Berbice 8-aside Football Championship Beacons FC, Monedderlust sweep into semifinals
Beacons FC and Monedderlust stormed their way into the semifinal round of the GT Beer Berbice 8aside Football Championship, crushing Golden Stars and Arsenal respectively, on Sunday.
Hosted at the Scott’s School ground, New Amsterdam (NA), Beacons made light work of Golden Stars, winning by a 4-0 scoreline in a lopsided affair.
It was the Deon Alfred show, as the diminutive attacker recorded a hat-trick to ensure his team’s passage to the final four stage.
Alfred opened the scoring in the 19th minute, before emerging star Travis Lyken doubled the advantage with a 30th minute shot.
The scoreline ballooned once more, as Alfred recorded his second moments later in the 30th+1 minute.
The scoreline was completed in the 57th minute, as Alfred clinched a deserved hat-trick.
Meanwhile, Monedderlust FC crushed Arsenal 2-0 led by the sibling duo of Kelvin and Jamal Joseph.
The older Kelvin Joseph broke the deadlock via a 19th minute conversion. Not to be outdone, Jamal Joseph sealed the win, via a 25th+1 minute conversion.
The tournament resumes on Friday, December 22nd at the same venue with the final two quarterfinal matches.
In the opening match at 19:30hrs, Georgetown Police will take aim at Rosignol United. The second match will pit Edinburgh Gunners against Black Sharks from 21:00hrs.
Winner of the event will receive $500,000 and the championship trophy, while the runner-up will pocket $300,000 and the corresponding accolade. On the other hand, the third place finisher will receive $100,000 and a trophy.
On the individual side, the Highest Goal Scorer and the Best Goalkeeper will pocket $50,000 each. The tournament is also sponsored by Fly Jamaica.
Complete Results
Game-1 Monedderlust-2 vs Arsenal-0 Kelvin Joseph-19th Jamal Joseph-25th+1
Game-2 Beacons-4 vs Golden Stars-0 Deon Alfred-19th, 30th+1 and 57th Travis Lyken-30th