Former champs through to group playoffs

Former champions Queen Street Tiger Bay, Leopold Street and Broad Street along with Albouystown-B, Sophia and Future Stars secured their group stage berths, when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship continued on Saturday.

Played at the Burnham Court, Middle and Carmichael Streets, Queen Street Tiger Bay overcame a gritty Smythe Street outfit 3-1 in front of a large crowd.

 Solomon Austin handed Tiger Bay the lead in the third minute, before sealing the win with a ‘Guinness Goal [GG] [a goal scored in the final three minutes counts as two] in the 18th minute.

 For  Smythe Street,  Isaiah Reddy fashioned the equaliser in the seventh minute. Similarly, a star-studded Leopold Street edged Pike Street 1-0. Daniel Wilson found the back of the net in the 14th minute.  Likewise, Broad Street squeaked past Kingston 4-3. Jimmy Gravesande tallied a (GG) in the 19th minute to secure the win, following conversions from team-mates Ryan Dowding and Akeem Sam in the fifth and 12th minute each.

For Kingston, Nigel Denny scored in the third minute alongside a (GG) in the 18th minute.  In another fixture, Albouystown-B swamped Berlin 3-0. Moses Grittens grabbed the opening goal in the fourth minute before Melvorn Ross netted a (GG) in the 18th minute.

 Sophia needled Ol-Skool Ballers 1-0. Dwayne Lowe etched his name on the scorer’s sheet in the 15th minute while Future Stars edged Sophia United 1-0.

 Keiron Solomon separated the two teams with a 14th minute conversion. In other results, Charlotte Street downed Bent Street 1-0, while Rising Stars rose above Good-over-Evil 1-0 on penalty kicks, after normal time ended 0-0.