11
Ol Skool Ballers – 2 vs Haslington Hypers – 2. Ol Skool won 4-3 on sudden-death penalty kicks. Ol Skool scorer, Beres Parkinson – 4th and 8th, Haslington scorer Nicosie McLeod – 3rd and 12th

Game 12
Uprising – 1 vs Buxton Diamond – 1

Uprising won 2-1 on penalty kicks

Uprising scorer, Shamar Scott – 5th, Buxton scorer, Shamar Beckles – 4th