Hi-Flyers and MS Ballers recorded hard-fought wins in the men’s division when the King and Queen Beach Football Championship continued on Sunday evening at the PPP office compound in Mackenzie, Linden.
Hi-Flyers soared past HH Ballers 2-1. It was a come-from-behind result engineered by an Emmanuel Atkins second-half brace. Falling behind to a Runic Velloza conversion in the 17th minute, Atkins made his presence felt as he found the back of the net in the 23rd minute.
He then completed his brace in the dying moments of the contest, sealing his brace with a 35th-minute strike.
Similarly, MS Ballers edged YMCA by a score-line of 1-0. Shawn Arthur recorded the only conversion of the encounter, as he found the back of the net in the 25th minute.
In the women’s division, Aroaima and Hururu played to a 1-1 stalemate. Odessa Smith opened the scoring for Aroaima in the fifth minute, only for Niekesha Persaud to restore parity to proceedings in the 14th minute.
The tournament continues on Friday at the same venue with another round of matches.
The men’s division is utilising an elimination format, while the women’s segment is utilising a round-robin method.
The winner of the men’s division will pocket $1,000,000 and the championship trophy, while the loser will receive $500,000 and the respective accolade. The third and fourth-place finishers will collect $200,000 and $100,000, respectively, and the corresponding trophy.
Complete Results
Women’s Division
Game-1
Aroaima-1 vs. Hururu-1
Aroaima scorer
Odessa Smith-5th
Hururu scorer
Niekesha Persaud-14th
Men’s Division
Game-1
Universal Ballers vs. Kara-Kara
Universal won via walkover
Game-2
Young Gunners vs. Side
Young Gunners won via walkover
Game-3
YMCA-0 vs. MS Ballers-1
Shawn Arthur-25th
Game-4
Hi-Flyers-2 vs. HH Ballers-1
Hi-Flyers scorer
Emmanuel Atkins-23rd and 35th
HH Ballers scorer
Runic Velloza-17th
