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The match for the other
Cato-Jupiter spot was
played between Players
facing D’Hawks. It was a
very tight match with a
one-all score at the end of
regulation play. D’Hawks
scored from the opening
kickoff of overtime, and with
the solid backing of
goalkeeper Ian Hypolite,
held the favoured Players
scoreless for 30 minutes.
Players previously lost only
one match- also to
Driftwood.
The big game of the week,
however, was a true Clash
of the Giants, when Colts
took on Players for the
Candlelight championship
on Sunday.
Their only other meeting this
year resulted in a 1-1 tie.
Players opened up quickly,
scoring two - one from the
opening play and the other
on a penalty kick followed
by a great save on a penalty
kick. Colts, however, came
back with some good
midfield play and trailed by
only one at the half.
It never rains but it pours.
That’s what Colts
International soccer team of
the Street Guys Soccer
League must have thought
after their totally luckless
weekend at Flemingdon
Park.
Undefeated for the
season Colts had battled
their way into the finals of
all three knockout
conducted by the league.
They defeated Cormantes
Lions 2-0 in overtime,
gaining entry to the
Cato-Jupiter KO Final at
Lamport Stadium.
But then their luck ran out.
Three hours later, they met
Driftwood United for the
championship in the
invitational knockout.
Unfortunately, Driftwood
took the term ‘knockout’
seriously, and after two
quick goals by Colts at the
opening, a near-brawl
erupted, delaying the match
by a half-hour before Drift-
wood settled down again
and took control, to win 3-2.
By MICHAEL FREEMAN
They tied the game early in the
second half and both
defensive lines took control,
allowing both teams relatively
few shots. With five minutes
left, Players broke through with
a deflection of the Colts
net-minder, resulting in a
penalty and Players captain
Aldwyn McGill’s second
penalty shot of the day, which
proved to be the game winner.
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K. Forde tackles K. Hall with McGill & Skerritt in support