Magnum Mash Cup heats up with six matches on Thursday

With several teams aiming to seal their place in the knockout round following two nights of group stage play, the exciting action in the Magnum Tonic Wine Mashramani Cup Futsal Championship will continue on Thursday evening with six matches, slated for the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Future Stars will match skills with Spot-7 from 19:00h in the opening match, while Alexander Village will tackle Mocha from 19:30h and Leopold will oppose Spartacus from 20:00h.

In the fourth encounter, North East La Penitence will battle Avocado Ballers from 20:30h, while Sparta Boss will tackle Ansa McAl All-Stars from 21:00h and Bent Street will take aim at Showstoppers from 21:30h.

Meanwhile, Back Circle, Future Stars, Rio All-Stars, Sophia and Gold is Money were amongst the wins when the tournament resumed on Tuesday at the same venue.

Back Circle whipped Bad-a-Yard 12-2. Stephon McLean smashed four goals in the second, eighth, 14th and 17th minute. Adding hat-tricks were Meshach Barratt in the ninth, 12th and 16th and Selwyn Williams in the fifth, 10th and 19th.

Assisting with goals in the 11th and 13th minute respectively were Jaleel Hamilton and Dellon Kelly. For the loser, Jermaine Tinch and Wendell Austin Scored in the seventh and 20th minute each.

Similarly, Sophia dismissed Island All-Stars 4-1. Dwayne Lowe recorded a helmet-trick in the seventh, eighth, 15th and 16th minute. For the loser, Devon Hayman netted in the ninth minute.

On the other hand, Future Stars edged Mocha 3-2. Kenard Simon bagged a double in the fourth and eighth minute, while Shane Morris netted in the 14th minute. For the loser, Amos Ramsay and Kevin Gordon scored in the fifth and 12th minute.

Likewise, Gold is Money battled past Stabroek Ballers 4-3. Randolph Wagner recorded a hat-trick in the fifth, 14th and 16th minute, while Andrew Murray scored in the 13th minute.

For the loser, Kemo Lawrence recorded a hat-trick in the ninth, 10th and 20th minutes. Also, Rio All-Stars edged Melanie 1-0. Jermin Junior scored in the third minute to seal the win.

According to tournament coordinator and Co-Director of San Sports, Esan Griffith, “Once again the fans were treated to another drama filled night of action. Several high profile teams were pushed to their respective limits while an upset result once again occurred. This bodes well for the event, as there is an element of unpredictability and uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the matches. Once again I would like to thank the fans and players for their continued support in making the tournament an overall success. It is only through this level of unwavering support can the competition continue to improve which each edition.”

Winner of the event will pocket $700,000 and the championship trophy, while the second place side will collect $400,000 and the respective accolade. On the other hand, the third and fourth place unit will receive $200,000 and $100,000 respectively and the corresponding trophy.

Complete Results

Game-1

Sophia-4 vs Island All-Stars-1

Sophia Scorer

Dwayne Lowe-7th, 8th, 15th and 16th

Island Scorer 

Devon Hayman-9th

Game-2

Broad St-2 vs Kingston-1

Broad St Scorers

Omar Sinclair-7th

Joel McGarron-16th

Kingston Scorer

Simon Emmanuel-15th

Game-3

Albouystown-1 vs Belfield Warriors-2

Belfield Scorer

Anthony Layne-3rd and 6th

Albouystown Scorer

Devon Dooker-8th

Game-4

Mocha-2 vs Future Stars-3

Future Scorers

Kenard Simon-4th and 8th

Shane Morris-14th

Mocha Scorers

Amos Ramsay-5th

Kevin Gordon-12th

Game-5

Rio All-Stars-1 vs Melanie-0

Jermin Junior-3rd

Game-6

Gold is Money-4 vs Stabroek Ballers-3

Gold is Money Scorers

Randolph Wagner-5th, 14th and 16th

Andrew Murray-13th

Stabroek Scorer

Kemo Lawrence-9th, 10th and 20th

Game-7

Back Circle-12 vs Bad-a-Yard-2

Back Circle Scorers

Stephon McLean-2nd, 8th, 14th and 17th

Meshach Barratt-9th, 12th and 16th

Selwyn Williams-5th, 10th and 19th

Jaleel Hamilton-11th

Dellon Kelly-13th

Bad-a-Yard Scorers

Jermaine Tinch-7th

Wendell Austin-20th

Point Standings

Group-A
Team                       GP           W            L              D             GF           GA           GD           Pts.
Back Circle              2              2              1              0              12            3              +9            3
Ansa McAl               1              1              0              0              2              0              +2            3
Sparta Boss             1              1              0              0              1              0              +1            3
Bad-A-Yard             2              0              2              0              2              14            -12           0

Group-B
Team                       GP           W            L              D             GF           GA           GD           Pts.
Spartacus                                1              1              0              0              3              2              +1            3
Leopold St               1              1              0              0              2              1              +1            3
Rio All-Stars            2              1              1              0              3              3              0              3
Melanie                   2              0              2              0              1              3              -2             0

Group-C
Team                       GP           W            L              D             GF           GA           GD           Pts.
Alex Village             1              1              0              0              6              1              +5            3
Future Stars            1              1              0              0              3              2              +1            3
Mocha                     1              0              1              0              2              3              -1             0
Spot-7                     1              0              1              0              1              6              -5             0

Group-D
Team                       GP           W            L              D             GF           GA           GD           Pts.
Showstoppers         1              1              0              0              2              1              +1            3
Bent St                    1              0              0              1              1              1              0              1
Avocado                  1              0              0              1              1              1              0              1
N/East                     1              0              1              0              1              2              -1             0

Group-E
Team                       GP           W            L              D             GF           GA           GD           Pts.
Sophia                     1              1              0              0              4              1              +3            3
Broad St                  1              1              0              0              2              1              +1            3
Kingston                  1              0              1              0              1              2              -1             0
Island All-Stars       1              0              1              0              1              4              -3             0

Group-F
Team                       GP           W            L              D             GF           GA           GD           Pts.
Gold is Money         1              1              0              0              4              3              +1            3
Belfield                   1              1              0              0              2              1              +1            3
Stabroek Ballers     1              0              1              0              3              4              -1             0
Albouystown           1              0              1              0              1              2              -1             0

Fixtures-Day-3-Thursday 30th

Future Stars vs Spot-7-19:30hrs

Alex Village vs Mocha-20:00hrs

Leopold St vs Spartacus-20:30hrs

North East La Penitence vs Avocado Ballers-21:00hrs

Sparta Boss vs Ansa McAl-21:30hrs

Bent St vs Showstoppers-22:00hrs

Fixtures-Day-4-Saturday February 1st

Mocha vs Spot-7-19:00hrs

Melanie vs Spartacus-19:30hrs

Sophia vs Kingston-20:00hrs

Broad St vs Island All-Stars-20:30hrs

Albouystown vs Stabroek Ballers-21:00hrs

Gold is Money vs Belfield Warriors-21:30hrs

Back Circle vs Ansa McAl-22:00hrs

Rio All-Stars vs Leopold Street-22:30hrs