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Re: 2013 Secondary Schools Football League Thread.
« Reply #330 on: November 12, 2013, 12:07:51 PM »
I don't think there's anything "clear" about the call one way or another.  Should the linesman have made the call?  I don't know... definitely don't know what he saw, if it was more definitive.  Frankly it is close enough to warrant a decision either way, but lost in all of this is that the keeper do shit.  Not trying to criticize him, but he needed to punch that clear or tip over bar, with his momentum taking him into the goal.

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Re: 2013 Secondary Schools Football League Thread.
« Reply #331 on: November 12, 2013, 06:02:06 PM »
Still baffled how big men who we can assume are football fans on here can actually say without a doubt that that goal vs CIC was a fair call and the replay shows it clearly!

Only reasoning there is that those peeps are Presentation fans or serious anti-CIC fellas

I cant support CIC at all being that i went Fatima but that call was utter toots and the replay def. does not show conclusive evidence that the ball crossed the line.
It does show that the striker "try a ting" and bumped into the keeper. So that is def. a foul ont he striker

That whole scn after...how the hell ppl could try to defend coach and players there??
As any law-abiding citizen, how is it right in any way to rush into a police officer? Firstly, it's just a football game. It doesnt warrant that kinda assness
And it's a police officer, he has every right to push u away if u get in his face. This isnt someone u can oppose on the side of the street, he doing his wok


AZZURI --- Yes, I'm an old Presman, and never hid that fact.  ;D

Anyway, the final score was and is still Pres 2 ... CIC 1. 

The Linesman saw it and made the call...and the replays shows the GK catching the ball IN the goal before contact with the striker, and then taking 2-3 steps inside that very goal with the ball in hand.  Who foul who, and even if there was a foul, is up to debate, since BOTH players had a play on the ball. 

(This part is for other commenters):   Regardless, everyone can admit that except for that controversial call, the game was called very fairly, with both CIC and Pres getting the proper calls for and against --- from all appearances there was no favoritism displayed.  Using this one controversial call as a commentary of poor officiating or favoritism seems to be a bit melodramatic.     

I'm not a huge fan of how the CIC coaching staff availed themselves after the call...but the behavior of the police officers was certainly uncalled for, especially against the players.  The officers actions might have been justifiable if the players threatened or demonstrated violence...or IF a spectator or spectators approached the field without authorization.  Though the game was concluded, the players & respective coaching staff still had a right to the pitch, as the ceremonial aspect of the event (the trophy and medals distribution) were to be conducted soon after the game's conclusion.

The police action against the Saints players left a lot to be desired.  So I definitely agree with the kids on this one.             

 
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Re: 2013 Secondary Schools Football League Thread.
« Reply #332 on: November 12, 2013, 09:22:16 PM »
Just what T&T needs: hooliganism
By Christophe Brathwaite (Trinidad Express)


Story Created: Nov 11, 2013 at 10:11 PM ECT
Story Updated: Nov 11, 2013 at 10:11 PM ECT

Hooliganism, not secondary schools football was the real “winner” at the recent Big Five football final. Whilst sport commentator Andre Errol Baptiste and ex-FIFA referee Ramesh Ramdhan chose to focus and demonise the referee’s competency, the issue is bigger. It is possible that the referee’s decision to award a goal to Presentation College of San Fernando could have been an error, but the abhorrent conduct of players, parents, supporters and team officials of the opposing St Mary’s College smacked of the hooligan behaviour that no sport should encourage. There is enough lawlessness around the country for us to tolerate the smallest sign of it in sport and in student related activities in particular. After all, this defeats the purpose of friendly, but competitive rivalry between schoolboys.

Hooliganism is of not new to sport. It is a term used to describe “disorderly, aggressive and often violent behaviour perpetrated by spectators at sporting events”. And, there is no better term to describe the events at the Big Five final: hurling of water bottles at match officials by the St Mary’s players; verbal assault of the referee by team officials; refusal of the St Mary’s players to receive their second-place medals; and verbal abuse of the linesman by parents, players, and supporters at  at the game.

It was Matthias Krug who wrote an editorial for CNN entitled Soccer violence: Referees under siege in which he reported these acts of hooliganism: in the USA a referee had been punched and later died; in Europe, a linesman had been beaten to death while his son looked on as a member of the opposing team; in Germany a match official had to be hospitalised after being attacked by spectators; and as recent as 2013 at a football game held in La Liga between Getafe and Deportivo La Coruna a referee was verbally abused by fans for the entire game because he sent off a home player. All the while, in every instance there were small children who sat nearby listening to the verbal abuse and witnessing the unruly mobs’ display of primordial conduct unbecoming of human beings’ actions to one another.

This is not the objective of sport, recreation, and collegiate rivalry. The conduct of the St Mary’s players,  officials, parents, and supporters signals the prospect of this culture seeping into our schools and penetrating other activities within and between schools. It also points to the risk of a deepening of the lawlessness in the society once a new round of perpetrators has been recruited; descending to the depths considered by Krug may not be far fetched.

