No Mercy, Boom Bang, advance to tonight’s main draw

Action in the qualifying segment between Goal Getters and Unstoppable Force in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West/East Bank Demerara leg
Action in the qualifying segment between Goal Getters and Unstoppable Force in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West/East Bank Demerara leg

No Mercy, Boom Bang, Street Ballers, and Cayenne Massive were among the teams to seal their berth in this evening’s main draw following wins in the qualifying segment in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West/East Bank Demerara leg at the Pouderoyen tarmac.

In the West Demerara section, No Mercy mauled CI Ballers 3-0. Kareem Harris bagged a first-half brace in the fifth and seventh minutes, while Kenaz Stephens scored in the 11th minute.

On the other hand, Boom Bang squeaked past Game Changers 1-0. Cortis Simon recorded the only conversion in the 14th minute.

A scene from the Epic Touch and Future Stars encounter in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West/East Bank Demerara zone qualifiers

Meanwhile, in the East Bank Demerara segment, Street Ballers defeated the All-Stars 1-0. Herman Gill netted in the ninth minute. Also, Cayenne Massive edged Team D 2-0 on penalty kicks after regulation ended 0-0.

In other results, Goal Getters edged Unstoppable Force 1-0 via a N. Holder strike in the second minute, while Epic Touch Family downed KK Gunners 1-0 on sudden death penalty kicks after regulation time ended scoreless. Also, Sunshine Ballers needled Panthers United 1-0 via an own goal in the 13th minute.

Part of the action between No Mercy and CI Ballers in the qualifying round in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West/East Bank Demerara zone

Meanwhile, the tournament commences tonight at the same venue. In the opening match at 19:00hrs, Up Like 7 will oppose the Pouderoyen Brothers, while the Bagotstown Warriors lock horns with Epic Touch Family at 19:30hrs, and the West Side Ballers will oppose Boom Bang at 20:00hrs.

A moment in the qualifying round in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West/East Bank Demerara zone

In the fourth fixture at 20:30hrs, Team Family matches skills with Street Ballers, while Jetty Gunners tackle No Mercy at 21:00hrs, and ESPN faces off against Cayenne Massive at 21:30hrs.

The final two matches will pit the Pouderoyen Showstoppers against the Goal Getters at 22:00hrs, and the defending champion Ballerz Empire against the Sunshine Ballers at 22:30hrs.

 

Complete Results 

West Demerara 

Round 1

Game-1

Transport and Harbours-1 vs.

Panthers

United-1

Panthers won 1-0 on penalty kicks   

 

 Panthers United scorer

Jameel Duncan-14th

Transport scorer

Keyon Kirton-11th

Game-2

Boom Bang-1 vs Game

Changers-0

Cortis Simon-14th

Game-3

Goal Getters-1 vs.

Unstoppable

Force-0

N. Holder-2nd

 

Game-4

No Mercy-3 vs. CI Ballers-0

Kareem Harris-5th and 7th

Kenaz Stephens-11th

 

Round 2

Game-1

Panthers United-0 vs.

Sunshine

Ballers-1

Own Goal-13th

 

East Bank Demerara 

Round 1

Game-1

Epic Touch Family-0 vs

Future Stars-0

Epic won 1-0 on penalty

kicks 

Game-2

Cayenne Massive-0 vs Team

D-0

Cayenne Massive won 2-0 on

penalty kicks 

Game-3

Street Ballers-1 vs. All-

Stars-0

Herman Gill-9th

Game-4

Airport Ballers-0 vs. KK

Gunners-0

KK Gunners won 2-1 on

sudden death penalty kick

 

2nd Round

Game-1

KK Gunners-0 vs Epic Touch

Family-0

Epic Family won 1-0 on

sudden death penalty kicks 

 

Qualified Teams 

(1)Ballerz Empire

(2)Showstoppers

(3)Jetty Ballers 

(4)Up Like 7

(5)West Side Ballers

(6)Bagotstown Warriors

(7)ESPN

(8)Family

(9)Goal Getters

(10)Boom Bang

(11)No Mercy

(12)Pouderoyen Brothers 

(13)Sunshine Ballers

(14)Cayenne Massive

(15)Street Ballers

(16)Epic Touch

 

Fixtures – Today

19:00hrs: Up Like 7 vs. Pouderoyen Brothers

19:30hrs: Bagotstown Warriors vs. Epic Touch Family

20:00hrs: Westside Ballers vs. Boom Bang

20:30hrs: Team Family vs. Street Ballers

21:00hrs: Jetty Gunners vs. No Mercy

21:30hrs: ESPN vs. Cayenne Massive

22:00hrs: Pouderoyen Showstoppers vs. Goal Getters

22:30hrs: Ballerz Empire vs. Sunshine Ballers