The Petra Organization Soft Shoe football championship will kick off today with six group fixtures at the Santos Training area, Square of the Revolution.
In the opening fixture at 19:00hrs, Old School Ballers will tackle Cross Street Werk-en-Rust while Queen Street Tiger Bay will oppose Broad Street from 19:30hrs.
In the third fixture, Sophia will tackle Hope Street Tiger Bay from 20:30hrs while the fourth fixture at 21:00rs will bring together Channel-9 Warriors and Globe Yard.
The final two fixtures of the night pits Bent Street against Stevedore Housing Scheme at 21:45hrs and defending champs Sparta Boss against California Square.
The event, which concludes June 18th, will feature 24 community-based teams competing initially in a group format. Matches for the event will be staged at the Tucville, West Ruimveldt and Santos grounds, with entrance to the matches will be free. Upon the conclusion of the group stage, the top two finishers from each group along with the four best third place finishers will advance to the knockout round.
The competing teams are Sparta Boss, Back Circle, Campbellville, West Back Road, Charlestown, Bent Street, Old School Ballers, Cross Street Werk-en-Rust, Stevedore Housing Scheme, Sophia, Holmes Street- Tiger Bay, California Square, West Front Road, Queen Street Tiger Bay, Broad Street, Upsetters, East Front Road, North Ruimveldt, Alexander Village, Leopold Street, Channel 9, North East La Penitence, Albouystown and Globe Yard.
The winning team will collect $300,000 and the Championship trophy while the second placed side will receive $200,000 and the runners-up accolade while the third placed side will receive $100,000 and the respective trophy and the fourth place finishers $50,000 and the corresponding title.
Other sponsors of the event include the Ministry of Public Health, GTT, Lucky Dollar, Nigel Supermarket, Junior’s Jewellery, Star Party Rentals and 2-J’s General Store.
