North East La Penitence and Mackenzie All-Stars recorded lopsided victories when the Kashif and Shanghai ‘One Guyana’ Futsal Championship resumed on Thursday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
North East La Penitence mauled Showstoppers 9-1. The trio of Leon Edwards [9th and 18th], Ezequiel Telford [27th and 28th], and Lennox Cort [20th and 30th] led the rout with respective doubles, with Andy Roberts, Dwayne Lawrence and Kyle Moffatt adding to the score in the 23rd, 25th, and 39th minute respectively.
For the loser, Emmanuel Thomas converted in the 40th minute. Similarly, Mackenzie crushed Paradise 4-0. Kevin Gittens tallied a brace in the 12th and 17th minute, while Ryan Noel and Keyshawn Dey netted in the ninth and 28th minute respectively.
The event continues tonight at the same venue with another round of matches. The winner of the tournament will pocket $1,000,000 and the championship trophy, while the second, third, and fourth place finishers will receive $500,000, $200,000, and $100,000 respectively. On the individual side, the Most Valuable Player of the event will receive a motorcycle. Up to press time two other matches were underway following a late start.
Complete Results
Game-1
Mackenzie All-Stars-4 vs Paradise-0
Kevin Gittens-12th and 17th
Ryan Noel-9th
Keyshawn Dey-28th
Game-2
North East La Penitence-9 vs
Showstoppers-1
North East scorer
Leon Edwards-9th and 18th
Ezequiel Telford-27th and 28th
Lennox Cort-20th and 30th
Andy Roberts-23rd
Dwayne Lawrence-25th
Kyle Moffatt-29th
Showstoppers scorer
Emmanuel Thomas-40th
