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Before MISL had a chance to
regroup Street Guys were
awarded a direct free kick
The free kick was from about
30 metres outside , and
centre Aldwyn McGill (also of
Players) sent a sizzling shot
around the wall to tie the
game.
For the next hour, play
hovered around midfield with
MISL getting some breaks
into SG end. Their defence
was well organized by this
point, and forced play to the
outside, while Hypolite
handled the few good shots
with a flourish. As the
unofficial time on the score-
board ticked down to zero.
‘Hippo’ was beaten cleanly
with an inside shot by MISL’s
Steve Salt, and only the
referee knew how long Street
Guys had to salvage the
game.
There was just time for a few
downfield rushes, and twice
Players winger Ulric Sobian
seemed to beat the MISL
keeper, but, the big final
effort was not enough
By Michael Freeman
About a minute and a
half into the game, SGSL
defence was called for a
hands ball in the penalty
zone and MISL centre
Vito Piacenti took the
penalty kick. Street Guys
goalkeeper Ian Hypolite
(of D’Hawks) went the
wrong direction, and the
shot bounced off his
legs.
A short time later, MISL
winger Eric Rose blasted
a shot from about 20
metres to give his side a
commanding early lead.
But the Street Guys
shored up their defence,
and took the ball with
more confidence into
the MISL end.
SGSL winger Wayne
Constance, of the
Players Soccer Club,
made the effort
worthwhile, scoring with
a crossing shot from his
right wing position.
The Street Guys Soccer
League All-Star team
made their best showing
to date in the
inter-league play last
week, but it wasn't
enough. Metro Italia
Soccer League’s
all-stars broke the
deadlocked game with
about a minute left to
eliminate Street Guys
from the MTSA
championship semi-final.
The field conditions at
Lamport Stadium were
good for the start of the
match, but Street Guys
had some difficulty
getting their whole team
together for the 6 p.m.
start. This resulted in a
disorganized effort at the
beginning, with some
normal starters arriving
late, and MISL scored
two quick goals in the
opening three minutes.
Although winning would have
been nicer the Street Guys
aren’t too disappointed with the
outcome.
Player/organizer Aldwyn
McGill said afterwards
“We are improving in our
standing every years, and we’re
gaining the respect of the other
teams Now we’ll just have to
wait until next year to be the
champions”.