Ahhh… Take a deep breath, it has been a tumultuous week or so. Steve, the manager of The Champion Squad, got the tragic news that his son died in a motorcycle crash, which no doubt affected the energy in Genesis and the GPL in the past 2 weeks. Champion Squad was slated to play di Winnerz for the 3rd place Knock out trophy but they chose to forfeit. Albeit, rain fell on the day of the scheduled competition and it was a forced postponement for Tuesday July 25th in which another strain took place. In the heavy and intense battle for the Knock out championship, Ray got injured due to Jerome slipping when trying to protect the ball and ended up with a broken ankle. Take a deep breath… and another one… When it rains, it pours. Sigh.
The good news for FC Kill Dem is that they beat the Blue Bomberz and took the 2023 Summer Knock Out trophy as the results went down to penalty kicks. The ole veteran himself, English was the only one that scored, undoubtedly making him the hero for the day. It was a fierce battle and FC Kill Dem rejoiced, while Blue Bomberz lamented. They will fight another day. For pictures and videos of this encounter be sure to visit : https://www.youtube.com/@GenesisFutballClub – the Genesis You Tube Channel and select the Knock Out play list.
Meanwhile…
Awards and consolations have been given and received for the GPL top scorers and such. Patch was the MVP and top goal scorer as listed below.
Premiere League
MVP : Patch
Best Defender: Jerome / “Google Mi”
Top Goal Scorer: Patch
Top Pumsists: Rambo
Top Salader : Indian
Top Piler : Indian, Chad, Warner, Jamie, Amani, Andre, Joel, Rambo
Champions League
Top Goal Scorer: Emilio
Proving League
Top Goal Scorer: English
Trini aka Emilio came away with top goal scorer for all leagues. Congratulations to all for a job well done.
The quest for the Champion’s Leagues trophy was already in hand for the Gold Gemz as they retained their championship status for another season and put to shame the Red Side who has being rumored to be constantly spitting out sour grapes over their ceaseless thrashings.
In the Proving League, it was the Rookkeyz who surprisingly pounced on the wily Veterans for their championship title. Sir Nicolas gladly accepted the trophy and knows that his team will be a force to reckoned with this upcoming season. He said that they will not relent, and will go full throttle in defeating the ‘ole boys.’
In between time…
The new 2023 Summer to Fall season is set to get underway. New recruits and club members are lining up to join their new teams. According to Mr. Mahad, team manager of the di Winnerz, “there is still room in the pool,” meaning all who abides by the Genesis Code of Conduct are welcomed to enter the draft. He says that he is definitely looking forward to the new season after ending up in last place and narrowly escaping relegation. He also chooses to exercise his option to rebuild with 4 new players based up that ruling cast down from the bigger Genesis body.