The sporting body responsible for football discipline at this level must act immediately. Indeed, governing bodies are expected by government to recognise their broader responsibilities partly by virtue of the recognition of their governing body status by the State. Accordingly, whoever is to blame, the SSFL must send a clear message that this type of behaviour shall not be tolerated. It is their responsibility as the recognised governing body at that level to ensure a just and appropriate outcome.

Moreover, if this behaviour is left uncorrected, unchallenged, and unfettered the consequences will be twofold. First, it will send a message of acceptance to the present generation and second, it will confirm to future generations that aggressive behaviour from participants in and supporters of sport is the norm. The SSFL must levy sanctions on St. Mary’s and its supporters in the expectation that punishment will send a strong message to both parents and “syco-fans”.

Even before this, one wonders why the principal of St. Mary’s has not come out publicly and denounced the behaviour of his charges? Why has he not stood up and said this is not the behaviour that is expected of our students? In the absence of such a reprimand, parents of prospective St Mary’s students may reconsider their plans for sending their boys to this prestige school.

In Krug’s CNN report, he also disclosed that the Spanish Football Federation acknowledged that “parents have become some of the worst culprits in aggressive behaviour towards referees in Spain”. One of the techniques used to address such a problem was to move spectators further away from the touchline, thereby reducing the parent’s access to the referees. But this technique fails to address the root of the problem. Given this country’s challenges with law and governance, corrective action cannot be cosmetic. We must insist on what is right and set the right examples when it comes to behaviour, ethics, and principles. How else are we to fight this society consumed by lawlessness? The police must get involved when disorderly behaviour and colourful language are put on display at public events.

There is no question that the law can be enforced at these sporting events. Grayson wrote in ‘Sport and the Law: A Return to Corinthian values” that, “all non-accidental injury causing acts during sport are contrary to the rules of the game and should be punishable by the criminal law”. And Grayson is absolutely right. There is no place for unsanctioned violence on or off the field of play. In the celebrated case of R v Lloyd, the Court explained that, ‘sport is not a licence for thuggery’. The behaviour of the St Mary’s players, parents, officials and supporters was tantamount to thuggery and hooliganism, and must have broken the law.

Causation is irrelevant to the offence. There is no excuse for the acts of hooliganism. We must act to remove aggressive and disorderly behaviour from sporting events. Talent, creativity, discipline and fair-play must always win when schoolboys come out to play. These special characteristics of sport are supposed to encourage and define our cultural existence, not destroy it.

Christophe Brathwaite is an attorney at law who specialises in commercial, corporate, intellectual property, entertainment and sports law.

 
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Re: 2013 Secondary Schools Football League Thread.
« Reply #333 on: November 12, 2013, 09:49:06 PM »
This article by Brathwaite instigated a lively discussion on Wired 868 today!

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Re: 2013 Secondary Schools Football League Thread.
« Reply #334 on: November 12, 2013, 10:35:37 PM »
As a player all yuh have to do is watch de reaction of de Presentation boys and yuh know it should have been ruled as NO goal. They were basically walking back expecting a freekick or a play on motion from de ref, and reacted like kids being given a surprise gift. Reaction of CIC's bench was in poor taste, which doesn't mean we can't admit Pres probably played better, ref facked up big time on de call, CIC coaches and some players reacted badly, and most comments about it are dripping with obvious bias. That said....on with de festivities
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« Reply #335 on: November 12, 2013, 10:59:25 PM »
Yuh can't rely on the reaction of the players, none of them was on the line to see the position of the ball relative to the goal line.  Hard for me to be critical of the ref, unless I'm mistaken, he consulted his assistant who indicated that the ball had crossed the line.  Nobody who has commented yet, whether here or on FB has said anything with respect to the position of the assistant, all focus has been on the ref.

I had to go back to the original article and check:

Pres cops Big-Five title, St Augustine takes girls’ equivalent.
By Andrew ...Gioannetti (Guardian).


...and while no appeals were seen from the Presentation College players for a goal as Attong seemed to be on his line, the referee took a look across to his assistant, who instead of awarding Attong a foul, judged the event as an own-goal.

Why were the St. Mary's players, coaches and now the fans so focused on the ref?  Anybody have reason to think the assistant was out of position? Or have evidence to show that he made the wrong call?  If not then is time to stop the noise and move on.

As for Brathwaite's article, I don't agree with everything he says, but I can't argue with his thesis that the break down in discipline and respect for authority that we seeing in society is starting to manifest itself on the sporting field as well, at least in this instance.  I fully agree with his call for a tough stance so that this is arrested early before it further takes root.

