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Linden Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition…Coomacka, Amazings, Future Stars among those advancing
Players from eventual winners Coomacka and Mile Star
battle for possession of the ball during their encounter
on Tuesday, at the Mackenzie Market Tarmac.
Amazings, Future Stars, Coomacka, Swag Entertainment, Good Fellas, Young Stars, Cherokee Park and Trainline Warriors booked their places in the Round of 16 following the conclusion of the second night of action in this year’s Linden Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition, which continued on Tuesday, at the Mackenzie Market Tarmac.
In the opening encounter, Future Stars advanced to the net round with an impressive 2-0 triumph over Ariama Colo Colo with Dexter Garraway in the 12th and Travon Archibald’s 18th minute strike accounting for their tally.
That game was followed by one of the most exciting games of the night which featured Coomacka and Mile Star which the former prevailed 2-0 in a penalty shootout after regulation time failed to break a 2-2 deadlock.
Kerston Thom and Keron Dow netted for Coomacka in the fifth and 18th minutes, while siblings Donald and Brian Johnson responded for Mile Star in the 12th and 14th minutes respectively. Swag Entertainment squeezed past Magic Stars 1-0 through a Colwyn Drakes 20th minute winner, while Good Fellas enjoyed a similar margin of victory over Goal Getters 1-0.
Deshawn Joseph third minute strike was what separated the two teams.
Cherokee Park beat Hardknocks 3-1 on penalty kicks after regulation time failed to produce any goals.
Young Stars were 1-0 winners over Attackers of a penalty shootout after the game finished 2-2 in regulation time. Shaka Lewis and Denzil Pryce were the players on target for Young Stars in the 12th and 15th minutes respectively, while R. Venture and K. Boston did likewise for Attackers in the ninth and 11th minutes.
Trainline Warriors moved on courtesy of a 1-0 win on penalties over Running Guns after their encounter finished 1-1.
Kelon Adams scored for Trainline Warriors in the second minute, while S. Jones responded in the seventh minute for Running Guns.
Amazings gained a walkover Bourda All-Stars that failed to show up at the venue.
Play in the competition resumes tonight with Round of 16 action, at the Silvercity Tarmac.
The winning team walks away with $400,000 and the championship trophy, while the runners-up, third and forth placed finishers take home $150,000, $75,000 and $50,000 respectively.
In the night’s full results:
Game-1
Ariama Colo Colo-0 vs Future Stars-2
Dexter Garraway-12th
Travon Archibald-18th
Game-2
Mile Star-2 vs Coomacka-2
Coomacka won 2-0 on penalty kicks
Coomacka Scorers
Kerston Thom-5th
Keron Dow-18th
Mile Star Scorers
Donald Johnson-12th
Brian Johnson-14th
Game-3
Amazings vs Bourda All-Stars
Amazing won via walkover
Game-4
Hardknocks-0 vs Cherokee Park-0
Cherokee Park won 3-1 on penalty kicks
Game-5
Goal Getters-0 vs Good Fellas-1
Deshawn Joseph-3rd
Game-6
Attackers-2 vs Young Stars-2
Young Stars won 1-0 on penalty kicks
Young Stars Scorers
Shaka Lewis-12th
Denzil Pryce-15th
Attackers Scorers
R. Venture-9th
K. Boston-11th
Game-7
Running Guns-1 vs Trainline Warriors-1
Trainline warriors won 1-0 on penalty kicks
Trainline Scorer
Kelon Adams-2nd
Running Guns Scorer
S. Jones-7th
Game-8
Swag Entertainment-1 vs Magic Stars-0
Colwyn Drakes-20th
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