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Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Competition…Russians crowned new champions of Linden; Unknowns, Star Boyz disqualified
Despite the disgraceful episode that threatened to put a damper on what
Linden Branch Manager Shondell Easton hands over the first prize money and winning trophy to Amelia’s Ward Russians captain, Travis Waterton in the presence of Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste (right) and teammates on Monday night at the Mackenzie Market tarmac.
eventually turned out to be an enthralling final between Amelia’s Ward Russians and Wisroc, Organisers of the Linden segment of the Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Competition could feel satisfied with the successful conclusion of this year’s event which ended late Monday night, at the Mackenzie Market Tarmac.
In the final, Amelia’s Ward Russians held off a late charge by opponent Wisroc, beating them 2-1 to grab the first prize of $300,000 and the beautiful winning trophy, while the runner-up collected $150,000 and a trophy, but most importantly both teams secured a place in the national playoffs set for early June to identify who will be Guyana’s representative at the Caribbean Tournament slated to be staged in Jamaica later that month.
The scheduled third place playoff between Retrieve Unknowns and Star Boyz, the encounter had to be abandoned due to a scuffle that ensued among members of both teams which forced the Organisers to disqualify them both and award the prize monies to Main Street Panthers and Hard Knocks respectively.
At the time of the stoppage, Retrieve Unknowns was enjoying a comfortable 3-0 lead. Main Street Panthers walked away with $100,000, while Hard Knocks went home with $50,000 and they too will have the opportunity to contest the national playoffs.
Played before a capacity crowd that included Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste and Linden Branch Manager Shondell Easton, the two finalists quickly produced an exciting brand of football that left the fans with no other choice but to erase the unhelpful memory of what occurred in the preceding encounter as they were kept on edge with both teams displaying full attacking mode.
Shawn Daniels gave the Russians the lead after nine minutes when he fired in a fierce right-footer into the left side of the goal. After that both teams threatened in spurts, but stout defending put paid to those ambitions as they went to the half with no addition to the score sheet.
In the second period, Wisroc urged on by their supporters increased the tempo and reaped the reward when Randy Wills netted the equaliser from close range in the 25th minute of play to make things very interesting.
However, the Russians never relented and launched a series of raids on the opposition goal area, before eventually breaching it through the prolific Terrence Aaron, who swept in first time from a pass that was delivered by Quacy Johnson following a swift counterattack in the 29th minute.
They held on for the remaining one minute of play to be crowned the new champion of Linden.
Final results – Amelia’s Ward Russians-2 vs Wisroc-1. Amelia’s Scorers: Shawn Daniels-9th, Terrence Aaron-29th; Wisroc Scorer: Randy Wills-25th.
Third Place Playoff – Match abandoned following scuffle on field. Both teams disqualified. Score at the stoppage was Retrieve Unknowns-3 vs Star Boyz-0. Main Street Panthers was awarded third place prize while Hard-Knocks received fourth place prize.
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