Alexander Village and Broad Street secured contrasting wins, when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Championship group stage concluded yesterday at the Berlin Tarmac.
Alexander Village smashed Charlotte Street 5-0. Quincy Peter bagged a double in the 12th and 14th minute, while Shem Porter, Leon Yaw and Delon Williams netted in the eighth, 15th and 16th minute respectively.
On the other hand, Broad Street downed John Street 3-1. Akeem Sam bagged a hat-trick in the win. This came in the form of a fourth minute effort and a ‘Guinness Goal’ (a goal scored in the final three minutes counts as two) in the 18th minute.
For the loser, Oswaldo Gil netted in the eighth minute. Up to press time, the remaining matches were underway.
Winner of the event will collect $500,000 and the championship trophy, with the second, third and fourth place finishers copping $300,000, $200,000 and $100,000 respectively and the corresponding trophy.
They will also automatically seal a place in the National Championship in August. Beacons (Bartica Champion), Melanie-B (East Coast Demerara winner), Brothers United (West Demerara/East Bank Demerara winner), Trafalgar (Berbice champion) and High Rollers (Linden champion) have sealed automatic berths to the National Championship.
Below features the group standings for the final round of group stage matches.