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Melanie ‘A’, BV ‘A’, Victoria Church Yard, Plaisance into semi-finals
The goal scorers for Melanie Sherman Fraser (left) and Jermaul George pose for a photo op following the conclusion of their encounter against Victoria Eagles.
With vigorous defending the order of the night, it took goals from Jermaul George and Sherman Fraser to power Melanie ‘A’ to a hard fought 2-0 win over a dogged Victoria Eagles as quarter-final action in the East Coast segment of the Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets Futsal Competition which ended on Wednesday evening, at the Haslington Market Tarmac.
Played before a large and boisterous crowd that braved a sudden, but short torrential downpour the two teams thrilled the fans to a fine exhibition of Futsal, displaying some exquisite skills and crisp passing that typifided their offensive mindset.
The first period commenced with both teams showing their attacking prowess as they battled for the early ascendancy. Melanie ‘A’, however, seemed to be getting the enjoying the early exchanges and nearly broke the deadlock through a brilliant buildup, but was denied by the woodwork.
Urged on by the partisan crowd, superb interchanges by the Melanie mid-field almost bore fruit as they once again came close to scoring. Victoria Eagles playing ‘catchup’ all the while could not match the pace and wizardry of their opponents and paid the ultimate price as George netted to give his team the upper hand. Undaunted by the early setback, Victoria Eagles attacked with fervor in search of the equaliser, but stout defending put paid to their intentions as the half came with Melanie ‘A’ holding a slim 1-0 lead.
The second half started in similar fashion to the first as both teams went on the offensive and each created chances to score, but inaccurate finishing erased their lofty ambitions. The rampage continued as the obstreperous throng constantly impelled their respective camps forward, giving proceedings a harmonious synchronism.
Throwing bodies forward trying to find a way back into the game, chances became a rear commodity for Victoria boys who were reduced to taking potshots against the backdrop of dogged and physical defending from their determined adversaries.
Throwing caution to the wind sensing their championship aspirations diminishing, Victoria hearts were broken as a brilliant solo run on the counterattack from Fraser in the twenty-fifth minute, effectively rendered the contest over, goading their huge fan base into irrepressible celebration.
In the other scheduled matches, Plaisance were led to victory through a thunderous strike off the boots of Warren Gilkes (28th), who netted the lone goal in their encounter against BV ‘B’.
Church Yard United of Victoria advanced after easing to a comfortable 2-0 win over Paradise with Horace Graham (11) and Rolex Gouveia (19), being the players on target.
BV ‘A’ then squeezed past the lone surviving team from Buxton ‘A’ thanks to a solitary strike from Reon Hopkinson in the 11th minute.
Meanwhile, the semi-finals will be played tomorrow at the Haslington Market Square.
In the fixtures: Plaisance go up against BV ‘A’ at 20:00 hrs and that will be followed by the clash between Victoria Church Yard versus Melanie ‘A’ at 20:45 hrs. Shortly after that, the third place and final will take place.
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