Keron “Ballpest” Cummings opened his North East Stars account yesterday with a spanking double at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva as the Sangre Grande-based club advanced to the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield semifinal with a 2-1 win over Police FC. Cummings scored with a powerful strike in the second …
Read More »Adams stars as Civic penalises Defence Force; Central clobbers Caledonia
Point Fortin Civic stand-in goalkeeper Akini Adams stole the spotlight last night as his club advanced to the semifinal of the 2014 Lucozade Sport Goal Shield competition after a 4-3 penalty shoot win over Defence Force at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. Just three days earlier, Defence Force roared …
Read More »Jabloteh cruises past Rangers in Lucozade Sport opener
Two well taken goals by Jean-Luc Rochford and Micah Lewis paced San Juan Jabloteh to a comfortable 2-0 win over St Ann’s Rangers this afternoon in a Lucozade Sport Goal Shield qualifier at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. Jabloteh will now face defending Shield champion club, DIRECTV W Connection, …
Read More »The empire strikes back; Defence Force nears CFU place
Defence Force substitute Balondemu Julius scored his most important goal of the season on Tuesday night as the reigning Pro League champion club, Defence Force, roared back from two goals down to edge Point Fortin Civic 3-2 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. The result pushed the “Teteron Boys” …
Read More »Corneal quits Warriors; TTFA confirms technical director’s exit
Local football received another shock yesterday when Anton Corneal, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) technical director, quit his post amidst unpaid debts and a perceived lack of respect from within the association. Corneal, who accepted a four-year contract to arrest the decline in the local game in 2012, …
Read More »Civic Coop; Connection stumbles again while D/Force downs Stars
At approximately 9.47 pm last night, Sean Cooper whipped off his shirt in the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva and sprinted towards hundreds of prancing supporters in the covered stands. His teammates and coach caught up with him just before he reached the stairs and lifted him off his feet with …
Read More »Ex-TTFA coach ponders youth football return despite ‘sexting’ schoolboy scandal
Terrence Marcelle, a former Pleasantville Secondary and Trinidad and Tobago national youth team football coach, has a passion for developing youths and the qualifications to place him in the top echelons of local coaches in that field. However, Marcelle’s past indiscretion with a schoolboy is threatening to derail his effort …
Read More »Fresh referee ruckus: Connection holds Stars; Central downs Civic
Pro League referees again found themselves under fire last night as the top four teams clashed in a double header at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva. Present leader, DIRECTV W Connection came from behind to claim a 1-1 draw against North East Stars in a hotly contested affair while Central …
Read More »Caledonia whips Haitians; D/Force loses in CFU tourney
Trinidad and Tobago Pro League outfit Caledonia AIA shook off its miserable domestic form and the recent departures of several key players to whip host team Association Sportive de Mirebalais 3-0 in its 2014 Caribbean Club Championship Group 2 opener yesterday in Haiti. The “Eastern Stallions”, who recently exported versatile …
Read More »Bateau out: Rangers return to Streete for rest of season
Bottom placed Pro League club St Ann’s Rangers parted ways with head coach Gilbert Bateau today—on the International Day of Happiness—and is set to finish the season with former boss Anthony Streete. Streete, who steered Club Sando to second place in the 2013/14 Super League, has accepted the job until …
Read More »Connection romps past ‘shorthanded’ Jabloteh; Civic edges Rangers
Pro League leader DIRECTV W Connection rebounded from last week’s derby defeat tonight with a comfortable 4-0 triumph over San Juan Jabloteh at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, which stretched its lead atop the table to a daunting eight points. Jabloteh sat deep throughout yet created its fair share …
Read More »Defence Force stuns Civic; Pt Fortin loses 8-game unbeaten streak
Point Fortin Civic’s eight match Pro League unbeaten streak came to an end at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva this evening as the newly promoted team lost 1-0 to defending champion Defence Force. The result saw Civic concede ground at the top of the table as the team from deep …
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