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May 05, 2014 Sports
Eagles took full advantage of a moment of fortune and withstood a barrage of threatening raids from Retrieve Unknowns to cart off the top prize and one year bragging rights when the final of the Linden segment of the Guinness ‘Greatest of de Streets’ Futsal competition ended on Saturday night at the Mackenzie Bus Park.
Played before a capacity crowd that was in the midst of the Linden Town Week celebrations and a large section of the community in a festive mood, Eagles Renna Chester fortuitous goal which occurred in the 7th minute of play was enough to hand them the first prize of $400,000 and a place in the national playoffs scheduled to be played sometime in June.
It came when a Retrieve Unknowns defender attempted to clear the ball from their goal area, but instead fired his shot on to Chester only to see the ball rebound and head into the goal. It was a disappointing result in a game that produced fireworks from the first whistle as both teams exhibited clever skills and offence oriented tactics.
Both teams attacked with menace, but robust defending and the fear of a swift counter attack kept the contest on a knife’s edge. When the half time whistle sounded there was no change to the score-line as Eagles clung tenaciously to their 1-0 advantage.
In the second period, Retrieve Unknowns came out aggressively in search of the equalizer and enjoyed a few moments where it seemed like it was only a matter of time before they got it, but once again Eagles just as they had done in the inaugural tournament when they defeated the same opposition refused to wilt under the constant pressure.
With time running out, Retrieve Unknowns pressed desperately for the goal to level the match and could have conceded more goals had it not been for streaks of luck with the long ball landing most times agonizingly just outside the uprights with no defender in sight.
The final whistle eventually sounded to hand Eagles their second title since the concept was introduced to the Mining Town. Retrieve Unknowns for their effort was rewarded with the $200,000 runner-up prize along with a spot in the national finals.
Earlier, Scheme beat Amazings 3-1 on penalty kicks after full time ended with the scores leveled at 1-1to earn themselves $100,000. All the teams received trophies.
Meanwhile, Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste in short comments said he was satisfied with the organisation of the tournament and fans could now look forward to the commencement of the East Coast Demerara edition which is set to start shortly, before the national finals to determine which team will represent Guyana at the Caribbean Tournament in Trinidad and Tobago in June.
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