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Re: 2013 Secondary Schools Football League Thread.
« Reply #336 on: November 13, 2013, 03:12:55 AM »
Caps look to dominate Vishnu Boys
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Carapichaima East Secondary and Chaguanas North Secondary will be seeking to confirm their spots in the final of the Coca-Cola InterCol Central Zone competition, today, when they face teams they easily dominated in both legs of league competition, earlier this season.

Three double-headers will be played today starting from 3 pm, with the Central and Tobago Zones in semifinal action, while the last two quarterfinal matches will be played in the South Zone.

Carapichaima East, the champion of the Central Zone league competition, advanced to the semifinal on a bye and will face Vishnu Boys Hindu College, in the opening match at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva.

Vishnu has had no luck against the Central powerhouse this season, with Carapichaima taking the two legs by a combined two-legged tally of 23 unanswered goals. Caps played Vishnu in Caroni away from home and won 5-0, before taking the return leg by the heaviest margin this season, 18-0, in Carapichaima.

Meanwhile, Chaguanas North, which won the zonal league title on the final day of the season before seeing a nine-point deduction for the alleged fielding of ineligible players, meets Tabaquite. Tabaquite was hardly better than Vishnu against Chaguanas North. Chaguanas North won both legs 16-0 on aggregate.

The winners of today’s double-header will meet in the final Tuesday.

In the South Zone double-header, Presentation College of San Fernando, recent winner of the BGTT First Citizens SSFL Big-Five competition, will face Senior Division winner Fyzabad Secondary for a place in the semifinal, where it will meet the winner of the second double-header clash between Shiva Boys Hindu College and Mayaro Secondary, the team which placed last in league competition.

There will also be a Tobago double-header at Shaw Park. League winner Speyside Secondary will meet Signal Hill in the second match, from 5 pm. Scarborough Secondary and Mason Hall will open the day’s action, from 3 pm.

Today’s Matches

South Zone Quarterfinals

Presentation College San Fernando v Fyzabad Secondary, 3 pm
Shiva Boys v Mayaro, Skinner Park, 5 pm

Tobago Zone Semifinals

Mason Hall v Scarborough, Shaw Park, 3 pm
Signal Hill v Speyside, Shaw Park, 5 pm

Central Zone Semifinals

Vishnu Boys v Carapichaima East, Ato Boldon Stadium, 3 pm
Chaguanas North v Tabaquite Secondary, Ato Boldon Stadium, 5 pm

Tomorrow’s Fixtures

North Zone Semifinals

St Anthony’s v East Mucurapo, Hasely Crawford Stadium, 3 pm
St Mary’s v Fatima College, Hasely Crawford Stadium, 5 pm

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Re: 2013 Secondary Schools Football League Thread.
« Reply #337 on: November 13, 2013, 07:16:07 AM »
Yuh can't rely on the reaction of the players, none of them was on the line to see the position of the ball relative to the goal line.  Hard for me to be critical of the ref, unless I'm mistaken, he consulted his assistant who indicated that the ball had crossed the line.  Nobody who has commented yet, whether here or on FB has said anything with respect to the position of the assistant, all focus has been on the ref.

I had to go back to the original article and check:

Pres cops Big-Five title, St Augustine takes girls’ equivalent.
By Andrew ...Gioannetti (Guardian).


...and while no appeals were seen from the Presentation College players for a goal as Attong seemed to be on his line, the referee took a look across to his assistant, who instead of awarding Attong a foul, judged the event as an own-goal.

Why were the St. Mary's players, coaches and now the fans so focused on the ref?  Anybody have reason to think the assistant was out of position? Or have evidence to show that he made the wrong call?  If not then is time to stop the noise and move on.

As for Brathwaite's article, I don't agree with everything he says, but I can't argue with his thesis that the break down in discipline and respect for authority that we seeing in society is starting to manifest itself on the sporting field as well, at least in this instance.  I fully agree with his call for a tough stance so that this is arrested early before it further takes root.
If you look at the AR, he immediately sprinted up the line which instantly signalled to the referee that it was a goal.  Now whether or not the AR was in position is another story but I believe that is why the ref called it a goal.
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Re: 2013 Secondary Schools Football League Thread.
« Reply #338 on: November 13, 2013, 01:12:59 PM »
If you look at the AR, he immediately sprinted up the line which instantly signalled to the referee that it was a goal.  Now whether or not the AR was in position is another story but I believe that is why the ref called it a goal.

Absolutely... he relied on his assistant.

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« Reply #339 on: November 13, 2013, 03:03:59 PM »
If you look at the AR, he immediately sprinted up the line which instantly signalled to the referee that it was a goal.  Now whether or not the AR was in position is another story but I believe that is why the ref called it a goal.

