Action in the inaugural D&C Promotions organised Bartica Regatta knock-out Street Style football competition kicked off on Sunday night last and was set to continue last evening at the Cenotaph, First Avenue.
Some 28 teams from the gateway to the Interior have been locked in intense battles as they seek to earn in a place in the final that will see the first place team pocketing $300,000 with the loser of the final to earn $100,000. Tournament sponsors are Banks DIH, Carib, GT&T and Courts.
Following are the results of matches played to date.
Sunday March 24
Hard Core defeated Hot Spurs 1-0 on penalty kicks; North Side Warriors mauled Gunners 4-0; Young Challengers tamed Wolves United 1-0 on penalty kicks; Man City edged Construction Workers 2-1; Old Scheme United sunk Boat Team 2-0 and Mazaruni defeated Ballers 2-0.
Monday March 25
Wild Bunch got past Mongrippa Mafia’s 1-0 compliments of a Whitney Welcome goal; Young Strikers breezed past Stelling Crew 2-0 with goals from Tavel Drake and Errol George; Dangerous Bouroutia out shot Gunners Two 3-1 on penalty kicks, the players on target were Allan Hinds, Harry and Harold Robertson; Hard Knocks knocked over Atlantis Warriors 2-1 on penalty kicks; Cool Breeze Cure edged Mazaruni Two 1-0, Kenzo Baksh netted the winner; Lotto, behind goals from Ecliffe Carrington and Mark Richards defeated Royaz 2-0; Millennium also won by a 2-0 margin over Goshen, Dexter Bentick and Breyon Nurse were the scorers; Wolves United Senior took care of the Brazilians 2-1 via the penalty kick route.
Matches that were slated for last evening were Hard Core vs Wild Bunch, North Side Warriors vs Young Strikers, Young Challengers vs Dangerous Bouroutia, Man City vs Hard Knocks, Old Scheme United vs Cool Breeze Cure, Mazaruni vs Lotto, Millennium vs Wolves United Senior.