Pres Chaguanas slam nine past Couva West
By Kern De Freitas (Express).
It rained in the Central Zone of the BGT&T/First Citizens Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) yesterday, but only showers of the goals variety hit the fields of play.
Presentation College Chaguanas took out their frustrations of trailing perfect defending champions Carapichaima East Secondary at home to Couva West, slamming nine goals past the visitors in a shutout win.
“Caps” couldn’t match that 9-0 tally over in New Settlement against 2012 Central InterCol winners Chaguanas North Secondary, but it drizzled enough with five goals in total, as Carapichaima needed a penalty of their own to win late after conceding two either side of halftime.
It poured a little harder over in Caroni, where Vishnu Boys Hindu School, having earned promotion just last year, were on the wrong end of a 6-1 drenching from visiting Tabaquite Secondary.
Over in Chaguanas, the most eventful happening was the collapse of young Couva footballer Daniel Stewart in the first half of the encounter.
The youngster suddenly fell to the ground, after which play was halted. He was unable to get back up and was eventually stretchered off. More than 30 minutes later an ambulance arrived and took a conscious Stewart to the Chaguanas Health Facility, where he was kept for observation with his parents at his side. He was expected to be discharged last night.
Back on the field, Couva were spared the ignominy of a double-digit defeat by errant “Pres” shooting.
Still, the home side led 4-0 at the break, Raheem Collins helping himself to a first half hat-trick, including a brilliant first time half volley in the 25th. He added another item in the second period.
Suraj Ramcharran did the opposite, opening the scoring in the 20th minute and finishing up with three more goals in the second half. The other goal was netted by Daniel Hosein. It was a tough day for more than one reason for Couva, who had a couple of diminutive first-formers in their lineup.
And it was hardly a dull day for Central, which was doused by 21 goals over three encounters.
Yesterday’s SSFL Scores
North
Diego Martin North 1 (Josh Toussaint 5th) v Fatima 1 (Brendon Creed)
CIC 5 (Myles Yorke, Aaron Noel 3, Tyler Kirton) v Malick 0
St Anthony’s 1 (Jonol Francois) v East Mucurapo 2
South Zone
Presentation 1 (Shaquille Henry 64th) v Princes Town 0
Naparima 3 (Isiah Hudson, Jabari Mitchell, Michael Basdeo) v Mayaro 1
Pleasantville 0 v St Benedict’s 2 (Yafeau Roget 32nd penalty, Tyler Williams 87th)
Central Zone
Presentation Chaguanas 9 (Raheem Collins 25th, 41st, 42nd, 66th, Suraj Ramcharan 20th, 61st, 77th, 90th, Daniel Hosein 71st) v Couva West 0
Carapichaima 3 (Simon Joseph 1st, Ravi Brown 82nd, 85th)v Chaguanas North 2 (David Maloney 22nd penalty, 47th penalty)
Vishnu Boys 1 v Tabaquite 6
East Zone
El Dorado West 3 (De Four Yaa Pierre 33rd, Brian De Verteuil 47th, Jackeem Noriega 84th) v El Dorado East 1 (Darnel Sookoo 68th)
San Juan North 2 (Levi O’Brien 24th penalty, O’Neil Jarvis 82nd) v Valencia 1 (Gabriel Thomas 41st)
Trinity East 0 v Arima North 2 (Kwesi Winsor 69th, 85th)
Tobago Zone
Goodwood vs Scarborough
—forfeited to Scarborough
Roxborough 1 v Pentecostal L&L 1
Signal Hill 1 (Axil George) v Bishop’s 1 (Ackel Carrington)
Speyside 0 v Mason Hall 2 (Akini James 2)
