St Benedict’s College moved within five points of SSFL Premier Division leaders, Naparima College, yesterday after a 1-1 draw with Fatima College in an intriguing fixture at the Fatima College grounds on Mucurapo Road. Naparima, who are the defending champions, tasted defeat for the first time yesterday as they lost …
Read More »This week in football: Wired868’s calendar of events for Sep 28-Oct 4
The following are this week’s fixtures for the various Trinidad and Tobago football competitions covered by Wired868: Tuesday October 29 (CNG NSL Championship Division) UTT v Edinburgh 500 FC, 6 pm, UTT, O’Meara, Arima; QPCC v Petit Valley United, 6 pm, Queen’s Park Oval; Barrackpore Utd v X/Foods Chaguanas FC, …
Read More »SSFL: Regrouping Tigers pounce on struggling Trinity Hawks
St Anthony’s College produced an inspired second half performance yesterday afternoon to notch a 2-nil win over Trinity College East in a clash of two struggling SSFL Premier Division teams. Goals by substitute Shem Clauzel and winger Kathon St Hillaire were enough for St Anthony’s first home win this year …
Read More »Berkeley thwarts Jorsling; Rangers and “Army” share opening day spoils
TT Pro League all-time leading goal scorer Devorn Jorsling failed to convert a second half penalty as Defence Force was held 1-1 by St Ann’s Rangers at the Hasely Crawford Stadium yesterday in the first competitive match of the 2015/16 season. St Ann’s Rangers goalkeeper Stefan Berkeley, who followed new …
Read More »San Juan’s Catch-22: Sam clincher ensures no escape for Fatima
A 90th minute goal by Brent Sam ensured that San Juan North Secondary edged Fatima College yesterday to record its first home win of the SSFL Premier Division season and jump to fifth in the 15-team standings. Sam’s ruthless left-footed winner was his second of the evening and enough to …
Read More »This week in football: Wired868’s calendar of events for Sep 21-27
The following are this week’s fixtures for the various Trinidad and Tobago football competitions covered by Wired868: Tuesday September 22 (CONCACAF Champions League) DIRECTV W Connection v Santos Laguna, 8 pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium; (CNG National Super League Championship) Saddle Hill Hotspur v Barrackpore Utd, 4.15 pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium …
Read More »Last gasp Dass leaves CIC breathless; Naps win again to stay perfect
“The result is a cruel one for the boys and the team,” said St Mary’s College coach Ryan Shim yesterday afternoon. “But I think at the end of the day we did not do enough to win and Naparima did.” The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division is in …
Read More »SSFL: Naps hold off 10-man San Juan to keep up with front runners
Second half strikes by Shane Sandy and substitute Shobal Celestin ensured that reigning SSFL Premier Division champions Naparima College defeated 10-man San Juan North 3-1 and kept with pace with front runners St Mary’s College and Shiva Boys Hindu College. All three schools have a maximum of nine points from …
Read More »NSL: QPCC overcome refereeing clanger to edge Malabar 2-1
Coaches and players raging at match officials is nothing new in football at any level. But when the infuriated team is the one that won the match, something more than the mortar is in the pestle. The Queen’s Park Cricket Club football team left the D’Abadie Recreational Ground with all …
Read More »This week in football: Wired868’s calendar of events
The CNG National Super League’s Premiership Division clash between Guaya United and Defence Force FC will take place at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium’s training ground, rather than the Hasely Crawford Stadium. The following are the remaining fixtures this week from the various Trinidad and Tobago football competitions covered by Wired868: Saturday September …
Read More »SSFL: Yes they can; Shiva Boys snatch three points away to Fatima
Reigning Premier Division champion school, Naparima College, and challenger, St Mary’s College, took the plaudits on Round Two of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) on Saturday evening. But, on Mucurapo Road, the less-heralded Shiva Boys Hindu College continued its own quiet campaign with a second successive win for the …
Read More »SSFL: Sam subdued as St Anthony’s stings San Juan North
There are unlikely to be many tougher venues than Bourg Mulatresse for visiting Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) outfits this season. In that context, the “Westmoorings Tigers” should be ecstatic by their first outing of the 2015 Premier Division competition as St Anthony’s College edged hosts San Juan North Secondary …
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