Leopold St is Guinness Greatest

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All Smiles! The Leopold Street team and the organizers of the Guinness Greatest of the Streets tournament pose with the $600,000 winner’s cheque and trophy upon completion of Saturday night’s final which was staged at the National Park’s tarmac. (Orlando Charles photo)
All Smiles! The Leopold Street team and the organizers of the Guinness Greatest of the Streets tournament pose with the $600,000 winner’s cheque and trophy upon completion of Saturday night’s final which was staged at the National Park’s tarmac. (Orlando Charles photo)

By Emmerson Campbell

Omallo Williams’ goal sent the large crowd at the National Park on Saturday night into a frenzy as Leopold Street upset the defending champions, Back Circle, one-nil to claim the title of Georgetown’s Guinness Greatest of the Streets football team.

Williams, who was the tournament’s leading goal scorer, buried his seventh and most important goal, 13 minutes into the game after he sent a left footed dagger from the left flank that found the back of the net from about 10 yards.

His strike coupled with