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Underdogs St. Vincent shock Team Guyana 2-0 in final
Caribbean Guinness Street Challenge Futsal Competition
-TT claim third spot
It was a case of sweet revenge when underdogs St. Vincent and the Grenadines rebounded from an earlier loss to hosts Team Guyana to defeat them when it mattered in the championship game and stun a packed National Park Arena on Saturday night as the curtains came down on the inaugural Caribbean Guinness Street Challenge Futsal Competition.
Members of the inaugural Caribbean Guinness Street Challenge Tournament champions St. Vincent and the Grenadines pose with the replica cheque and winning trophy following the completion of the presentation ceremony Saturday night at the National Park.
Dwayne Dennie opened the scoring in the 18th minute, before Juma Jilkes added another in the 27th minute to seal the deal and ensure that the major spoils return to the small Island.
After a somewhat disappointing turnout in the preliminary rounds, thousands of Guyanese football fans came out in support of Team Guyana on the final night of competition, but sadly St. Vincent and the Grenadines inflicted two crushing daggers that completely silenced the home crowd and was enough to return to their homeland with the first prize of US$4,000 and the winning trophy.
In the playoff for third place, Trinidad and Tobago squeezed past St. Lucia through a solitary strike from Kerwin Simon, who netted in the 23rd minute of play.
Earlier, Team Guyana looked in confident mood when they cruised to a 1-0 win over St. Lucia with national player Travis Grant’s 20th minute effort separating the two teams and kept them unbeaten to that stage.
In the other semi final game, St. Vincent and the Grenadines won on penalty kicks from Trinidad and Tobago after regulation and extra time failed to break the 1-1 deadlock.
In regulation period, Kerwin Simon had given the Trinis the lead in the 6th minute, before Dwayne Dennie erased the advantage with the equalizer four minutes later.
During the penalty shootout, Juma Jilkes and Aaron Clarke netted, while Tola Taylor was the only player on target for TT.
Team Guyana carted off US$2,000 for their efforts, while TT took home US$1,500 and St. Lucia US$1,000.
The winning team will also receive a brand new Futsal Court in a community of their choice back home.
The tournament was graced by Guinness Brand Ambassador Trinidad and Tobago Captain and Stoke Coty star Kenwyne Jones, who interacted with the teams and also paid visit to various communities during his stay in Guyana.
Meanwhile, in the exhibition match, Albouystown beat Antigua and Barbuda 2-0.
Shaka Jones netted both goals in the 2nd and 13th minutes.
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