Group stage action in the Linden leg of the 2012, Guinness Greatest of the Street Futsal competition continued on Saturday evening at the New Silver City Hard Court with four of the eight fixtures producing results
Eight (8) pulsating matches warmed the hearts of the fans who braved the persistent showers earlier in the day, to throng the venue and witness the night’s action, which also saw defending champions Eagles being held to a two all draw by Trainline Warriors.
Overall 25 goals were scored on the match day three, which was a slight decline from the 29 and 28 goals and match day one and two respectively.
EL Dorado’s Andrew Lambert eclipsed Kwesi Johnson and Darrel George as the player to score the fastest goal in the competition. Johnson and had previously recorded their goals in the first minute of play for their respective teams during the first two rounds of the tournament, but Lambert got his in a mere 13 seconds, even though his team went down to Top Class 2-1.
The action kicked off with The Amazing and Exodus playing to a one all draw, with Travis Leitch (3rd) and Derwin Daw being the respective goal scorers for both teams, before Lambert left the crowd buzzing with his stunner which made Top Class look like a second tier lineup.
However, Bonny Hamilton got a double in the 3rd and 18th minute of play, to see his team to victory, before Speightland and Rough and Rugged emulated The Amazing/Exodus encounter by playing to a 1-1 draw in the third match, of which Michael Ramdelich (17th) and Jamie Wilson (10th) being the two goal-scorers. Pokerburg turned back the challenges of Cherokee Park by inflicting a 2-1 defeat on their opponents, with Leon Guishard and Uroy Major finding the back of the net for the winners in the 5th and 7th minutes respectively, while Trevor Smith pulled one back for Cherokee Park in the 16th minute.
Thanks to Keon Bristol’s brace (18th and 19th minutes), Goal Getters rebounded from being down 0-1 at lemon time, to defeat Scheme 4-1 with Shawn Henry (11th) and A. Moore (14th) supporting Bristol, after Ryan Crandon sent Scheme into the lead in the 3rd minute.
