Grenada star striker Clive Murray: "I guess the faster team wins."
The International FGSL will feature the most anticipated final in their seven years of existence on Sunday as Grenada clashes with Guyana at 7:30 p.m. at Old Boys and Girls high school.
This match will be the first ever final of a major amateur Brooklyn soccer tournament to be played under flood lights.
Another thrilling characteristic of the upcoming championship game is that it will display a battle between the two fastest teams of the tournament.
The Spice Boys has two forwards with uncontainable velocity: Grenada international forwards Clive Murray and Denron Frederick, who recently netted for Grenada's national team on April 29th against Trinidad and Tobago.
"We have two fast strikers," Murray said (talking about himself and Frederick), "as long as you get the ball to them, that's our game plan: counter attack."
The 26-year-old scored two magnificent goals of fast counter attacks in the semifinal against Jamaica.
"Yeah, they play a little bit rough," he said of the Jamaican's defense. "But you know, as you said, the speed, they can't control the speed."
When asked about his side going against Guyana's speed on Sunday, the Grenadian said, laughing: "I guess the faster team wins."
The Golden Jaguars' swiftness, on the opposite end, consists of ex-Lithuanian first division player Trayon Bobb on the left wing and Dominique Babb on the right.
Bobb leads his country in scoring with nine goals and racked two assists in the playoffs using his dazzling speed and tremendous soccer IQ.
Sunday's championship game will be Guyana's first ever appearance in the International FGSL final as opposed to Grenada who won the inaugural season in 2012 and later in 2014.
Guyana striker Clarence Huggins expressed how overjoyed he will be if his country bag their first Int'l FGSL title on Sunday.
"Really happy, really happy, in terms of creating history for our country," Huggins said. "We're bringing this home, we need to draw more supporters for next year, I believe in us."
Huggins and his two wingers, Bobb and Babb, will be going against an experienced Grenadian backline. The most notable member of the 2014 Int'l FGSL champions' back four is Damionne "Solo" Cyrus. Solo is a quick, intelligent center back who never loses his calm under pressure.
In front of Solo is ex-Grenada international midfielder, Etienne Richardson. Richardson is a hardworking captain with the remarkable faith that his country will down Guyana.
"We can go all the way," Richardson said after his side's 2-1 win over Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the quarterfinals. "Yeah, we can go all the way. We just need to be a little more focused and a be little more together as a team. There's nothing impossible to do."
The 37-year-old will be going against Guyana's captain in the midfield, Marlon "Billy" Benjamin. Billy is coming off a stellar performance in the semifinal against Guinea, in which he scored a goal, provided an assist and led his side in shooting with five strikes.
Shane Rennie is another player to keep an eye on in the final. Rennie leads Grenada in scoring with six goals.
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