Whitley shoots Jabloteh into F.A. quarterfinals.
By: Randy Bando (ttproleague).[/size]
Substitute Aurtis Whitley became defending FA Cup Champions CL financial San Juan Jabloteh’s hero shortly after the hour mark, when he scored the only goal of the match to beat fellow Pro League outfit B Mobile Joe Public 1-0 in the opening round of FA Trophy action at the Larry Gomes Stadium on Wednesday.
This was Jabloteh’s second consecutive 1-0 win over the Eastern Lions this week.
Jabloteh put on a second period performance to show how determined they were on defending their FA trophy and it was no fluke in Saturday’s win in the second round of Lucozade Sport Big Six competition last Saturday.
But it was Joe Public who looked better with attacks in the first period as they tried to get revenge for their 1-0 loss over the weekend.
Striker Roen Nelson burst past defenders Akiel Guevara and Nigel Daniel in the 14th minute to send a low shot past oncoming goal keeper Daurance Williams but striker Gary Glasgow somehow failed to make contact with the ball in front of an open net.
Later in the 22nd minute striker Glasgow created space for himself in midfield but shot well wide of the Jabloteh’s goal.
And two minutes later Jamaican striker Wolry Wolfe got into the action himself and had a long range shot which skidded wide of the post also.
Then Jabloteh’s closest chance came in the 27th minute when young sensation Lester Peltier played a pass into the penalty area for Peter Prosper, but he missed the entire ball as he attempted a shot on goal under pressure from defender Lyndon Diaz.
And in the same minute Public’s Gary Glasgow was played into the Jabloteh area with a neat pass from Dale Saunders but he squandered it wide.
Jabloteh’s national defender Nigel Daniel then wasted a 20 yard free kick well wide of goal keeper Jacomeno Barett in the 37th minute.
Three minutes later midfielder Kerry Batiste released a low long pass from the centre circle splitting Public’s defence and finding Jason Marcano, but his left footed shot crashed into the side netting.
As Joe Public pushed forward with every given chance, a golden opportunity fell to the feet of striker Gary Glasgow who was free on top of the penalty area in the 43rd minute but he failed to shoot past oncoming goal keeper Daurance Williams who came well off his line.
The Macoya based team then had to make a premature substitution just before the half when Jason Springer fell awkwardly injuring his left arm as Coach Michael Mc Commie introduced Michael Lee Celestine.
With no goals and heated players, temperatures rose and five minutes into the second period a tussle between both teams occurred after Jabloteh’s Lester Peltier and Public’s Abbssi Mc Pherson clashed which saw Kerry Baptiste being booked by referee John Danouse.
But from then on Jabloteh took control of the match denying the ‘Macoya Men’ any further attacks on goal.
In the 55th minute the Public goal was threatened by three consecutive shots—the first two coming from Jason Marcano and Peter Prosper and the final shot coming from Kerry Baptiste, which was saved by goal keeper Barett.
Coach Terry Fenwick then boosted his team replacing Akiel Guevara with World Cup midfielder Aurtis Whitley in the 59th minute and the Public defence felt his presence almost immediately.
Whitley sent former teammate and Public’s newcomer Dexter Franklyn both ways before having a 24-yard shot wide of goal.
Dexter Franklyn playing in his first match for the Macoya based unit surely pleased his new boss with a solid performance at the back.
In the 66th minute world cup sensation Whitley punished goalkeeper Barett from 20 yards out to put Jabloteh 1-0 up with his right-footed blast after a scrambled ball fell nicely for him.
The ‘San Juan Kings’ continued to move forward with attack after attack and in the 69th minute Kerry Baptiste did extremely well to meet substitute Anthony Wolfe’s cross but volleyed it wide first time.
In the 75th minute Wolfe got into action again pairing up with Jason Marcano but the end result was poor after Peter Prosper fired high over bar from inside the penalty area.
Soon afterwards the encounter turned ugly with a flow of fouls and two Joe Public players being booked as Jabloteh maintained control of the match to the final whistle. Jabloteh moving on in the F.A. Cup, while the Eastern Lions have experienced another early exit from a knockout competition this season.
Teams
San Juan Jabloteh:[/b] – Daurance Williams, Cyd Gray (capt), Akiel Guevara (Aurtis Whitley 59th), Trent Noel, Kerry Baptiste, Jason Marcano, Ian Gray, Keston Pierre, Nigel Daniel, Peter Prosper, Lester Peltier (Anthony Wolfe 68th).
