Bent Street brushed aside Tiger Bay 7-1 to earn their semifinal berth in the GT Beer ‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ Futsal Championship on Wednesday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Godfrey Powers handed Tiger Bay the unlikely lead with a sixth minute effort. This proved to be his team’s only noteworthy move, as Adrian Aaron leveled proceedings three minutes onward.
It was a game of two halves as Bent Street recorded six unanswered goals to seal the win. Three of the eventual six conversions occurred in the space of four minutes as Bent Street romped to a commanding 4-1 advantage.
Colin Nelson handed Bent Street the 2-1 lead with a 17th minute shot before Pernell Schultz made his presence felt one minute later to double the lead.
Schultz would then complete his double in the 20th minute as Bent Street raced to 4-1. This was quickly followed by a 23rd minute strike from Aaron as further distance was placed between the teams.
Nelson then returned to the scorer’s sheet in the 28th minute to seal his brace before Aaron applied the final nail in the coffin in the 30th minute to complete a deserved hat-trick.
With the win, Bent Street will now meet Gold is Money in the semifinal round on November 9th at the same venue. The second semifinal will pit Sparta Boss against Future Stars. The grand finale and third place playoff will also be held on the same date.
The Bent Street and Tiger Bay quarterfinal was rescheduled from its initial date of October 27th, after referee Errol ‘Pumpkin’ Squires was assaulted by members of the North East La Penitence team.
The incident occurred at the end of the third quarterfinal match between Sparta Boss and North East La Penitence, which was won by the former 5-2.
Squires was attacked by several players of the team, moments after issuing a red card to Kelvin Moore for a verbal tirade.
The skirmish was quickly extinguished by a combination of spectators and law enforcement officers. However, the official suffered several bruises to the face.
Kevin Adonis, coordinator of the event, revealed that the incident was reported to the Guyana Football Federation and the Guyana Police Force.
He added that further security systems will be in place to ensure that a possible repeat of the incident does not occur.
Complete Results
Game 1
Bent Street-7 vs Tiger Bay-1
Bent St scorers
Adrian Aaron – 9th, 23rd and 30th minute
Pernell Schultz – 18th and 20th minute
Colin Nelson – 17th and 28th minute
Tiger Bay scorer
Godfrey Powers – 6th minute