Absolutely... he relied on his assistant.
Certainly, he had to in this case.  For a ref to call that would be pretty bad... Brazil v Spain 82 or 86?  Either way, when a goal is scored the AR is supposed to sprint up the line... that signifies goal.... 
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« Reply #340 on: November 13, 2013, 05:43:56 PM »
Tobago Intercol Semi Finals

1 Mason Hall vs Scar. Sec 0
1 Speyside vs Signal Hill 1 (Speyside wins 4-3 on penalties)
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« Reply #341 on: November 13, 2013, 05:51:44 PM »
hahaha Pres now got knock out of Intercol in the south


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« Reply #342 on: November 13, 2013, 06:00:26 PM »
hahaha Pres now got knock out of Intercol in the south


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Karma not changing the Big 5 result, but for me I think it proves that sport mirrors life and in life some days you are fortunate and some days not. Some days you will win and some days you will lose. There is no guarantee that CIC will make the finals either since they have to play Fatima and then the winner of St. Anthony's and Mucurapo East. That's just the north zone.  ;D

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« Reply #343 on: November 13, 2013, 06:07:15 PM »
yea I just on Banter..hence the name...as a CIC man I glad they out though..they done get a national title off an error...hopefully someone can win the National Intercol fair and square

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« Reply #344 on: November 13, 2013, 06:16:04 PM »
You alright! I hoping Saints win national intercol. LOL!  ::)

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« Reply #345 on: November 14, 2013, 03:08:25 AM »
Fyzabad upsets Presentation 2-1.
By Jelani Beckles (Guardian).


A red card midway through the second half yesterday, changed the course of Presentation College San Fernando’s season as it was shocked 2-1 by Fyzabad Secondary in the first match of a South Zone double-header as the Coca-Cola Intercol competition continued at Skinner Park in San Fernando.

Presentation, which recently won the BGTT First Citizens Big-Five competition, was favourites against Fyzabad, who won the South Senior Division title. After Pres took an early lead in the 14th minute after a Quintal John strike, the match was turned on its head when Presentation’s Jared Gordon received his marching orders in the 67th minute after slapping the face of an opposing player.

Fyzabad took full advantage of the extra man, equalising through Phillip Felmine in the 79th minute. Fyzabad then grabbed the winner in the 82nd, when Ronaldo John found the target.

In the second match, a Levi Garcia strike was enough for Shiva Boys to advance to the semifinals, defeating Mayaro 1-0.

At the Ato Boldon Stadium, Carapichaima East continued its dominance over Vishnu Boys in the Central Zone this season, storming to a 12-0 win.

Caps won the first encounter 5-0, then followed up with a 18-0 spanking, the second time the two teams met. Simon Joseph opened his tally in the second minute and never looked back, finishing the first half with five goals (17th, 23rd, 30th, 31st). Justin Joseph scored a brace, while Akinee Henry added another to give Caps a 8-0 lead at the half.

Caps took its foot off the accelerator in the second half, scoring only four more goals as it advanced to the south finals.

In a much closer contest, Chaguanas North got much more than they bargained for, edging Tabaquite Secondary 5-4. When the teams met earlier in the season, Chaguanas won 16-0 on aggregate over two matches.

In Tobago, a ten-man Mason Hall team hung on for a 1-0 win against Scarborough. Hakeem Louis scored his team’s lone item in the 17th minute, but then received two yellow cards (43rd, 46th) in quick succession. Mason Hall showed determination, hanging on for the narrow win.

In the second match, penalties had to seperate Speyside and Signal Hill, after the teams battled to a 1-1 draw at the end of regulation time. Speyside held its nerve in the shootout, winning 4-3 to set a date with Mason Hall in the final.

RESULTS

South Zone

Fyzabad Secondary 2 (Phillip Felmin 79th, Ronaldo London 82nd) v Presentation College 1 (Quintal John 14th)

Shiva Boys 1 (Levi Garcia 64th) v Mayaro 0

Central Zone

Carapichaima East 12 (Simon Joseph 2nd, 17th, 23rd, 30th, 31st, Justin Joseph 5th, 44th, 66th, Larry Brown 46th, Joshua Enaeu 50th, Akinee Henry 3rd, Darren Thomas 86th) v Vishnu Boys 0

Chaguanas North 5 v Tabaquite Secondary 4

Tobago Zone

Mason Hall 1 (Hakeem Louis 17th) v Scarborough 0

Speyside 1 (Marcus Caesar 26th) v Signal Hill 1 (Devon Smith 40th)
-Speyside won 4-3 on penalties

North Zone Semifinals today (At Hasely Crawford Stadium)

St Anthony’s v East Mucurapo, 3 pm
St Mary’s v Fatima College, 5 pm

Fyzabad upset 10-man Presentation
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South Zone Senior Division champions Fyzabad Secondary caused a major Coca Cola InterCol upset yesterday when they came from behind to score an upset 2-1 victory over newly-crowned BG T&T/First Citizens Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) “Big Five” champions Presentation College San Fernando yesterday at Fyzabad Secondary.

Presentation ended the match with 10 players after referee Larry Gomes sent off Jared Gordon for violent conduct in the 67th minute after he slapped an opponent.

