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Bomb Squad, Stabroek Ballers, Road Warriors impress on Christmas Day
– President’s Futsal Championship moves closer to deciding champions
Kaieteur Sports – The Kashif and Shanghai–organised ‘One Guyana’ 3rd Annual President’s Futsal Championship kicked into the quarterfinal stage on Thursday night (Christmas Day) following a pulsating round-of-sixteen programme inside the iconic Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Booking their tickets to the last eight were Kingston, Road Warriors, Bomb Squad, and Stabroek Ballers, all producing eye-catching performances as the competition edged closer to crowning its champions.
From an initial field of 48 teams, the tournament has now been whittled down to the final eight in both the Schoolboys and Senior Men’s divisions.
Scenes from Christmas day as Kashif and Shanghai wraps up round-of-sixteen phase in the Men’s Senior Futsal championship.
The round-of-sixteen fireworks lit up the CASH arena on Christmas night, beginning with Kingston edging Gold is Money in a thrilling 3–2 victory. Kingston struck early, winning a second-minute penalty which Simon Emanuel calmly dispatched to put his side ahead. Emanuel doubled the advantage four minutes later, curling home a sublime free-kick to make it 2–0.
Kingston continued to dominate proceedings and were rewarded when Deandre Linton finished off a well-worked move, latching onto a precise cross and rifling the ball into the net to stretch the lead to 3–0. Gold is Money mounted a brief fightback through Jamal Pedro in the 10th minute, but Kingston remained composed. A late free-kick from Randolph Wagner pulled another goal back in the 30th minute, but it proved too little, too late as Kingston saw out a 3–2 win.
The second clash of the night saw Road Warriors deliver a ruthless display, dismantling Festival City 8–0, with Matheus Henrique running riot. Henrique opened the scoring in the second minute and completed his hat-trick by the eighth minute, putting Warriors firmly in control at 3–0 inside ten minutes.
Festival City struggled to cope with the relentless pressure as Road Warriors’ defence stayed solid and disciplined, preserving a clean sheet. Henrique added two more goals in the 21st and 22nd minutes, while Matheus De Souza joined the scoresheet in the 23rd. Henrique completed a remarkable double hat-trick a minute later before Wesley Ferreira put the finishing touch in the 29th minute, sealing a commanding 8–0 triumph.
Shamar Welch double sends Stabroek Ballers into K&S One Guyana President’s Futsal quarterfinals.
Bomb Squad advanced after overcoming Silver Bullets 3–1, with William Burges leading the charge. Burges struck in the 10th minute before Reshawn Ritch doubled the advantage in the 18th. Damjon Williams briefly reduced the deficit in the 20th minute, but Burges unleashed a thunderous finish in the 24th to put the game beyond doubt and send Bomb Squad into the quarters.
The final Senior Men’s showdown saw Stabroek Ballers battle past Back Circle 3–1 in a tense encounter. Back Circle drew first blood through Ravi Naughton in the fifth minute. Stabroek Ballers responded with determination, earning a penalty which Shamar Welch converted in the 18th minute to level the scores.
With both teams locked at 1–1, the match pushed into added time. Welch produced a moment of brilliance in the 30+5 minute before Ezekiel Frank-David slammed home another to complete the comeback and secure a hard-fought 3–1 victory, booking Stabroek Ballers’ place in the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinal action continued yesterday in both divisions. In the Schoolboys category, New Central High faced Annandale Secondary, Dolphin Secondary clashed with VYC, West Minster met Hope Secondary, and West Ruimveldt Secondary battled St John’s College for the final semifinal berth.
In the Senior Men’s division, Bomb Squad went head-to-head with the dangerous Team Cruel, Road Warriors locked horns with Team Family, Bent Street faced Kingston, while Sparta Boss competed for the final semifinal spot against Stabroek Ballers.
Detailed coverage of the quarterfinal action will be published in a subsequent edition of this newspaper.
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