Transport and Harbours Department, Republic Bank and Ministry of Public Security secured opening wins when the Inter-Ministry/Corporation Banks Beer Futsal Championship kicked off on Thursday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
In the opening showdown of the night, Transport and Harbour downed the Ministry of Agriculture 4-3. Lloyd Prince, Ulric Bourne, Rondel Henry and Joel Singh found the back of the net for the winners in the fifth, eighth, 11th and 13th minutes correspondingly.
For the losers, Romain Lindo recorded a hat-trick in the first, 12th and 27th minutes. On the other hand, Republic Bank overcame the National Insurance Scheme 5-3 in their group affair.
Akeem Morris recorded a helmet trick in the win with conversions in the ninth, 10th, 21st and 24th minutes respectively. Netting the opening goal in the win was Bruce Daniels in the fifth minute.
Allende Henry recorded a hat-trick in the loss in the second, 19th and 20th minutes. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Security squeaked past the Guyana National Industrial Company 4-3.
Denver Rowley, Gavin Bobb, Sherwin Vincent and Delroy O’Neil scored in the first, seventh, 11th and 17th minutes respectively in the win. On target in the loss were Rolex Moore, Roger Justice and Richard Bartholomew in the 14th, 18th and 21st minutes respectively.
In the other results of the night, the Bank of Guyana and the Ministry of Tourism battled to a 2-2 stalemate. Jolyan Harry netted a double for the Ministry of Tourism in the 15th and 21st minutes while Jermin Junior scored for the Bank of Guyana in the 20th and 22nd minute.
The final result of the night witnessed the Guyana Power Light (GPL) and the Ministry of Forestry playing to a 2-2 draw.
Xavier Fraser netted a double for the Forestry unit in the fifth and 12th minutes respectively while Daniel Cozier and Linden Munroe scored for GPL in the 19th and 21st minutes correspondingly.
Winner of the event will receive the championship trophy and $200,000 while the second, third and fourth positioned team will receive $150,000, $100,000 and $50,000 respectively and the corresponding accolade.
