W Connection news round-up.

[ZANDOLIE]

W Connection earning impressive results in Brazil       


Tuesday, 18 March 2008 

 TT Pro League club W Connection are relishing their outing thus far in the Mecca nation of football, Brazil with impressive results.

The ‘Savonnetta Boys’ earned a 1-1 draw in their first practice match last Friday against Brazilian Division One club Portuguesa de Desporto.

The match was described as a fast paced clash. W Connection Senion Team secured their 1-1 draw with Colombian trialist Oscar Torijano scoring a 55th minute equalizer, while Portuguesa’s Ramón Rodrigo de Freitas scored the first goal of the match in the first half. Featuring for Portuguesa was Brazilian International Ze Maria (José Marcelo Ferreira) who has featured for clubs such as AC Perugia and Inter Milan.

W Connection - Joao Mansano (GK), William Oliviera (Kemmuel Rivers 2nd 1/2), Elijah Joseph – CAPTAIN, Ronaldo Viana (Kelvin Modeste 2nd 1/2), Clyde Leon (Isaiah Smith 2nd 1/2), Nickcolson Thomas (Douglas Da Costa 2nd 1/2), Hughtun Hector, Andrei Pacheco (Kerron Cummings 2nd 1/2), Dwight Scott (Kerron Smtih 2nd 1/2), Oscar Torijano, Christian Viveros

Portuguesa - Eduardo Gottardi (GK), Osmar Claudiano, Heron Souza da Silva, Julio Santos, Anderson, Diego Vilela M. dos Santos (2nd half sub with Bruno Soares, Ze Maria (2nd half sub with Claudecir de Aguiar), Ramon Rodrigo de Freitas, Milton Alves Jr (2nd half sub with Tiago, Catatau (2nd half sub with Vagner Luiz da Silva), Leandro Carrijo da Silva (2nd half sub with Marcelo de Farina)

Coach Fevrier says of the tour thus far, that he is “…looking forward to the first game against Portuguesa as their level of football is the type of opposition I like to measure the team against so I can see where we are presently and which areas we need to develop and improve…”

W Connection training days are scheduled with 2 training sessions on morning and evening, or a morning session and an evening video session, or a gym session with an evening training session.

On Saturday W Connection’s Reserves pumped a 3-1 win over Sao Paolo 3rd Division Team Clube Atletico Joseense, Reserves.

Coach Fevrier started Murilo DaCosta in goal, Adisa Hutson, Douglas DaCosta, Kelvin Modeste, Gerrard Williams, Kemmuel Rivers, Marvin Manswell, Andre Quashie, Keron Cummings, Victor Riberio (trialist BRAZIL) and Keron Smith.

Second half changes were Andre Etienne for Adisa Hutson, Douglas Oliveira (trialist BRAZIL) for Marvin Manswell, Anthony Parris for Andre Quashie, Leroy Jones (trialist T&T) for Keron Cummings, Shahdon Winchester for Keron Smith, and Dwight Crichlow for Victor Riberio.

Coach Fevrier was pretty impressed with his Reserve team’s performance, especially that of his youth players. Brazilian trialist Victor Riberio opened the scoring within the first 10 minutes of the match, with the Joseense equalizing in the 55th minute. 16 year old Shahdon Winchester gave Connection their 2nd goal in the 70th minute, and provided the pass to Dwight Crichlow to bring home the 3rd goal in the 80th minute.

W Connection’s Gerrard Williams is expected to leave Brazil on Thursday for his homeland, St Kitts/Nevis before traveling to English Premiership club Sunderland’s Academy of Light for a one week training stint. He was selected among eight Caribbean nationals for the programme after a Digicel Clinic conducted by John Barnes.
 

[Sando prince]

I expect WC to rep the south well this year..Dey go give JAB and Public a fight

[Deeks]

Is Connection a South team or Central team

[NYtriniwhiteboy..]

could say south..they known as the savonetta boys but they play out of the Mannie so support really comes from south

[Deeks]

Why don't they call themselves Naparima Connection or San Fernando Connection. We know John Williams is the owner sponsor. People from the outside need to know where they from.

[pass(10trini)]

Why don't they call themselves Naparima Connection or San Fernando Connection. We know John Williams is the owner sponsor. People from the outside need to know where they from.

John Williams from deep south way past point fortin

[ZANDOLIE]

W Connection lose 1-0 to Itapirense       

Saturday, 22 March 2008 
 By Randy Bando...

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W Connection were edged 1-0 on Wednesday after an impressive showing against their Brazilian counterparts Sao Paolo Third Division club Esporte Itapirense.

Itapirense in front of their home fans were held goalless at the half by W Connection who received two yellow cards to show for their early fight.

But two minutes into the second period Itapirense registered their lone item when Faisca beat goalkeeper Joao Mansano for the 1-0 advantage.


W Connection coach introduced Kemmuel Rivers for William Oliviera, Dwight Crichlow for Dwight Scott and Brazilian trialist Douglas Oliveria for Ronaldo Viana in the second period but that didn’t change the scoreline. The match ended in the 1-0 score in favour of the home team.

Fevrier applauded the performance of his opponents saying, “They (Itapirense) are very good tactically, and have very good technique. They played a clean aggressive game, and are a very good team. They are in competition at present so they are more match-fit than we are.”

But the W Connection coach pleased with his team’s performance added, “The way our players coped with the game giving a pretty balanced performance showed a high level of play by both teams. It was a tight game and could have gone either way. We must accept that when it came to the details, our opponents were more consistent. In the end we lost 1 – nil but competed quite good throughout.”

He pointed out midfielders Andrei Pacheco and Clyde Leon and defender Nicholson Thomas as outstanding against Itapirense.

WCFC Starting Senior Team: Joao Mansano(GK), Christian Viveros, Elijah Joseph, Clyde Leon, Willian Oliveria, Ronaldo Viana, Andrei Pacheco, Dwight Scott, Oscar Torijano, Kelvin Modeste, Nickcolson Thomas.

W Connection’s Reserves also played on Wednesday night in an earlier match which kicked off at 7pm and were beaten 3-1 by their Itapirense counterparts. W Connection lone item came 15 seconds before the break with Brazilian trialist Rafael da Silva but the visitors were already 2 goals down. The third Itapirense item was scored in the second half.