Presentation paid dearly for the player’s ejection. The Big Five champions led 1-0 in the 14th minute when Quintal John put them ahead, but with Pres down a man, Fyzabad took the initiative and scored twice in the final quarter hour. Philip Felmin scored in the 79th minute to pull Fyzabad level at 1-1 and just two minutes later Ronaldo London netted the winner.

Yesterday’s match was Presentation’s first since scoring a controversial 2-1 victory over St Mary’s College at Ato Boldon Stadium nine days ago. Yesterday, South Zone secretary Gerrard Elliot said that since their season has now ended, the Presentation player is unlikely to face disciplinary action unless he returns to school next year. Then, Gordon will have to face one-match InterCol ban.

Meanwhile, Simeon Joseph and Justin Joseph combined for eight goals, as Central league champions Carapichaima hammered Vishnu Boys Hindu College 12-0 in a Central Zone InterCol match. Simon Joseph netted five, while Justin (not related) netted three goals.

Yesterday’s InterCol Results:

South Zone

Fyzabad Sec 2 (Phillip Felmin -79th, Ronaldo London -81st) vs Presentation College Sando 1 (Quintal John-14th)

Shiva Boys 1 (Levi Garcia 64) vs Mayaro Secondary 0

Tobago Zone

Mason Hall Sec 1 (Akim Louis) vs Scarborough Sec 0

Signal Hill Sec 1 (Marcus Caesar) vs Speyside Sec 1.
Speyside won 5-3 on penalty kicks

Central Zone

Carapichaima East Sec 12 (Simon Joseph 4, 15, 20, 28, 30 Justin Joseph 7, 45, 65, Larry Brown 46, Joshua Eneau 70, Akidi Harry 79, Darren Thomas 85) vs Vishnu Boys 0

Tabaquite 4 (Kerdeem Subero 11, 25, Andre Gonzales 52, Jabari Ramkissoon 64) vs Chaguanas North 5 (Jesse Frank 3, 40, 60, 63, Shazzak Arnold 70 Own-Goal)

« Last Edit: November 14, 2013, 06:17:31 AM by Flex »
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« Reply #346 on: November 14, 2013, 05:19:06 PM »
I wouldn't lie, I really wasn't studying dis school football thread...however when ah see my old alma mater 'Inter' do it Pres, I had to be a glad-man and say something :)

Coincidentally too, just like 2 days ago I thought about Ronaldo John who score de winning corner-kick and wonder what he doing, not realizing de boy still in high school yes, his dad brought him to play wid de big fellahs in de Pville small goal when I was back home in 2012, sweet left foot:)

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« Reply #347 on: November 15, 2013, 03:00:21 AM »
Fatima, East Mucurapo enter Coca-Cola NZ Inter-Col final.
T&T Guardian Reports.


Tigers end season trophyless

Underdogs Fatima College and East Mucurapo left the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Wrightson Road, stunned yesterday when both teams secured berths into the final of the Coca-Cola North Zone InterCol competition with upset victories over league winner and Big-Five finalist St Mary’s College (2–0) and the reigning national InterCol champion, St Anthony’s College (on penalty kicks), respectively.

Marquis Hoyte hammered the final nail in St Mary’s coffin with moments remaining in the encounter, when he scored Fatima College’s second goal with a close ranged effort, in the second match of a double-header.

St Mary’s, a flat team which scraped through to the semifinal with a 1–0 win over Senior Division champion, Trinity College, days prior, barely looked dangerous against a Fatima team it had defeated twice throughout the league campaign. Kyle Lancaster opened with the first goal halfway through the first period, before his team breezed through the remainder of the contest.

The win put a resurgent Fatima College into the final against East Mucurapo Secondary, which ended the league campaign one spot above it in third.

In the day’s opening fixture, a penalty shoot-out between East Mucurapo Secondary and reigning champion St Anthony’s College was required to separate the two teams, after the semifinal ended in a 2–2 stalemate. The match, however, was far from stale as Mucurapo’s support, at the edge of their seats, breathed a sign of relief as coach Selris Figaro’s team endured a late surge from St Anthony’s before taking the match on spot kicks.

St Anthony’s came from two goals down to draw the match, before Mucurapo exacted revenge on the Tigers, which it lost to 5-0 in the last league fixture, with a 4–3 win from penalty kicks.

The result meant St Anthony’s uncharacteristically went without a trophy for the entire season. And, St Mary’s, which had much promise with its league win and runner-up finish in the Big Five competition, had to go without a cup.

St Anthony’s bad fortune began on the opening day of the season, when the Westmoorings-based team faced 2012 Big-Five champion Carapichaima East Secondary in the inaugural Ormond Gabriel Memorial Trophy. The Central Zone team won the match 5–4 in a thrilling contest, ironically at the same venue, the national stadium, back in September.

