Who will wear the crown?
Tonight the inaugural Futsal champions will be crowned when Flamingo and Uprising Football Clubs clash for top honours in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport/Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Guinness Futsal Competition at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Both teams boast strong, fit squads which so far have displayed the best coordination in the tournament and will be a crucial aspect in tonight’s game with the top prize of $300,000 up for grabs while the loser receives $150,000.
Fruta Conquerors will face Pele FC in the third place showdown where the winner will pocket $75,000 while the fourth place finisher will have to settle for $50,000.
Action commences at 7:00 pm with five exhibition games – Exclusive Styles versus America Street, Guinness Bar versus Sweet Point, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport versus Media, Upper Level versus Barber Shack and North East La Penetance versus Albouystown.
Pele lost to Flamingo in the semi-final on Wednesday night in an electrifying battle that ended 6-5 while Uprising comfortably entered the final by defeating Fruta Conquerors 8–5.
Flamingo’s Leon Yaw has had a terrific tournament so far and enters the final as the tournament’s leading goal scorer after producing goals in every encounter played. He will now be looking for his usual support from his teammates to ensure a shot at victory.
Meanwhile, Uprising’s Omali Nassey who scored a helmet trick against Fruta Conquerors in the other semi and has been constantly making his mark on the tournament game by game is expected to cause some discomfort in the opposition’s camp with help from his squad.
The full Uprising squad is Keith Fraser, Dwayne Dickson, Desney Bostwick, Terrence Lewis, Devon Dooker, Colin Clarke, Daniel Favorite, Leary Lonke, Orilly Small, Omali Nassey, Terrence John and Royston Burgess.
Comprising the Flamingo team are Orin Peters, Quincy Bourne, Lloyd Barrow, Gerron Statia, Dwayne Layne, Eon Moore, Dedon Watson, Eon Singh, Leon Yaw, Deon Allen, Lennox Cort, Cordel Dowling and Eon Moore.
Meanwhile, spectators and teammates will miss the presence of Pele’s Travis ‘Zorro’ Grant since he was given the red card treatment in the semis.
Pele will be represented by the likes of Gerald Whittington, Shemroy Arthur and Solomon Austin along with other skillful players while Jolyon Harry, Jomo Hinds and Gerald Grittens will lead the Conquerors in the showdown.