Goal Scorer – Aurtis Whitley (66th)
Coach – Terry Fenwick
Joe Public: – Jacomeno Barett, Lyndon Diaz, Dexter Franklyn, Wolry Wolfe (Jorge Da Silva 74th), Seon Power, Dale Saunders (capt), Abassi Mc Pherson, Lyndon Andrews, Jason Springer (Michael-lee Celestine 44th, Silas Spann 68th), Gary Glasgow, Roen Nelson.
Coach – Michael Mc Commie
Match Referee – John Danouse
Jabloteh v Joe Public
1 Goals 0
5 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 3
3 Offsides 2
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
9 Fouls 16
Young Connection stroll past QPCC in F.A.
By: Jovan Ravello (ttproleague).[/size]
A youthful W Connection outfit scored a convincing 3-0 win over Queens Park in the TTFF’s F.A. Trophy Round of 16 match at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella on Wednesday evening.
Despite Connection being the obvious favorites there were early indications in the midfield that QPCC did not make the trip to South Trinidad just to show up.
The North Zone campaigners kept their shape well in the early exchanges to keep the Savonetta Boys in check. That was until an 11th minute penalty gave Connection the lead.
A new Brazilian import Diego Fernando Zanetti and QPCC defender Warren Rostant went up for a Silvio Spann right sided cross, Rostant was adjudged by the referee to have handled the ball and the kick was awarded.
Another young Connection player Christian Almas obligingly put the spot kick away for a 1-0 connection lead.
The goal added to Connection’s confidence and they began to stroke the ball around the midfield in search of another.
In the 16th Silvio Spann shot wide from eight yards out off Andrei Pacheco’s early cross, two minutes later Almas had a chance to make it 2-0 but his shot at the end of Gefferson Goulart’s through ball was parried wide by Shepard.
Brenton De Leon’s 19th minute right sided cross was quickly cleared by Rostant with Zanetti in close attendance as Connection continued to apply pressure from the right wing with the lanky Zanetti being the main target for a series of well-weighted sharp crosses.
Despite this, QPCC never looked badly beaten and their strong-armed approach to the match would have earned them some on-field respect.
QPCC got its first look at goal in the 32nd but Atiba Roberts could not round Connection Kerwin Beckles after a sharp passing sequence cut open the Connection defence and left him alone with the ‘keeper.
In the 34th minute QPCC had its first free-kick at the edge of the Connection box hit well over by Bryan Cumberbatch.
Husani Thomas hit the base of Shepard’s near post with a stiff low shot in the 38th the shot was all that the half had remaining in it and it brought an end to a well contested first 45 minutes.
On the restart things remained the same as Connection continued to hold the ball for lengthy periods and QPCC sought to equalize on the counter-attack.
With neither team giving up anything in defence there was hardly any goalmouth action instead the match became a keen midfield battle Connection was however, still looking for the goal that would end the game as a contest and in 62nd Goulart cracked a shot over bar from just 25 yards out.
In the 68th Pacheco’s shot at the end of a blistering solo run was spilled by Shepard, but there was no one to pick up the scraps.
A minute after Spann had to be stretchered off to mark the end of a steady night’s work.
Second-half substitute Kerron Smith could have doubled his team’s advantage but for Shepard’s aggressive goalkeeping, the custodian coming off his line to smother the chance.
Then Christian Viveros was denied by another spectacular Shepard save off the resulting corner.
Goulart’s scuffed effort off Dwight Scott’s early cross in the 77th minute was easily wrapped up by Shepard, who was answering all questions asked of him on the evening.
In the 82nd minute he gave away a free-kick after leaving his area with the ball in hand. Anthony was sent off for using obscene language to Ramkallawan during the melee surrounding the kick, but luckily Almas shot was hit straight into the wall and ten-man QPCC fought on.
Kerron Smith, a 51st minute sub’ for Zanetti, put away a sitter in the 87th after Almas cross from inside the area left Shepard stranded and the goal open to kill the match off late on.
In the 89th, Goulart put yet another shot over bar.
And in the last minute of extra time, just before the final whistle, Pacheco got the goal his efforts deserved as his shot from 20 yards out took a meaty deflection and wrong footed Shepard on its way in. The defending Pro League Champions coming away 3-0 winners and will now move on to the quarterfinals of the F.A. Cup.
Teams:
W Connection:[/b] - Kerwin Beckles, Brenton De Leon, Husani Thomas, Andrei Pacheco, Diego Fernando Zanetti (Kerron Smith 51st), Christian Almas, Jerren Johnson, Felinto Dos Santos, Gefferson Goulart, Silvio Spann (Dwight Scott 71st), Christian Viveros.
