TFA News Round Up.
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Bethel United hold Coaching School
Friday, October 12th 2007
Bethel United have only themselves to blame as they allowed a two goal lead to slip and could only come away with a draw against Coaching School in their home fixture at the Montgomery Recreation Ground last Sunday.
Dwayne Marcelle' 21 st minute item gave Mega Brite Bethel United a 1-0 halftime lead. Then in the 74 th minute, Jason Surrey doubled the lead from close range. The Carnbee Trace based team never gave up and the inclusion of Denzil James in the latter stages of the second half proved decisive.
The Coaching School mid-fielder scored a brace in the final ten minutes of the game to give his team a share of the points. His first was a header from close range in the 81st minute. Then in the 88th, he left Bethel's custodian Keston Saul, a mere spectator, as his 35-metre blast sizzled into the back of the net.
In other matches played, Stokely Vale remained top of the standings on 36 points after blanking Sidey's 2-0 behind a Micheal Carrington's strike and an own goal from Kirton Warrick at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in the second game of a double header. In the first game, Charlotteville Unifiers overcame Mason Hall PYC three goals to one to occupy third place on the eleven team standings. Castara Retreat Goal City are second on 29 points while Coaching School lies fourth, one point adrift. The encounter between Pepsi Hills United and Earlbrokes at Richmond did not materialise because of the late arrival of Hills at the venue.
Source: Tobago News
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Stokely Vale win inaugural Community Cup
Friday, October 12th 2007
It was a pulsating encounter between two perennial rivals with the balance of play flowing back and forth. Curtis Job capitalizes on a goal-keeping error by Coaching School's custodian, Kyle Joseph, to put his team in front with only four minutes on the clock. Joseph failed to hold a low drive from Micheal Carrington and the "Ghost" was on spot to ram in the rebound.
Coaching School's response was almost immediate as four minutes later Keon Price stooped low to nod in a perfect cross from the left flank. For the rest of the half, the game became a war of attrition with both teams cancelling each other out.
The best chance fell to Stokely Vale in the 44th minute. Micheal Carrington was brought down in the penalty area by Al Caines. With the player sent off for a second booking, up stepped Darien Skeete to blast the ball wide of the post.
However, in the 59th minute Stokely Vale made amends through prolific midfielder, Carrington whop took on the Coaching School's defence to beat Joseph all ends up. Coaching Schools never gave up and launched several dangerous raids which were repelled by their opponents.
Source: Tobago News
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The weekly round-up
Following the Community Cup Final, the second round of the TFA's Premier League resumed on Saturday. Front runners Stokely Vale aiming to maintain their lead over the other title chasers - Castara Goal City, Charlotteville Unifiers and St Clair's Coaching School. The race at the other end of the table seems to be even tighter.
Matchdays #2 saw the top St Clair's Coaching School stumble as they were held to a 2-2 draw by the resurgent Bethel United, while the other title hopefuls prevailed. In the bottom half of the table, Earlbrokes bettered their survival chances by earning an easy 3 points from the default win over Pepsi Hills United.
Matchdays #3. Coaching School and Stokely Vale dropped valuable points drawing with Georgia F.C. and Roxborough Lakers respectively. Stokely Vale's lead has been reduced to 5 points with Castara Goal City (32 pts) and Unifiers (31 pts and a game in hand) following closely behind. Pepsi Hills United defeated Sidey's to move further from the foot of the table, while inanother relegation battle, Bethel United were held to a 2-2 draw by Earlbrokes.
