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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday September 8, 2015
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again along with Michael Oie (23rd) to keep West Back Road under pressure even though goals came from Teon Caesar (20th & 21st) and Josiah Charles (22nd). Sparta Boss held of a tough challenge from Kitty Weavers to win 6-5. Even though Sparta led 4-1 at the half, Weavers bounced to
push the match into overtime. Cleon Forrester scored once in both halves to complete a brace while Dennis Edwards scored twice on the brink of half-time for Sparta. Eusi Phillips was also successful for them in the first half while Travis Grant found the decider in the 33rd. Kitty Weavers were driven by Sherwin Vincent who got past the goalkeeper four times for the night while Tra-
vis Martin chipped in with a goal in the 24th. In the last quarterfinal showdown of the evening Festival City kept an unblemished record as they defeated Albouystown 6-3. Festival City led 3-2 at the half – Eon Alleyne, Solomon Austin and Alex Murray scored in the second, sixth and seventh but Devon Dooker answered in the eighth and 14th minutes to keep Alboustown’s hopes alive. The unbeaten side piled on three more goals in the second half through Alleyne, Austin and Dwayne Lawrence. However, Albouystown
were only able to answer once when Eucie Cummings struck in the 24th. The Petra-organised event continues tomorrow night with the semi-final round being contested at the same venue. The semi-finalists are two nights away from finding out who will be crowned the inaugural GT Beer Futsal champions and claim the top prize of $500 000 along with the GT Beer Futsal Trophy while the second-, third- and fourth-place finishers will have to settle for $250 000, $125 000 and $75 000, respectively.
Show Stoppers repeat as Stag Beer ‘West Side’ Inter-village 5-a-side champs SHOW Stoppers were crowned champions of the Stag Beer and Slingerz FC 2nd Annual West Side Inter-village 5-a-side football tournament after thumping Admiral 5-1 in the final on Sunday night at Vergenoegen Rice Mill Tarmac, East Bank Essequibo. Though Show Stoppers won handsomely, the game was keenly contested with both teams demonstrating a decent level of skills much to
the delight of the large crowd. Marvan Josiah put Show Stoppers ahead in the fourth minute before Dexroy Adams doubled the advantage three minutes later. Josiah, who was named the tournament’s most valuable player stretched the lead with his second in the 9th minute after collecting a neat pass from Adams from the right side of the box. Admiral did produce some brilliant moments but Show
How voting with the Big ... From Page 20 sentatives including Cameron, have given away substantial earnings that we cannot replace. But worse was done by the vote, they have surrendered to The Trio the right to host the ICC World Cup and the ICC World Twenty20, which are big money-makers for the host nation as well as ICC. WICB, with its over-built infra-structure, will have no chance of hosting one of these tournaments in the future and are deprived of this benefit unless The Trio agree to help us – which seems unlikely. The ridiculous vote also put a stop to the Future Tours Programme, which was the main plank of an ICC development initiative that required all Full Members to play each other within a limited period. The Trio have already committed the next three or four years to playing each other often and it will be interesting to see how many tours are offered to the remaining seven Full Members. The best earnings for the seven teams will be when they play one of The Trio. However, Cameron is not the only guilty party as I am told that the WICB Board members voted in favour of the decision to surrender all our rights at the ICC, and I
must address my question to them also: What did we get in return for voting in support of the change to the ICC constitution? Were questions asked by the Members or did they just accept what was put before them? But the final blow is that the foregoing arrangements can only be reversed if one of The Trio breaks ranks and leaves the cartel and votes with the other two Full Members to change these destructive and disgusting provisions. No sport can develop and grow if the majority of the profit made goes to three Associations, while the other Full Members struggle to survive with no access to earning additional funds to develop their players and the game. If The Trio are aware of this position and continue as they are, then the game of cricket will be destroyed. When the deal was done Cameron promised that WICB would be better off and that he would explain how. This explanation has never been given and perhaps this is a good time to tell us how WICB has benefited from these new arrangements. All of us will be intrigued to hear how we plan to recover the funds we have given away in the new arrangement. Pat Rousseau was presi-
Stoppers did well to deny them. However, Deon Kennedy slotted home in the 18th minute to give Show Stoppers a 4-0 lead at halftime. Admiral improved tremendously after the interval and Devon Johnson gave them some hope with a 25th minute strike, before Simon Emmanuel netted in the 29th to maintain the huge gap. Admiral increased their pace somewhat in the closing stages, but Show Stoppers managed to keep them at bay until the final whistle by the referee sparked wild celebrations among the players and fans. Show Stoppers beat Samaroo Dam 3-1 in their semi-final encounter. Anthony San-
cho netted in the 15th and 37th minutes while Marlon Josiah scored in the 25th minute for the winners. Kevin Edghill slotted home for Samaroo Dam in the 33rd. The second semi-final saw Admiral thump Vega Champs 4-0, with goals from Lexroy Mainfigo (9th), Rolex Smith (13), Quasi Weeks (19) and Devon Johnson (32nd). Vega Champs took third place with a 2-1 victory over Samaroo Dam. The tournament was sponsored by Golf Motor Oil, Ansa McAl, First Choice Water, Archie Sand and Store Depot and Double Day Hotel. In an invited comment, promoter Colin Aaron said he was pleased with the level of discipline and skills exhibited by the players. He added the organising committee is keen in promoting the sport in the area.
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