Defence Force coach Kerry Jamerson has acknowledged that Caledonia AIA deserved to win Friday night’s final of the Courts Pro Bowl football tournament, at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella.
Defence Force coach Kerry Jamerson has acknowledged that Caledonia AIA deserved to win Friday night’s final of the Courts Pro Bowl football tournament, at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella.
The longest of droughts, stemming from since 1978 when they won the Mt'Dor Big 4 competition as a semi-pro club, ended on Friday when Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA captured the 2008 Courts Pro Bowl title at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella.
Defending champions Vibe CT 105 W Connection begin their defence of the Courts Pro Bowl knockout title with a quarter-final meeting against the winners of the North East Stars/Ma Pau SC play-off, the first of today's double-header, at the Larry Gomes Stadium, in Arima. Tobago United face St Ann's Rangers at 5 p.m., and two hours later, Stars and Ma Pau do battle.
Neal and Massy Caledonia AIA handed League leaders United Petrotrin their first defeat of the season, edging the Oilmen 4-2 on penalties in their 2008 Courts Pro Bowl semi-final clash on Friday at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium.
When Vibe CT 105 W Connection begins it defence of the Courts Pro Bowl on Friday, the Stuart Charles-Fevrier squad will be in a tussle for increase prize money. An increase of $75,000 on the $150,000 from last year was announced yesterday when the competition was launched yesterday at Kapok Hotel in Maraval.
Defending Courts Pro Bowl champions W Connection were shown the exit of this year’s tournament after suffering 2-0 defeat by Defence Force on Friday afternoon at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadiumin their semi-final clash.
W Connection finally have a hold on the T&T Pro League trophy that has eluded them for the last two years-the Courts Pro Bowl. But it nearly slipped from their grasp once more.
St Ann’s Rangers booked their Courts Pro Bowl quarterfinal clash against Caledonia AIA after hurting Tobago United with a 3-1 win at the Larry Gomes Stadium in their playoff clash.
Defence Force and their opponents United Petrotrin played Friday night's third place playoff of the Courts Pro Bowl at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium as though they had nothing to win.