East Mucurapo prolific striker Akeem Roach gave his team a stunning two goal advantage with both efforts coming in the space of ten minutes, first in the 37th, and the second with two minutes into time added on.

St Anthony’s, hungry for silverware to please it vocal support, responded ten minutes into the second half via a penalty kick from Shaquille Long. This after Kiel Pierre was taken down in the box. With time running out, Dwayne Caliste came up big with the equalising goal in the 81st minute, to send the match to spot kicks as extra time was ruled out of the competition.

In the end, Mucurapo converted all of its chances, while Kwesi Allen (saved) and Kadeem Corbin (skied effort) rued their missed kicks.

Action continues with East and South Zone semifinal double-headers at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, and Skinner Park, San Fernando, respectively.

Results

East Mucurapo 2 (Akim Roach 37th, 45th+2) vs St Anthony’s 2 (Shaquille Long pen 56th, Dwayne Caliste 81st)
- East Mucurapo won 4-3 via kicks from the penalty mark

Fatima College 2 (Kyle Lancaster 26th, Marquis Hoyte 86th) vs St Mary’s College 0

FIXTURES

East Zone Semifinals

El Dorado West vs Arima North, Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, 3 pm
St Augustine vs Trinity East, Marvin Lee Stadium, 5 pm

South Zone Semifinals

St Benedict’s vs Princes Town, Skinner Park, San Fernando, 3 pm
Fyzabad vs Shiva Boys, Skinner Park, 5 pm

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Re: 2013 Secondary Schools Football League Thread.
« Reply #348 on: November 16, 2013, 03:07:52 AM »
St Augustine in East Inter-Col final.
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ST AUGUSTINE booked a place in the East Zonal Final of the Coca Cola Intercol yesterday, courtesy of a comfortable 4-0 whipping of Trinity East, in the second game of a semi-final double-header at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya.

Makesi Quashie put St Augustine, dubbed “the Green Machine” ahead after 22 minutes, before Aikim Andrews doubled the lead in the 65th. Trinity East’s hopes of a comeback were dashed when Ricardo John registered a pair, in the 83rd and 88th.

El Dorado West, in their first season at this level, joined St Augustine in the final after a hard-fought 4-2 win over Arima, in the earlier game at Macoya. Jesus Perez broke the deadlock for Arima in the fourth minute before El Dorado West stormed back with three goals in the space of nine minutes — Keshorn Seecharan (19th), Shawn Bovell (22nd) and Aaron Auguste (28th).

Neville Hackshaw reduced the deficit for Arima in the 65th but Seecharan sealed the deal for El Dorado West in the 75th.

In the South Zonal semi-finals, Shiva Boys and Princes Town were victorious, but in contrasting fashions.

Shiva Boys cruised past Fyzabad 3-0 in the latter of back-to-back matches at Skinner Park, San Fernando. Finding the back of the net for Shiva Boys were Levi Garcia (38th), Shaquille John (47th) and Shakeem Darius (72nd).

In the first South ‘semi’, Princes Town needed kicks from the penalty mark to defeat St Benedict’s 3-2, after the scores were locked at 0-0 at the end of regulation time.

The Zonal Finals (North, South, East, Central and Tobago) will take place next week.

The Central and Tobago matches will be staged on Monday, the South fixture is set for Wednesday while the North and East contests are carded for Thursday.

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Re: 2013 Secondary Schools Football League Thread.
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Re: 2013 Secondary Schools Football League Thread.
« Reply #350 on: November 18, 2013, 05:27:18 PM »
Tobago Intercol Final

4 Speyside vs Mason Hall 2
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Re: 2013 Secondary Schools Football League Thread.
« Reply #351 on: November 19, 2013, 05:28:37 PM »
Tobago Intercol Final

4 Speyside vs Mason Hall 2

So Speyside won both the league and Intercol??  Mason Hall was 2nd on both occasions right??
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« Reply #352 on: November 20, 2013, 03:01:13 AM »
Shiva look to keep title against P Town
By Kern De Freitas (Express).


Two schools that may not have been expected to get so far, will battle it out for South Zone Coca Cola InterCol glory and a spot in the national playoffs today when they meet from 4.15 p.m. at Skinner Park, San Fernando.

Shiva Boys Hindu College are set to defend their South InterCol title against a team that previously showed no hint of a run to the final.

For over a decade, the “Green Hornets” of Princes Town West have been unable to challenge for a spot in any national playoff; their sixth place finish out of seven South Zone teams, with just eight points from 12 encounters, promised another unremarkable season.

But their upsets of Naparima College (1-0) and St Benedict’s College (3-2 on kicks from the penalty mark) now leave Princes Town West on the fringe of a long-awaited national appearance.

At the other end of the field, Shiva Boys may not have been such a surprise package, given their consistency in the League in the previous three years, and their fierce rivalry against South’s top contenders, Presentation College.

