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Westside teams battle City rivals as Mayor’s birthday Inter Ward football kickoffs today
The Mayor Hamilton Green Birthday 7-a-side Inter Ward football tournament starts today, November 13, Diwali Night, at the Den Amstel ground at 5:00pm and will serve up a battle among Westside teams and their counterparts from the City and other areas.
The action promises to be intense and West Demerara fans are expected out in their numbers for the holiday treat and to cheer their teams on. The tournament runs for three days, continuing on Friday and concluding on Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club ground with the playoff games, quarterfinals, semifinals and final.
Today’s action will see 16 potentially exciting match-ups with: Bourda vs Lima Dam, Kuru Kururu vs East Ruimveldt, Wales vs Eve Leary, Werk-en-Rust vs West Ruimveldt, Bagotville vs Thomas Lands, Tucville vs Mocha Champs, Goed Fortuin (Beavers) vs North East La Penitence, Sara Lodge (Eagles) vs Tiger Bay, West Ruimveldt Estate vs North Ruimveldt, Plastic City (Jetty) vs Mocha, Crane (Seawall) vs Kingston, Pouderoyen (Young Achievers) vs Kitty, Stewartville vs Alberttown, Uitvlugt vs Sophia and Den Amstel vs Newtown Kitty.
A number of Georgetown and West Demerara leading players will be on show representing their respective villages and or wards. Travis Grant, Solomon Austin of the City, while Gideon Payne, Ike Garraway and Keith Blackman will turn out for Westside teams.
Action on Friday the final playing day Sunday commences from 7:00pm at the GFC. The winner of the tournament collects $200,000 and runner-up $100,000.
The games are 20 minutes duration, 10 minute halves, and there will be no offside in this format. Three substitutions will be allowed during the match. If a match is tied after fulltime then sudden death penalties will be used to determine the winner. These are some of the rules governing this mode of the game ensuring entertainment for the fans.
Coordinator Lennox Arthur indicated that Star Party Rentals, owned by cricketer Lennox Cush, has supplied the lighting for the venue, which is already installed for this evening’s action. He also noted assistance from Businessmen Stanford Solomon and Nigel Pyle.
Among the other sponsors lending assistance to the tournament this year are: MACORP, New Thriving, Busta, Nazar Mohamed, Eddie Grant, Chris Fernandes, Patrick ‘Labba’ Barton, Dr. Colin Watson, Col. Larry London, Tent City, Courtney Benn, BK International, General Equipment and Muneshwar’s.
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