QPCC: - Jason Shepard, Bisharda Anthony, George Busby, Warren Rostant, Bryan Cumberbatch (Mark Pierre 73rd), Dale Tavares, Atiba Roberts, Stuart Rostant (Maurice Simpson 65th), Dexter Gill, Colm De Freitas, Brendon Barry.
North East Stars stumbles past ‘Dread’ in FA.
By: Randy Bando (ttproleague).[/size]
Two-second half goals were needed by Pro League outfit North East Stars against House of Dread for a 2-1 win as they secured their spot in the quarterfinals of the 2006 FA Trophy Competition when they faced each other at the Squadron Ground, Arouca.
After leading the Sangre Grande based team 1-0 after the first period, House of Dread failed to hold on to their lead after the half as North East Stars equalized then finished things off with a late penalty.
The Pro League outfit looked promising from the 8th minute of play when striker Oneke Forde notched the ball to the back of House of Dread’s net but it was ruled offside by the assistant referee.
North East Stars started showing early signs of frustrations playing on an unfamiliar muddy unleveled surface with the ball holding up on many occasions.
Then House of Dread got into their game and showed how much they were accustomed playing on their home ground making the ‘Sangre Grande Boys’ miserable.
The home team nearly made North East pay in the early stages with a mistake by the defence when Rondell Shields fired a shot across the face of goal in the 11th minute.
Soon afterwards ‘Stars’ striker Oneke Ford shot over bar from 18 yards out after Jesse Martinuez worked his way down the muddy left to swing in a cross.
In the 18th minute ‘Dread’s Rodell Shields had another shot wide and three minutes later Stevon Stoute raced down the left to sting a shot across the face of goal forcing a corner.
The home team continued to attack and in the 23rd minute Akiel Paynter header on goal from a Joel Waldron’s cross was to weak for goalkeeper Curtis Granger.
North East Stars Oneke Ford and Kenwin Matthew seemed heavy as they both failed to get a shot on goal after beating the home defence in the 32nd minute.
A short while later former national player Stokley Mason tried to place to ball into the net from on top of the penalty area but his effort was easily collected by House of Dread goalkeeper, Shawn Farrier in the 36th minute.
House of Dread then took the lead in the 40th minute after Steven Stoute shot past goalkeeper Curtis Granger with a pass from Oral Burgess for the 1-0 lead shocking the North East bench.
As North East tried desperately to get familiar with the surface, winger Marc Leslie made room for himself above the penalty area but skied his effort over bar just before the break.
House of Dread returned to the field in control while the North East players were slipping and sliding all over the place.
North East then tried to make the best of Kevin Jeffrey’s 19 yard free kick but Vernon Bailey headed over bar after beating the defenders to the ball in the 60th minute.
Two minutes later Marc Leslie missed another clear chance after a defensive error when he shot directly at goal keeper Farrier.
And as coach Everald ‘Gally’ Cummings was about to replace striker Kenwin Matthew a change a luck
hit the player as he netted the equalizer in the 62nd minute causing his coach to hold back on his substitution. Matthew rocketed the ball past goalkeeper Farrrier from inside the penalty area to level the score at 1-1.
Boosted by his teammate goal Vernon Bailey worked a shot of his own two minutes later to lift the spirits of the entire North East team although his attempt flew high.
The ‘Sangre Grande Boys’ surely proved they were professionals over the House of Dread team and played them on fitness.
North East then continued to have the better buildups and more attacks on goal. In the 75th minute substitute Keryn Navarro saw his shot on goal desperately cleared off the line by Alvin Gueverra and three minutes later Vernon Bailey’s 18-yard shot was saved by goal keeper Farrier.
In the 82nd minute of play goal keeper Farrier brought down Stokley Mason on his way to goal inside his area as referee Mc Phie awarded the Pro League outfit a penalty.
Vernon Bailey grasped the opportunity and made sure he scored blasting the ball into the roof of the House of Dread net giving goal keeper Farrier no chance as North East Stars took and held on to a 2-1 advantage.
Teams
North East Stars: – Curtis Granger, Charles Pollard (capt), Akeno Morgan, John Stewart, Jesse Martinuez, Kenwin Matthew, Kevin Jeffrey, Marc Leslie (Kern Navarro 71st), Oneke Ford (Davidson Neptune 55th), Stokley Mason, Vernon Bailey.
Goal Scorer – Kenwin Matthew (62nd), Vernon Bailey (83rd pen.)
Coach – Everald ‘Gally’ Cummings
House of Dread: – Shawn Farrier, Zambo Swift, Chevon Legendre, Akil Paynter, Rondell Shields (Fabien Scantlebury), Joel Waldron, Rodney Rose (Kevin McCollin 46th), Stevon Stoute, Oral Burgess, Junior Waldron, Alvin Gueverra.