But the Penal-based side edged lowly Mayaro Secondary 1-0 in the “quarters”, and the beat Fyzabad Secondary—who shocked ten-man “Pres” 2-1—to earn a South final return.

The odds are with Shiva Boys for today’s encounter, but as this year’s InterCol competition has shown thus far, the word “favourites” means little. St Augustine Secondary are the only zonal league winners in the zonal InterCol finals, while defending national champions St Anthony’s College had their season ended by East Mucurapo Secondary at the penalty mark.

That fact is not lost on Shiva Boys manager Sheldon Maharaj. His team had been expected to meet Pres in the South semis.

“We were looking at that. We were looking at playing Pres instead of Fyzabad at the semis,” Maharaj told the Express yesterday. “But the results in the prelims, it showed that you can’t take any team for granted in SSFL. It is decided on the day of the game despite the team (you face). You can’t think a team is easy and come at little lackadaisical. Regardless of the team we’re playing, we are going with our best.”

Maharaj admitted that his team had failed to live up to their potential with a fourth place finish in South. But he insists his team is ready to do so now and retain the South crown. Shiva plan to match P Town’s physical game.

“What we saw from Princes Town in the league and InterCol against Benedict’s, they are playing a physical game,” said Maharaj. “We know that and we‘re going out there to play physical. We expect them to come hard at us, and they are going to come hard at our strikers. We are going as hard; we want it as bad as they do.”

Shiva Boys, Princes Town in Coca-Cola final.
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Reigning Coca-Cola South Zone InterCol champion Shiva Boys Hindu College will be seeking to defend its title today when it faces underdog Princes Town, in one of the most unusual of finals this season.

Both teams, which failed to challenge for the league crown this season, will meet at Skinner Park, San Fernando, from 4 pm, with the winner taking the coveted zonal prize and a spot in next Wednesday’s National InterCol semifinals, against the East Zone champion which will be determined tomorrow.

Shiva, fourth placed finisher in the league campaign (a drop from last year’s runner-up finish) had the easier of runs en route to the final. The team opened its InterCol account last Wednesday with a narrow 1-0 win over the league’s last-placed team Mayaro Secondary, before dropping South Zone Senior Division winner Fyzabad Secondary, 3-0, in the semifinal stage two days later.

Meanwhile, Princes Town, a team which finished second from last (sixth) in the league enjoyed massive upset wins to advance to the final. Courtesy of a second-half goal from Anderson Toussaint, Princes Town stunned Naparima 1-0, in the quarterfinal, then held out to a goalless draw against league runner-up St Benedict’s in the last four stage, prior to taking a 3-2 spot-kick win.

The two finalists also met twice in league competition, with either side claiming a home win. Shiva Boys won the first leg 2-1, while Princes Town cruised to a 3-0 victory in the second meeting. Today’s winner will meet either St Augustine Secondary or El Dorado West Secondary, two teams which will contest tomorrow’s East Zone final in the first match of a double-header at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo.

Kick off it as 3.30 pm, and will be followed by the North Zone title decider between East Mucurapo Secondary and Fatima College (5.30 pm). Thus far, Speyside and Chaguanas North are into the National competition, and will meet in the only qualifier for the semifinal, next monday.

The East and South Zone clash will play on Wednesday, before the second semifinal of Friday, which will be between the North champion and the winner of the Tobago/Central Zone qualifier. The national final is scheduled for the December 2 at a venue to be determined.

Coca-Cola InterCol Fixture [Today]

South Zone Final

Shiva Boys v Princes Town, Skinner Park, San Fernando, 3pm

Tomorrow

East Zone Final

St Augustine v El Dorado West, Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, 3.30 pm

North Zone Final

East Mucurapo v Fatima College, Hasely Crawford Stadium, 5.30 pm

Monday

National Quarterfinal

Speyside Secondary (Tobago) v Chaguanas North (Central), Shaw Park, 6 pm

Wednesday

National Semifinal

Shiva Boys/Princes Town v St Augustine/El Dorado West, Venue TBD

November 29

National Semifinal

Fatima/Mucurapo v Speyside/Chaguanas, Hasely Crawford Stadium

December 3

National Final

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Re: 2013 Secondary Schools Football League Thread.
« Reply #353 on: November 20, 2013, 08:56:08 AM »
Tobago Intercol Final

4 Speyside vs Mason Hall 2

So Speyside won both the league and Intercol??  Mason Hall was 2nd on both occasions right??

Yes. Speyside did the Tobago double. Mason Hall were knocked out by Speyside in the semis last year. They were 3rd in the league this year.
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« Reply #354 on: November 20, 2013, 12:05:38 PM »
Damn, been calling for the head of the P. Town coach.   Good run, but he still should go.  Can't save your job based on a cup run.  Bring back Darko!

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« Reply #355 on: November 20, 2013, 06:00:57 PM »
Princes Town win South Intercol by defeating Shiva 1-0.
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« Reply #356 on: November 20, 2013, 09:36:52 PM »
Congratulations to my former school. Its been a while  since they have won something.

