GTT Round Robin / KO Football Competition

Nov 14, 2015 Sports

Waterton’s shocking stealth bomber seals Topp XX victory
-Winners Connection also in winners’ row

Topp XX Travis Waterton’s shocking release of a stealth bomber after just 15 seconds in their encounter against counterparts Milerock erased the previous record of 17 seconds as the fastest goal registered in the inaugural GTT Round Robin / Knockout Football Competition which continued on Thursday night at the MSC ground in Linden.
Playing in front of a large crowd in the feature clash of a double header, Waterton ran on to a loose ball shortly after the whistle sounded to start the match and delivered a thunderous strike from about 30 yards out that beat the Milerock backline and surprised the goalkeeper to give his team an early 1-0 advantage.
However, despite the early ascendancy, Topp XX who evidently dominated ball possession were guilty of squandering a few chances and went to the break clinging to a slim 1-0 lead.
After the resumption, Milerock, who remained the only team yet to register a point in the tournament, mounted a couple of threatening incursions into the Topp XX side of the field, but found the well co-ordinated defence too organized to penetrate.
Topp XX on the other hand, initiated severalcounter attacks and should have increased their lead with Watterton’s effort landing inches outside the left upright, while Shawn Daniels, who netted the other goal, hitting just over the crossbar much to the dismay of their supporters.
Milerock had a great opportunity to level the proceedings, but Topp XX goalkeeper tipped a corner over the bar.
Eventually Topp XX’s superior technical ability and hunger for more goals paid off when Daniels beat an opposing defender to a corner taken on the right side and hit a glancing header past the left hand of the goalkeeper in the 75th minute of play for a 2-0 lead.
Both teams had chances to score after, but visible tiredness and poor finishing put paid to those ambitions until the final whistle sounded.
In the opening encounter, Winners Connection battled to a 1-0 triumph over a determined Victoria Kings courtesy of a 41st minute strike off the boot of Keon Sears.
After a frenetic opening burst from the Kings who’re no strangers to success in the Mining Town, the game settled down with the battle for mid-field dominance taking centre stage.
Sears’ goal came after he raced on to a ball from the right flank and struck a low fierce right-footer past the stranded keeper into the far corner in the 41st minute.
The half came with no team able to adjust the scoreline.
The second period was littered with mistakes as players gave up possession with ease, but the Kings were also guilty of poor finishing, while Winners Connection despite the partisan support were unable to create many opportunities and the game ended with the latter barely hanging on to their 1-0 advantage, but more importantly the three guaranteed points.
It now means that both Topp XX and Winners Connection head the respective groups with maximum points from two matches.
The competition resumes Tuesday with another double header, at the same venue.
Game-1
Winners Connection-1 vs Victoria Kings-0
Keon Sears-41st
Game-2
Milerock vs Topp XX
Travis Watterton-15 seconds
Shawn Daniels-75th
Group-A
Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
Winners Connection 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6
Victoria Kings 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
Golden Grove 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 1
Rosignol United 2 0 1 1 2 7 -5 1
Group-B
Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
Topp XX 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
NA United 2 1 1 0 3 3 0 3
Ann’s Grove 2 1 1 0 2 3 -1 3
Milerock 2 0 2 0 1 4 -3 0

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