Goal Scorer – Stevon Stoute (40th)
Coach – Trevor Spicer
Match Referee – Rashby Mc Phie
North East Stars v House of Dread
2 Goals 1
6 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 3
6 Offsides 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
14 Fouls 9
Jagdeosingh leads Caledonia to F.A. Quarters.
By: Gordon Pierre (ttproleague).[/size]
In a game marred by questionable refereeing decisions, Caledonia AIA got pass Joe Public(EFA) 4-1 as the opening round of the F.A. trophy competition kicked off on Wednesday evening.
The game saw the two teams take a while to settle and it was Caledonia that had the first chance on goal, when Conrad Smith shot wide in the 5th minute.
After this both teams tried to control the game and it was not until the 17th minute that any team had a chance at goal when Hayden Tinto dispossessed Dominic Hutchinson but he shot wide. A minute later Jamel Lewis turned a Kareem Joseph cross into his own goal for a 1-0 Caledonia lead.
In the 24th minute Conrad Smith hit wide after a good build up between Stephen Cruickshank and Kareem Joseph.
Dexter Thornhill got Public on level terms in 44th minute when he ran on to a Travis Mulraine through ball, 1-1 at the half.
The second half started with a lot of action and in the 48th minute Caledonia was awarded a questionable penalty after Jovan Rochford was adjudged to have fouled Kareem Joseph in the penalty box.
Jagdeosingh scored the resulting penalty, 2-1 Caledionia’s lead restored. Four minutes later Jageosingh could have had an early double but he shot straight at Joe Public’s keeper Jevon Bourne after a good cross by Kareem Joseph.
In the 54th minute Jagdeosingh was to make amends when he fired home a bullet from on top the 18 yard box after Joe Public keeper was hurt in a collision with Hayden Tinto 3-1.
The game then got very physical with the referee seeming to be unable to control the game. In the 69th minute Jagdeosingh should have had his hattrick but his header was weak after a good cross by Kareem Joseph.
Three minutes later national midfielder Densill Theobald had his shot brilliantly saved by keeper Bourne.
In the 75th minute the upright denied Jagdeosingh his hattrick for a second time, with time winding down Caledonia sub Anthony Thompson scored after a mix up in the Joe Public defence—4-1 Caledionia with 2 minutes remaining. Caledonia moving on and will now await the quarter final draw.
Teams:
Caledonia:[/b] - Jhonny Cardona, McKenzie Cadette, Julio Cesar De La Rosa, Marcus Ambrose, Stephen Cruikshank (64th Anthony Thompson), Kareem Joseph, Conrad Smith (76th Nigel Pierre), Abdallah Phillips (23rd Jason Cudjoe), Densill Theobald, Kendall Jagdeosingh, Hayden Tinto.
Coach: Jerry Moe
Joe Public: - Jevon Bourne, Jamel Lewis, Jovan Rochford, Dominic Hutchinson, Kempess Villafana, Travis Mulraine, Terrance Mc Allister, Kashie Clarke (76th Kester Alexander) Joel Lewis, Kwesi Thomas, Dexter Thornhill.
Coach: Ralph Nelson
Caledonia AIA v Joe Public EFA
4 Goals 1
11 Shots on Target 3
10 Corners 2
1 Offsides 3
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
7 Fouls 20
Full Results - FA Trophy Round of 16 results:
Caledonia AIA 4 (Kareem Joseph 18th, Kendall Jagdeosingh 48th, 55th, Anthony Thompson 87th) vs Joe Public FC (East Zone) 1 (Dexter Thornhill 45th).
Joe Public FC 0 vs San Juan Jabloteh 1 (Aurtis Whitley 66th).
Crab Connection 0 vs WASA Clean & White 2 (Darren Lewis 10th, Wesley Noriega 45th).
Police FC 3 (Kelon Williams 25th, 31st, Haydon Jones 81st) vs Palo Seco SC 2 (Devon Clemant 10th, Jason Gross 56th).
W Connection 3 (Christian Almas 11th, Kerron Smith 86th, Andrei Pacheco 90th) vs QPCC 0.
Phoenix FC 2 (Floyd Blacks 53rd, Lejandro Williams 90th) vs Mathura Reunited 0.
St Clair Coaching School 5 (Trevin Caesar 5th, Tyrone Walters 7th (pen), Dominique Adams 16th, Keon Price 62nd, 84th) vs Maraj A/C Strikers 1 (Wade Elcock).
House of Dread 1 (Stevon Stoute 40th) vs North East Stars 2 (Kenwin Matthew 63rd, Vernon Bailey 83rd).
