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Six more matches planned for second night of action
After a delayed start, the 2016 Petra Organisation-organised Soft Shoe Football Competition which is being sponsored by the Ministry of Health (MoH) under the ‘Stop Gender-based Violence’ theme finally got underway on Monday,
Flashback! Part of the action in this year’s competition which opened last Monday at the Ministry of Health ground.
at the Ministry of Health ground on Brickdam and Vlissingen Road.
Among the teams that gained positive results were defending champion Sparta Boss, Queen Street of Tiger Bay, Old School Ballers and Tucville. The competition is scheduled to resume next Monday with six more matches planned for the same venue.
In the opening encounter at 19:00hrs, North East La Penitence takes on Albouystown and this fixture will be followed by the clash between North Riumveldt and Alexander Village, before Back Circle square off against Charlestown.
After the break, West Front Road engages Ministry of Health and this encounter will precede the game between East Front Road and Leopold Street, before the Campbellville versus West Back Road brings the curtains down for the evening.
The competition which is scheduled to conclude on June 18 features 24 community-based teams competing in a group stage format with the top two from each group automatically qualifying for the next stage.
Matches will be played at Tucville, West Ruimveldt and Santos grounds, while entrance to the venues is free. The competing teams are: Sparta Boss, Back Circle, Campbellville, West Back Road, Charlestown, Bent Street, Old School Ballers, Cross Street Werk-En-Rust, Stevedore Housing Scheme, Sophia, Holmes Street- Tiger Bay, California Square, West Front Road, Queen Street Tiger Bay, Broad Street, Upsetters, East Front Road, North Ruimveldt, Alexander Village, Leopold Street, Channel 9, North East La Penitence, Albouystown and Globe Yard.
The winning team will receive $300,000 and the Championship trophy, while the second, third and fourth placed teams will take home $200,000, $100,000 and $50,000 respectively. Among the other sponsors on board are GTT, Lucky Dollar, Nigel Supermarket, Junior’s Jewellery, Star Party Rentals and 2-J’s General Store.
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