‘Champion of Champions’ Futsal
– Sparta Boss held to draw
Heavyweights North East La Penitence, Back Circle A, Gold is Money, and Bent Street A secured opening wins while Sparta Boss was held to stalemate in the ‘Champion of Champions’ Futsal tournament on Tuesday night at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
North East La Penitence continued their upward trajectory in the format with a 4-0 drubbing of Street Vybz. Kelvin Moore led the rout with a double in the eighth and 10th minutes, while Lennox Cort and Samuel Hunte added conversions in the fifth and 18th minutes, respectively.
In similar fashion, Back Circle A dismissed Bent Street B 4-1. Simeon Moore led the come-from-behind win with a brace in the 15th and 18th minutes, with Amos Ramsay and Bevney Marks scoring in the 14th and 16th minutes, respectively. On target in the loss was Daniel Ross in the third minute.
On the other hand, Gold is Money overcame Laing Avenue 2-1. The combination of Andrew Murray and Stephon Jupiter scored in the sixth and ninth minutes, respectively. On the other side, Yohance Scott scored in the fifth minute.
Likewise, Bent Street A squeaked past Z-Tekk Family 1-0 via a Pernell Schultz conversion in the third minute.
Meanwhile, newcomer Back Circle B held powerhouse Sparta Boss to a 1-1 draw. Ome Harris scored for Sparta Boss in the sixth minute, only for Kellon Gordon to equalise for Back Circle in the 15th minute. After the conclusion of the group stage segment, the top two teams in each pool will progress to the quarterfinal round. The event continues on Saturday at the same venue. The other playing dates are: October 25th, November 2nd, 9th, and 16th.
The winner of the event will pocket $1,000,000 and the championship trophy, while the second, third, and fourth-place finishers will receive $500,000, $300,000, and $200,000 and the corresponding accolade, respectively.
On the individual side, prizes will also be given to the highest goal scorer, most valuable player, best defender, and goalkeeper, respectively. Below is the complete list of results.
Complete Results
Game-1
Stabroek Baller-1 vs. Mocha-1
Stabroek scorer
Mark Jhalu-3rd
Mocha scorer
Devon Padmore-6th
Game-2
North Ruimveldt-0 vs. Team Cruel-1
Kanye Peters-8th
Game-3
Linden All-Stars-2 vs. California Square-3
California scorers
Antwoine Vasconcellos-7th and 19th
Own Goal-11th
Linden scorers
Mickel Jeffers-16th
Kevin Gentle-18th
Game-4
North East La Penitence-4 vs. Street Vybz-0
Kelvin Moore-8th and 10th
Lennox Cort-5th
Samuel Hunte-18th
Game-5
Gold is Money-2 vs. Laing Avenue-1
Gold is Money scorers
Andrew Murray-6th
Stephon Jupiter-9th
Laing scorer
Yohance Scott-5th
Game-6
Sparta Boss-1 vs. Back Circle B-1
Sparta Boss scorer
Ome Harris-6th
Back Circle scorer
Kellon Gordon-15th
Game-7
Back Circle A-4 vs Bent Street B-1
Back Circle A scorers
Simeon Moore-15th and 18th
Amos Ramsay-14th
Bevney Marks-16th
Bent Street B scorer
Daniel Ross-3rd
Game-8
Bent Street A-1 vs Z-Tekk Family-0
Pernell Schultz-3rd
Complete Fixture
Day 2 Group – Saturday
19:00hrs: Back Circle B vs Team Cruel
19:30hrs: Mocha vs Z-Tekk Family
20:00hrs: Laing Avenue vs California Square
20:30hrs: North East La Penitence vs Bent Street B
21:00hrs: Back Circle vs Street Vybz
21:30hrs: Gold is Money vs Linden All-Stars
22:00hrs: Sparta Boss vs North Ruimveldt
22:30hrs: Bent Street A vs Stabroek Ballers
Day 3 Group
19:00hrs: Street Vybz vs Bent Street B
19:30hrs: Back Circle B vs North Ruimveldt
20:00hrs: Stabroek Ballers vs Z-Tekk Family
20:30hrs: Linden All-Stars vs Laing Avenue
21:00hrs: Mocha vs Bent Street A
21:30hrs: Sparta Boss vs Team Cruel
22:00hrs: Gold is Money vs California Square
22:30hrs: North East La Penitence vs Back Circle
Day 4 Quarterfinals
(1): Winner A vs Runner-up C
(2): Winner C vs Runner-up A
(3): Winner B vs Runner-up D
(4): Winner D vs Runner-up B
Day 5 Semifinals
(5): Winner (1) vs Winner (2)
(6): Winner (3) vs Winner (4)
Day 6 3rd Place and Final
(7): Loser (5) vs Loser (6)
(8): Winner (5) vs Winner (6)