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« Reply #357 on: November 20, 2013, 09:44:59 PM »
Wait nah Fatima have a shot at north intercol?  Come on fellas, make us proud!

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« Reply #358 on: November 21, 2013, 03:11:57 AM »
Princes Town clinch South Inter-Col
By JONATHAN RAMNANANSINGH (Newsday).


A SUCCESSFULLY converted penalty from Princes Town West striker Anderson Toussaint was just enough for the boys in gold and green to be crowned champions of the Coca Cola Intercol South Zone division yesterday, as they dethroned 2012 winners Shiva Boys Hindu College 1-0 in a tightly contested encounter at Skinner Park, San Fernando.

This crucial win also propelled the persistent Princes Town West team into the Intercol semi- finals which kicks off next week. The victors started positively as Toussaint boldly announced his presence with a shot just over the crossbar in the fifth minute. Minutes later, Shiva Boys forward Levi Garcia, threatened, but had his on-target right-footed shot scooped up by the attentive goalkeeper Kevin John.

The Penal-based team continued to string a few passes together early on, but never seemed to have the finishing touch. Fifteen minutes in, a handled ball by Princes Town player Kereem Gill resulted in a yellow card. However, Garcia’s free kick attempt on goal once again fell into the safe hands of John.

In the 31st minute, a mad tussle in the Shiva Boys penalty area resulted in an unexpected hand-ball by defender Shaquille Jogie, which presented Princes Town with a golden opportunity to go ahead. Toussaint then stepped to the plate and blasted his right-footed shot into the left corner to send them 1-0 up.

The advantage saw Princes Town regain control of the remaining minutes of the first half, as Toussaint continued to pose an offensive threat. Garcia still showed glimmers of brilliance but failed to find the back of the net at the break.

Upon resumption, Shiva Boys pressed for the much-needed equaliser. Preventing their advance however, was a strong defensive line. As the second-half trickled along, it was visible that the wavy and slippery Skinner Park turf proved to be a player hindrance. Both teams began substituting players, as Shiva tactically tried for the equaliser, while Princes Town pressed further for a two-goal advantage.

With approximately 15 minutes to go of normal time, Shiva Boys was dealt a devastating blow as their star defender, Jogie, was handed his second yellow card of the match for a trailing elbow on Kiel Rebiero.

In the dying minutes, Toussaint found space in the box, but could only head wide of the mark. A determined Shiva Boys continued to press as the Princes Town defence seemed to tire as the clocked winded down.

Anticipation built in the stands as the Princes Town West posse chanted “Victory Victory” and called on the referee to blow off the game. With three minutes added on, relief would come to the Princes Town camp at the end, as students and supporters stormed the pitch in celebration of a somewhat tame South Zone Intercol final win.

Princes Town dethrone South Inter-Col champs
By Kern De Freitas (Express).


Princes Town West Secondary’s fairytale run in Coca Cola InterCol will continue after they pulled off a 1-0 victory over Shiva Boys at Skinner Park, San Fernando yesterday to dethrone the South Zone champions.

The team in green and gold whisked the South title back to Princes Town in a display that gained few points for its aesthetic value, but silverware for its effectiveness.

A first half penalty, a little luck and a lot of dogged defending got them there, and left P Town celebrating after the Skinner Park lights were turned off.

Though it was neither the contest nor the half-time score one would have expected in the South Zone final, P Town defied both odds with a mixture of stout defending and urgent counter attacking.

They created more of the first half chances, and threw numbers behind the ball when required to defend. In front of goal they were little more than shy, unable to convert their chances.

As defending champions, Shiva Boys would have been disappointed with their showing. They were better technically but not as desperate as their opponents.

But it took a Shiva Boys gift to get P Town ahead from the penalty spot, Anderson Toussaint burying his shot past Nicholson Gordon in Shiva Boys’ goal in the 31st.

Try as they might, the Penal Boys could find no redemption before the break.

Twice in the first five minutes Shiva Boys came close, but a miss and the intervention of goalkeeper Kevin John kept Princes Town West ahead.

Again P Town got better chances that they failed to finish, and Atiba Marshall was even booked for diving.
Shaquille Jogie put in a cross that would have been deadly if any Shiva Boys teammate was there to finish. He turned villain in the 77th, being sent off for an elbow on Kiel Ribeiro as he collected a second yellow card.

It made it easier for P Town to see out the final minutes for the South title and a place in the national InterCol, even after Keon La Rode wasted a one-on-one with Gordon late on.

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Re: 2013 Secondary Schools Football League Thread.
« Reply #359 on: November 21, 2013, 03:40:24 AM »
Wait nah Fatima have a shot at north intercol?  Come on fellas, make us proud!

I and all surprised. These are two teams who in theory should not have made it to the finals.
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