Swag Entertainment in 5-1 drubbing of Barsenal —Guinness Greatest of the Streets Linden Zone
Defending champion High Rollers, former two-time winner Silver Bullets, Swag Entertainment and Presidential earned quarterfinal berths on the opening night of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Zone at the Silvercity Tarmac.
In a Friday evening of contrasting results, High Rollers squeaked past NK Ballers 1-0 in a hard-fought contest. However, Swag Entertainment, Silver Bullets and Presidential recorded lopsided wins.
Swag Entertainment earned the moniker of tournament favourite with a 5-1 drubbing of Barsenal.
Similarly, Silver Bullets downed Haynes Hitters 4-2, while Presidential matched the previous result with a 4-2 victory over Wisroc Elite Ballers. In the other results, Retrieve Unknowns needled Quiet Storm 1-0 on penalty kicks after regulation time ended 0-0.
Likewise, Amelia’s Ward Russians overcame Capital Storm 3-2 on sudden death penalty kicks following a scoreless regulation time ending.
Also, Amazings, last year’s losing finalist, gained a walkover from Dave & Celina’s.
According to the event coordinator Rawle Gittens, “The opening night illustrated the enthusiasm and excitement surrounding the tournament as the fans who descended on the venue in the traditional large numbers, were treated to quality and exciting action which is certainly only going to improve as the tournament progresses.”
Gittens added, “With the tournament only being four days in duration, everyone was required to compete on the opening night, as the tournament is being contested utilizing an elimination format. The eventual winners will progress to the quarterfinal section with the losers advancing to the Plate Exhibition Round. The winning teams from the quarterfinals will then advance to the semi-finals, while the four losing quarterfinalists will also enter the Plate Round. The Plate Round will conclude on the final night of the event and will be held before the third place playoff.”
Up to press time, the quarterfinal round of matches were underway. The other playing nights for the tournament are February 7th [semi-final round] and February 8th [Final]. The Berbice Zonal tournament is slated to commence upon the conclusion of the Linden tournament.
Winner of the event will collect $400,000 and the championship trophy. On the other hand, the runner-up will pocket $150,000 and the respective accolade. Similarly, the third and fourth place finishers will receive $100,000 and $75,000 respectively and a trophy. The winner of the Plate Championship will collect $60,000.
Complete Results
Game-1
Retrieve Unknown-0 vs Quiet Storm-0
Quiet Storm won 1-0 on penalty kicks
Game-2
Presidential-4 vs Elite Ballers-2
Game-3
Dave & Celina’s vs Amazings
Amazings won via walkover
Game-4
High Rollers-1 vs NK Ballers-0
Game-5
Amelia’s Ward Russians-0 vs Capital Storm-0 Amelia’s Ward won 3-2 on sudden death penalty kicks Game-6
Swag Entertainment-5 vs Barsenal-1
Game-7
Silver Bullets-4 vs Haynes Hitters-2