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Mar 26, 2017 Sports
Lichfield Nuggets, Vendetta, Money Pull Up, Bad and Bougie, East Bank Young Guns, Trafalgar and Mahaicony were among the teams advancing to the round of 16 stage following opening night action on Friday in the
Berbice Zone Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Competition.
Played at the New Amsterdam (NA) Stelling Tarmac in East Berbice, Bad and Bougie eased past West Side Gunners by a 4-2 margin with Kevin Dey firing in a brace in the 14th and 19th minutes.
He was assisted by Shamar Andrews and Jason Ross who netted in the fifth and 21st minutes respectively.
Stephon Moore and Keiron Arthur responded for the Gunners in the sixth and 23rd minutes respectively.
Lichfield Nuggets defeated Canje 2-0 with Carlos Grant and Julius Wright the players on target in the third and11th minutes respectively..
Money Pull Up beat Rose Hall ‘A’ by a 5-2 margin with Horace Roach lashing in a pair in the fourth and 12th minutes, while Winston Benjamin recorded a similar tally in the 13th and 16th minute along with a solitary strike from Lesi Beckles whose goal came in the 15th minute.
David Moore scored both goals for Rose Hall ‘A’ in the sixth and 20th minutes.
Vendetta squeezed past Golden Stars 2-1. Samad Orokium booted in a brace in the 11th and 13th minutes, while Akeem Rudder had given Golden Stars the lead as early as the second minute.
In other results, Mahaicony defeated Young Gunners 2-1 in a penalty shootout after regulation time ended 1-1.
East Bank Young Guns and Trafalgar defeated Orealla ‘B’ and Courtland Bulls respectively via walkover.
Meanwhile, the winning team will receive $400,000 and the championship trophy, while second, third and fourth placed finishers will take home $150,000, $100,000 and $75,000 respectively.
Action in the competition continued last evening, while the semifinals and final will be played today, at the same venue.
In the night’s results:
Game-1
East Bank Young Guns vs Orealla-B
Young Guns won via walkover
Game-2
Trafalgar vs Courtland Bulls
Trafalgar won via walkover
Game-3
Mahaicony-1 vs Young Gunners-1
Mahaicony won 2-1 on penalty kicks
Game-4
Canje-0 vs Lichfield Nuggets-2
Carlos Grant-3rd
Julius Wright-11th
Game-5
West Side Gunners-2 vs Bad and Bougie-4
Bad and Bougie Scorer
Shamar Andrews-5th
Kevin Dey-14th and 19th
Jason Ross-21st
West Side Scorer
Stephon Moore-6th
Keiron Arthur-23rd
Game-6
Rose Hall-2 vs Money Pull Up-5
Money Scorers
Horace Roach-4th and 12th
Winston Benjamin-13th and 16th
Lesi Beckles-15th
Rose Hall Scorer
David Moore-6th and 20th
Game-7
Vendetta-2 vs Golden Stars-1
Vendetta Scorer
Samad Orekium-11th and 13th
Golden Star Scorer
Akeem Rudder-2nd
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