Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal final...Silver Bullets shoot down Assassins; Half Mile/One Mile claim third place

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal final…Silver Bullets shoot down Assassins; Half Mile/One Mile claim third place

May 03, 2013 Sports

By Rawle Welch
Silver Bullets, perhaps, fired up by the thousands of fans who lined the barricades and every available vantage point, produced a clinical display en route to a crushing 4-0 demolition of Silent Assassins in the final of the Guinnes ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition which ended on Wednesday evening, at the Wisroc / Amelia’s Ward Bus Park.
With residents in the midst of its traditional Town Week celebrations, almost the entire community came out to witness the newly-crowned champions completely outclass a previously formidable

The new champions of the Linden segment of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Futsal Tournament Silver Bullets pose with the cask prize and trophy following the completion of the presentation ceremony.

Silent Assassins unit that was filled with some of the better exponents of the format, including former national players Collie ‘Hitman’ Hercules and the dreadlocked Romain Haynes.
Even though, Silver Bullets had progressed through the competition via some impressive performances, they somehow had managed to escape the pressures of the heavy favourite tag, while Silent Assassins because of possessing some high profile players in their line-up, and not to forget their semi-final triumph against defending champions T.L.C Russians, must have entered the contest as the overwhelming choice to secure the title.
However, from the onset it was clear that the Bullets were not intimidated by the stature of the opposition and seemed to have the early momentum, making some crucial interceptions as the Assassins looked to the wily veteran Hercules to orchestrate the plays.
Time and again, they read the attempted passes meant for him and hit back with some menacing counter attacks which came close to giving them the ascendancy.
Their persistence eventually paid off when an attempted pass to Hercules was intercepted and Robin Adams received a perfect delivery, before hitting home from close range in the 12th minute of play.
Eight minutes later, Damion Williams netted the first of a brace when he back heeled a pass through the legs of two defenders. He followed that effort up three minutes later by successfully netting his second, before Nigel Bennette sealed the deal one minute after for a 4-0 win.
In the third place playoff, Half Mile/One Mile ensured that pre-tournament favourites T.L.C Russians take away the least of the four prizes on offer with an efficient 3-2 victory thanks to a hat-trick off the boots of Andre Chester, who was simply unstoppable.
However, it did not look that way from the beginning when Terence Aaron netted in the first minute of play, before Chester fired in a double in quick succession, scoring in the 13th and 16th minutes of play to evoke euphoric celebrations.
The prolific Shaun Daniels’ strike in the 24th minute leveled the proceedings, but two minutes later, Chester returned to stick a ‘dagger’ in the hopes of the Russians camp with a magnificent strike, before time elapsed, handing the underdogs a well deserved win.
Silver Bullets carted off $600,000 and a trophy, while Silent Assassins took home $300,000 and a trophy in addition to joining the former as the two representatives from the Linden community for the national playoffs. Half Mile/One Mile received $150,000 and the Russians $100,000 respectively for their efforts.
Among those present at the final were Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste, Outdoor Events manager Mortimer Stewart and Linden Branch Manager Shondell Easton.