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.
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.
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.
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
