SVG finish at bottom of barrel in 2016 Guinness Street Football Challenge

Curacao are the 2016 winners of the regional Guinness Street Football Challenge.

The team, which almost did not make it to St Lucia due to flight issues, played superb football and as a result took the top spot on the final day (July 4) of the two-day event, which was held at the Reduit Beach at Rodney Bay in St Lucia.{{more}}

Coming in second in the competition were Trinidad and Tobago, who lost 1-0 to Curacao in the final. In third place were Guyana, while Jamaica managed fourth place.

St Vincent and the Grenadines, which this year was represented by Pyola of Layou, did not place in the tournament. Last year, Mareyna’s White Squall from Calliaqua placed fourth.

Persons attending the event, apart from witnessing good football, were also entertained by the skills of world ranked football freestyler Philip Warren Gertsson of Sweden, who showcased his skills in conjunction with Marc Taylor and Kerron Forde of Trinidad and Dominica’s Kyle Davis.

Guinness Street Soccer ambassador Dwight Yorke, who interacted with the audience and provided expert assessment of the teams and their performances for SportsMax, also got in on the skills exhibition, by curling a ball over the courtside barrier and into the back of the goal, from his position under a tent situated to the right of the court in line with the centre line.