Results
Saturday
06:10:07, 4:00pm Mt. Grace Utd v Georgia F.C., Training Ground (Postponed)
06:10:07, 4:00 pm Castara Goal City 1 (Kayode Legall 41) v Roxborough Lakers 0, Dwight Yorke Stadium
Sunday
07:10:07, 4:15pm Earlbrokes v Pepsi Hills Utd, Training Ground (Earlbrokes won by default)
07:10:07, 4:30pm Charlotteville Unifiers 3 (Kevon "Showtime" Martin [2], Keon McKenzie) v Mason Hall P.Y.C. 1 (Delano Davis), Dwight Yorke Stadium
07:10:07, 6:30pm Stokely Vale 2 (Michael Carrington, own goal) v Sidey’s 0, Dwight Yorke Stadium
07:10:07, 4:15pm St. Clair’s Coaching School 2 (Densyl James [2] ) v Bethel Utd 2 (Dwayne Marcelle, Jason Surrey), Mt. Gomery
Tuesday
09:10:07, 4:15pm Pepsi Hills Utd 4 (Esron Hinds [2], Eustace Stewart, Nigel Alexander) v Sidey’s 3 (Pavel Warrick [2], Ryan Gray), Training Ground
09:10:07, 4:15pm Bethel Utd 2 (Dennieson Roachford, Downie Marcelle)v Earlbrokes 2 (Deon Thomas, Brinsley Reid), Mt Gomery
Wednesday
10:10:07, 4:15pm Mason Hall P.Y.C. 0 v Castara Goal City 2 (Odinga Walker, Jesse Henry), Training Ground
10:10:07, 5:00pm St. Clair’s Coaching School 1 (Donnell Grant) v Georgia F.C. 1 (Shey Jery), Dwight Yorke Stadium
10:10:07, 7:00pm Stokely Vale 1 (Dwayne Leacock) v Roxborough Lakers 1 (Dyke Reid), Dwight Yorke Stadium
10:10:07, 4:15pm Mt. Grace Utd 2 (Rodney Nelson, Jerril Gibbs) v Charlotteville Unifiers 4 (Kervin McKenna 2, Kevon Martin, Keon McKenzie), Goodwood
Premier League Standings
P W D L F A Pts[/b]
Stokely Vale 14 12 1 1 48 11 37
Castara Retreats Goal City 14 10 2 2 27 15 32
Charlotteville Unifiers 13 10 1 2 29 11 31
St. Clair's Coaching School 14 8 4 2 33 17 28
Earlbrokes 14 4 3 7 18 28 15
Sidey’s 14 4 3 7 24 35 15
Georgia FC 13 3 5 5 18 19 14
Roxborough Lakers 13 2 7 4 15 18 13
Bethel United 14 3 4 7 17 25 13
Pepsi Hills United 14 3 3 8 13 28 12
NLCB Mt Grace 13 1 5 7 12 26 8
Mason Hall PYC 14 2 2 10 8 29 8
12/10/07
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Stokely Vale vs St. Clair’s Coaching School
The crowd had now grown to close to 1,000(my estimate) at start of the Cup final. From the kick off, the action was end to end, and play was very open. Four minutes into the game, Stokely Vale were awarded a free kick about 12 yards outside the box. It was a well struck free kick that the keeper got to, but could not hold on to. Curtis “Imo” Job was first to the loose ball and tapped it home for the early lead. This sent the “Barracks’” faithfuls into a frenzy. Four minutes later, Coaching School would restore parity Keon Price. Caines eluded his marker on the left flank and his early cross was met by an unmarked Price who banged home the equalizer from 12 yards out. This would bring Coaching School to life. They were enjoying the better of the exchanges and created a few anxious moments for the Stokely Vale rearguard. Midway through the half, Anthony regained possession at the halfway line on the left side, cut back inside playing a probing cross into the box that was headed over by a wide-open Price at the far post. Price again brought the best out of keeper Alfred who dove to his left deflect his drive wide. One minute before the break, picked up the ball outside the box on the left side, eluded Caines and broke free into the box where Caines brought him down and was shown the red card by referee Lester Alleyne. Skeete stepped up to take the resulting penalty, and missed wide left. They match was evenly poised at the break 1-1.
