New Era Russians, Hard Knocks to contest final

Feb 28, 2013 Sports

– Top Class battles Silver Bullets for 3rd place

The football pundits had their hand on the pulse from the opening round of the tournament, where it was predicted that there was a possibility of a classic final.
When the four remaining teams met last Thursday at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hardcourt where twenty eight other teams were disposed of, it was a night of excitement and determination.
In the first semifinal encounter, the New Era Russians (NER) came up against Silver Bullets (SB).
The game was evenly-paced until Travis ‘Chicken’ Waterton broke the deadlock with a powerful left foot just before halftime.
When the game resumed a determined Silver Bullets stepped up the tempo and was rewarded with an equaliser. The game seemed to open until NER regained the lead and quieted the SB fans. A free kick caught NER custodian Odel Allicock off guard and the SB team celebrated their second goal and seemed prepared to carry the fight being the underdogs. As the time ticked the NER camp appeared a worry one, however, less than a minute before the final whistle a scorching half volley by Travis Waterton made it 3-2 and duly completed his hat-trick.
The second semifinal was the highly anticipated clash between Top Class (TC) and Hard Knocks (HK) 1.
This game was filled with fireworks from the beginning.
TC had been deemed the sleeping giant of the tournament, while Team HK was always a force to be reckoned with. HK capitalised on a lapse in the defence of TC and fired in the first goal amidst wild celebrations from the players and fans alike.
The tenacity showed by team TC paid off when Shawn Easton fired in a powerful shot to level the game, making it a tie at half time.
On the resumption, team HK looked a bit agitated and seemed to change their approach.
They were eventually given some amount of comfort when they took the lead with about 3 minutes remaining in the game. By now their fans were ecstatic.
TC took a time out to plan their counter attack and this paid off after a penalty was awarded and converted, this forced the game into extra time.
The results did not change at extra time and penalty kicks had to be the deciding factor.
Regular penalty kicks were not enough for the sharpshooters of both teams and it took a miss by team TC and a score by team HK in sudden death shootout to decide the winner.
The two finalists will battle for the top prize of $500, 000, while the loser walks away with $300,000.
In the playoff for third place, Silverbullets and Top Class square off for the $150,000 prize.
There will also be a prize for the tournament’s trophy MVP and a trophy and $50US for the most spectacular goal of the night.
Banks DIH under the Premium Beer brand has lots of giveaways all night, while there will be other gate prizes for lucky fans.
Other sponsors for the tournament are; Star Party Rentals, Bolo Variety Store, Toms Beverage, B Harry Hardware and Lumber Yard ,Barber Ronnie from NJ and Corporate Supplies.

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