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Atkins’ last gasp goal seals title for Capital FC
UDFA/ Banks DIH Christmas Futsal Tournament…
Kaieteur Sports – With seconds remaining and the game locked at 5-5, a last-gasp goal by captain Emmanuel Atkins, landed Capital FC the winning goal seconds before time on the clock elapsed, when the final of the Upper Demerara Football Association promoted its fourth Banks DIH year-end futsal Christmas tournament ended New Year’s night at the Community Hard Court in Retrieve. Linden.
It was a fitting end to a competitive final, as both teams enjoyed lead changes.
With a first prize of $1M guaranteed for the winner, both teams came armed, as their supporting fans were very much involved in the encounter.
Captial FC are the UDFA/ Banks DIH Christmas Futsal Champions.
Botafago would gain the first initiative when Botafago’s Malachi Todd netted for a 1-0 score, but soon after Botafago got on even terms to lock the scores 1-1 through Devonte Tappin.
Botafago would take the lead once more through Shemar Caesar making it a 2-1 score in favour of the west of Linden unit, before Leyland tied the scores 2-2; and just before the first period ended Capital FC gave fans much to shout about when Omarion Ramsammy tilted things in favour of the east of Linden team, Capital FC 3-2.
As play resumed in the final session, Caesar registered the second goal for Botafago to knot the scores 3-3.
However, Ramsammy responded with his second goal to send Capital FC ahead once more, then it soon was 5-3 for Capital FC through an Emmanuel Atkins strike.
It was seemingly over bar the shouting as Donovan Francis nailed home his first goal of the night for Botafago, reducing Capital FC’s stranglehold 5-4, as he doubled his scoring under two minutes to have time to tie the game 5-all.
By now, the tension was evident, but it would be a classic pass from Devonte Tappin to Atkins in from the goal, where Atkins banged home the winner with less than a minute remaining, sending fans into a frenzy.
That 6-5 score would be the final score for this exciting final as Capital FC copped their $1M, championship trophy, medals and bragging rights for a year.
Banks Outdoor Supervisor Omari Gordon was there to help with the presentation to the winners, Capital FC, whose Omarion Ramsammy was adjudged the Most Valuable Player.
For their efforts, Botafago received $500,000, with Topp XX collecting $200,000 for beating Blueberry Hill in the third-place scrap after a 1-1 stalemate, while the latter received $100,000 after failing to complete the shootout.
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