On the resumption, Coaching School had reorganized their team and their approach. Nicholson dropped back into midfield with the solitary Price up front. Stokely Vale were being frustrated as Coaching School were getting bodies behind the ball in defence and a bit more patient in attack. Ten minutes into the second half, the apparently injured Skeete was replaced by Osmond. Shortly after, Price missed a golden opportunity to but his team ahead. He was played thru the inside left channel by James for a one on one with the advancing keeper. He delayed too long, dribbled into the path of the recovering defender, and was dispossessed. Carrington was once again looking interested, and was finding the ball more frequently, which always gives Stokely Vale that cutting edge. McDougall, the speedy right-winger got behind the defence and his cross found a wide-open Kerr who shot wide from six yards out at the hour mark. “Imo” headed over soon afterwards from a corner kick. Carrington then latched onto a through ball down the middle from Leacock, but was denied by the keeper moving brilliantly to his right. In the 64th minute, Carrington again ran free to the left of the goal; however, this time his low drive beat the keeper to his left to restore Stokely Vale’s lead. Desperation began setting in as Coaching School resorted to brutal tactics picking up a handful of cards in the remaining minutes. They never looked likely to score as the Vale’s supporters awaited the final whistle. The final twenty minutes was a bit of an anticlimax, and gave a disappointing end to a game that promised more until the final goal.
Results
Stokely Vale are the 2007 Community Cup winners by a 2-1 margin.
Stokely Vale: Michael Alfred, Trevonne James, Shawn Job, Darron Williams, Kenton Robley, Curtis Job, Keno Kerr, Domminic McDougall (Khrishawn Joseph 84), Dwayne Leacock, Darien Skeete (Norrel Osmond 55), Michael Carrington.
Unused Subs: Jhayde Williams, Keion Jack, Bradon Roberts, Chad Sandy, Oliver Duncan.
St. Clair's Coaching School: Kyle Joseph, Kalon Morris, Hugo Blake, Diego Nicholson, Al Caines, Densyl James, Vernon Wilson (Donnell Grant 87), Kino Proctor, Roderick Anthony, Jevorn Morton, Keon Price (Kherron McLeod 84).
Unused subs: KevinHope, Nicholas Roberts, Roarke Benjamin, Keron Duncan, Clifford Kerr.
Red Card: Al Caines 44.
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Charlotteville Unifiers vs Pepsi Hills Utd
The match got off to a late and uninspired start in front of a paltry crowd. Unifiers were first to settle down, and seemed in control of the early proceedings, but it was Hills United who had the first chance of taking the lead. In the 13th minute, against the run of play, their #9 ran onto a through ball and shot into the side netting from the corner of the 6-yard box on the right. Unifiers finally got their just reward in the 20th minute when McKenzie played searching pass to the back of the Hills defence for a streaking Kevern Murphy to controlled well and beat the advancing keeper for the opening item. Three minutes later, Kevern turned his marker and fired a low right-footed shot from the edge of the box past the diving keeper. Hills were awarded a free kick from just inside the “D” two minutes later. The resulting kick was struck into the wall, and the danger averted. Unifiers were now in full control of the game, and missed several opportunities to increase their lead. Hills were given a lifeline just past the half hour mark, when a long diagonal pass found the #20 who controlled well under pressure then dispatched a low left footed drive into the bottom corner of the net, 2-1. Unifiers continued to mount wave after wave of attack, but Hills came closest to scoring again one minute before the break. A screaming free kick from forty yards out by #14 Cox, was stopped by the keeper, but # 9 was first to respond forcing a point blank save from the keeper.
Unifiers started the second half where they left off in the first, combining well and penetrating the Hills defence with great ease. Five minutes after the resumption, Murphy’s left footed shot beat the keeper only for Cox to make a goal line clearance. Murphy completed his hat trick in the 53rd minute. He beat the goalkeeper and defence to a left side cross, a Hills defender missed his attempted clearance as the ball trickled into the goal. The rampant Unifiers continued to lay siege to the Hills goal in search of goalsand were rewarded with the most comical at the one-hour mark. From a right sided corner kick, the keeper missed the ball, which was headed back across the goal for McKenzie (who was laying on the ground) to head over the line. Kevon “Showtime” Martin was largely anonymous, even when the outcome was already certain. The boys from Charlottevile ran off with an easy 4-1 win and the 3rd place prize.
Results
Charlotteville Unifiers: Quincy Moore, Jahur Martin, Kervin McKenna, Marquel Carrington (Damion McKenna 63), Edson Marcelle, Nocoise Martin, Cha Burris (Rodney Murray 80), Keon McKenzie, Kevon Martin, Akeilon Murphy, Kevern Murphy
Goal Scorers: Kevern Murphy 20, 23, 53, Keon McKenzie 60
