Deon Charter helmet-trick leads Hardknocks into semis, LA Ballers, Spaniard, and Goal IQ also through

Jul 01, 2025 Sports

‘One Guyana’ King and Queen of the Sand Football

Deon Charter helmet-trick leads Hardknocks into semis, LA Ballers, Spaniard, and Goal IQ also through

The Spaniard scorers that led them to victory.

Kaieteur Sports – The quarterfinals of the One Guyana Kings and Queens of the Sand football competition in the Bauxite Mining Town of Linden on Friday night last was underlined by a magnificent performance by Deon Charter who blasted a helmet-trick (4-goals ) to lead Hardknocks into the semifinals of this third edition.

Playing at the People’s Progressive Party ground, ad contesting the feature match of the quarterfinals, Team Minerals were no match for the lads from Hardknocks who were already 4-0 up when Team Minerals were able to score their first.
Charter was in ripping form as he hammered home goal in the 4^th, 8h, 19^th and 31^st minute and found able support from Colwin Drakes who tipped in a double in the 13^th and 17^th minute with the other coming from Clive Nobrega in the 34^th minute. Jermain King netted the two goals Team Minerals were limited to, in the 18^th and 26^th minute.

Contesting the third quarterfinal, Goal IQ squeezed past Young Gunners in a testing encounter, 2-1. Goals were hard to come by in a match which saw both teams very solid in defense which afforded the warring opponents limited chances on goal.

LA Ballers goal scorers.

Deon Charter (right) and Colwin Drakes – Hardknocks.

But it was Goal IQ who broke the deadlock in the 20^th minute through a Jamal Haynes goal. Eight minutes it was back to level terms when Young Gunners’ Teffon Reynolds found the back of the nets. Extra time was needed to separate the two sides, and it was Goal IQ who capitalised on the opportunity, scoring the winner in the 38^th minute thanks to Nathenial Issacs.

Spaniard was also subjected to fighting hard to book their final four spot having to overcome a tough Bombers, 4-3. It was Bombers who had taken the lead in just the second minute of the game when Shemiah Samuels netted the first of his two goals.

But they could have hardly celebrated their early lead as 60 seconds later, Shane Luckie drew Spaniard on even keel with the first of his brace, his second coming two minutes later to give Spaniard the lead.
This advantage was doubled in the 14^th minute when Brandon Solomon found the back of the nets. Dequan Samuels narrowed the advantage when he found Bombers’ second goal in the 23^rd minute but the two-goal cushion was restored through Sigmund Cobena’s 28^th minute goal.

Shemiah Samuels’ second goal in the 34^th minute just reduced the margin of defeat by one goal as time ran out and they fell, 3-4.

LA Ballers made light work of their HH Ballers rivals as they romped to an easy 5-1 win on the back of a double from Kevin Gentle in the 9^th and 32^nd minute. Admirable support was had from Jashawn Moore (17^th), Andre Mayers (29^th), and Amaneki Buntin in the 34^th minute. HH Ballers’ consolation goal was scored by Cedric Hunte in the 28^th minute.

Prior to the quarterfinals there was an exhibition match between female students from Mackenzie High and Multilateral which ended 4-0 in favour of the former. A double strike each from Zareika Caesar (2^nd, 14^th), and Tiffiann David (4^th, 6^th) was enough to seal the win for Mackenzie High.

Night 9 – Full quarterfinal results
Game 1-Junior Quens
Mackenzie High 4 vs         Multi 0
Zareika Caesar 2^nd, 14^th
Tiffiann David 4^th, 6^th
Game 2
LA Ballers 5 vs         HH Ballers 1
Kevin Gentle 9^th, 32^nd                                     Cedric Hunte 28^th
Jashawn Moore 17^th
Andre Mayers 29^th
Amaneki Buntin 34^th
Game 3
Spaniard 4 vs         Bombers 3
Shane Luckie 3^rd, 5^th                                       Shemiah Samuels 2^nd, 34^th
Brandon Solomon 14^th                                    Dequan Samuels 23^rd
Sigmund Cobena 28^th
Game 4 – Extra time
Goal IQ 2                                           vs         Young Gunners 1
Jamal Haynes 20^th                                           Teffon Reynolds 28^th
Nathenial Issacs 38^th
Game 5
Hardknocks 7 vs         Team Minerals 2
Deon Charter 4^th, 8^th, 19^th, 31^st                       Jermain King 18^th, 26^th
Colwin Drakes 13^th, 17^th
Clive Nobrega 34^th

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