Naps hit seven down South.
By: Mervyn Stewart (Express).[/size]
Double strikes from substitute Shaddon Winchester and Nigel Wright powered defending South Zone champions Naparima College to a 7-1 win over newly promoted Senior Division champions Siparia Secondary in the second match of a Manny Ramjohn doubleheader in RBTT South Zone InterCol yesterday.
Naps opened the scoring in as early as the eighth minute of the quarter-final when Javed Mohammed's right side corner was headed past goalkeeper Nicholas Bhola by Wright. Two minutes later, it was 2-0 when Vincent Joseph's powerful right-footer gave Bhola no chance.
Half time arrived with Naparima still two goals ahead.
But four minutes after the interval, it became 3-0 when Cion Samuel's 16-metre shot bounced over keeper Bhola and into the net.
In the 53rd minute, Mohammed's left-footer from just outside the 18-metre box was deflected past the hapless Bhola.
Diminutive substitute Winchester made it 5-0 when he beat the keeper with a grounder with his left foot.
Wright then got his double in the 77th minute, hammering home a powerful shot. And with eight minutes to go, Winchester made it seven with a low right footer. Siparaia eventually got a consolation item in the 87th minute when Neille Bourne lobbed over advancing Naps keeper Curtis Julien.
In the opening match, Moruga Composite held onto a 22nd minute Javon Forde goal to score a 1-0 win over Vessigny Secondary. They advanced to the South semi-finals despite being down to 10 men after just five minutes in the second half when Rennie Pope was dismissed by referee Austin Perry-Lion.