Convicted Prisoners B win NA Prison football competition

Oct 21, 2012 Sports

Convicted Prison B used the opportunity for some much need social activity to come out winners when the penal institution held a one day football competition for both convicted and remand prisoners incarcerated at the New Amsterdam prison.
The competition which was played on a 3-a-side knock out basis was played in the prison yard. Eight teams participated in the competition which saw the games being played over 15 minutes each. There was one female game.
The teams that participated were Convicted prisoners A, B and C, Remand prisoners A and B, while there were teams from Prisons A and B and an All Stars team.
Results of the matches played were as follows -Game one saw remand A edging Convicted Prisoners A by 1-0 through a Stayon Benjamin goal.
In game two Convicted B trashed Prison A by 5 goals to 1with Ryan Crandon 3 and Carlos Evans 2 being on target, while Mark Messiah scored a consolation goal for Prison A
In the next game Remand B got the better of All Stars 2 goals to 1 with Clifton Ramsaran and Azmullan scoring for the winners and Nigel Brant netted for the losers.
The final preliminary game saw Prison B beating convicts C 3 goals to 1. Vincent Vandenberg 2 and Timothy Sampson 1 scored for prison B, while Tyrone Adams had one for Convicts C.
In the semifinal encounter that followed Convicted B edged past Remand A 1-0 in a closely fought contest with Ryan Crandon being the man on target. In the second semifinal Prison B also had to pull out all the stops to get past Remand B also 1-0 through a Vincent Vandenberg goal.
In the final, Convicted B made light work of Prison B as they won 3-0 with Ryan Crandon 2, and a defence error accounting for their tally.
In the presentation ceremony that followed – Convicted B was presented with a trophy and three goal medals, while runner up Prisons B received a trophy and 3 silver medals. The other teams were also rewarded.
Top individual performers were also awarded and they were Ryan Crandon for scoring the most goals, while Carlos Evans and Vincent Vandenberg were awarded for their outstanding performance in the play off and the semifinals matches.
The female encounter was played between a female A and B team. Female A came out victors 3-0.
The winning A team received a trophy and three goal medals, while their losing B team got a trophy and three silver medals.

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