Fittest survives Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’

May 03, 2013 Sports

– Opening contests set tone for keen rivalries

Only the fittest survived on the opening night of the Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ football competition at California Square, East Ruimveldt with eight teams moving on to the next round in the knockout competition designed to test players’ fortitude.
The football savvy community welcomed the event, which is in its third year, with an impressive turnout that steadily swelled. Liliendaal set the tone for an entertaining night of football with a 3-0

This Wolves (Sophia) player prepares to deliver a back-heel shot towards goal Wednesday night at the opening of the Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ football competition, California Square, East Ruimveldt.

drubbing of East Dam with the latter being the first causality.
Anthony Sanaho scored in the fifth minute for Liliendaal while Akeem Saul added a brace in the tenth and 14th minute to seal the deal. The duration of the games are 15 minutes that is divided into two 7½ minute halves with no extra time in the preliminary round.
Wolves (Sophia) followed the lead of Liliendaal, showing superior skills against Lodge Housing Scheme for a 3-0 win. Collin Kendall scored in the eighth and tenth minutes while Ray Cole had the other goal in the ninth minute, following a scoreless first half.
West Front Road advanced 1-0 on penalty kicks after their game with Ben Corton (West) ended in a nil-all stalemate. Lane Avenue and Albouystown ‘A’ also advance on penalty kicks after the battle for survival in the tournament became ripe with rivalry.
Castello won 2-1 against King Street Ballers with Sherwin Anthony finding the back of the small goal in the fifth minute and Marvin Fraser in the 15th minute for Castello. Kevon Solomon scored in the ninth minute to give Broad Street a 1-0 win against East Front Road.
Tiger Bay ‘A’ embarrassed Norton Street with a 5-0 drubbing. Jamaal Blackman’s hat-trick in the sixth, seventh and eighth minutes, Alpha Fletchman 11th minute goal and Devon Dickson’s strike in 12th minute ensured an epic end to the first night of the competition.

Wolves (Sophia) and Lodge Housing Scheme battle for possession at California Square when the Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ started Wednesday night.

The Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ Street Football tournament under the theme: “Your skill, your style, your five, your stout” will doll out $300,000 and trophy to the last surviving team, as the second place team takes home 150,000 and trophy.
The contest will be shifted to the Punt Trench, School Street Albouystown venue tomorrow night when another eight teams will move forward to the next round.