Caledonia AIA served notice of their true potential yesterday evening with a surprise 3-1 win over QPCC – City FC in NLCL U19 Community Cup action at the Hasely Crawford Training Ground. City FC started the day on top of Group A, coming off a 6-1 demolition of defending champions …
Read More »NLCL: Easy does it ; Miller and Soccer Made Simple make light work of Cox FA to take crown
They made football look simple and they are now TT$7,000 richer. On Monday evening, at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, the Arouca/Trincity-based Soccer Made Simple (SMS) team copped the Next Level Consultant Ltd (NLCL) Under-19 Community Cup as they strolled to a 4–1 win over their southern counterparts Cox …
Read More »NLCL confirm “substantial” fines but no additional suspensions, as U-19 tournament heads to finale
The NLCL Under-19 Community Cup organising committee announced that “substantial” fines have been levied against youth clubs Cox Football Academy and Cantaro United FC, after the role in a brawl during last week’s semifinals at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. However, neither the organising committee nor the Trinidad and …
Read More »Cox FA fight their way past Cantaro in NLCL brawl, SMS’ ‘Killer Miller’ clips Eagles’ wings
The semifinals of the Next Level Consultant Ltd (NLCL) Under-19 Community Cup were marred by an ugly brawl in the second contest played at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva yesterday, with a total of five players being sent off by referee Ashton Benjamin in a contest which ultimately saw …
Read More »TT$15,000 plus silverware at stake as NLCL U-19 Cup semis kicks off on Sun 12 June
The NLCL Under-19 Community Cup enters its semifinal phase on Sunday 12 June with four teams still standing: Soccer Made Simple FC from Arouca/ Trincity, Eagles FC from Tobago, Cox Football Academy from Palo Seco, and Cantaro United FC from Santa Cruz. At stake is TT$7,000 plus a championship trophy …
Read More »NLCL round-up: Seismic results cause late shuffles as U-19 teams book quarterfinal spots
It’s all set now—but it went all the way to the wire! The NLCL U19 Community Cup group stage which kicked off on April 24 with twelve teams in Trinidad and on May 8 with four teams in Tobago finally ended last night. And in all three groups, the final …
Read More »NLCL 2022: ‘Rodrygo’ Bubba helps Cantaro stage Real comeback but Malabar still into quarters
In the semifinals of this season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL), 13-time winners Real Madrid got a pair of stoppage-time goals from Brazilian substitute Rodrygo, contriving to earn an epic extra-time win against Manchester City and move on to this weekend’s finals. With no Rodrygos or Karim Benzemas around last night …
Read More »NLCL 2022: Malabar throw Shade at Cantaro Utd; Gasparillo Youths leapfrog Moruga FC
Malabar Young Stars ace forward Jorel ‘J-Boy’ Grant had an off evening yesterday at the George Boyce Recreation Ground on the Arima Old Road. Cantaro United playmaker Nathaniel ‘Bubba’ Perouse skipped the affair altogether in a literal sense. And with neither player in the thick of things, the top-of-the-table NLCL …
Read More »Lights out at the Velodrome! Police intervention thwarts Malabar in NLCL U-19 clash with leaders, SMS
Malabar Young Stars were leading Soccer Made Simple 3-1 in the 83rd minute of their Next Level Consultant Ltd (NLCL) Under-19 Community Cup match at the Arima Velodrome when a police officer strolled on to the field and ordered referee Oswald Samuel to instantly blow off the game. Less than …
Read More »‘Bubba’, ‘Papa’ bring Santa Cruz joy as Cantaro Utd see off Trendsetter in 5-goal NLCL Community Cup thriller
Introducing ‘Bubba’ and ‘Papa’. The combination of nicknames might sound like the makings of a sitcom or a witty cartoon show. But last night in Cantaro Village in Santa Cruz, the two young men with those nicknames strained their last sinew to ensure that home team Cantaro United got a …
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