FC Santa Rosa jumped to fourth spot in Division One of the Ascension Invitational Tournament last night after defeating Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) rivals Guaya United by a 3-1 margin at the Arima Velodrome. When the ‘Big Cannons’ of Santa Rosa and Guaya meet—both have rotated the TTSL …
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Defending Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) champions Guaya United failed to make ground on table toppers Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) as they played to an intriguing 1-1 draw with RSSR at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last evening. Five points separates Guaya from QPCC (21 points), who themselves played …
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If yesterday’s Pro League clash between DIRECTV W Connection and Japs North East Stars was a boxing contest, then Stars coach Ross Russell would have been forgiven for tossing a towel into the ring within the opening 31 minutes at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. That would have been …
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Former Defence Force coach and two-time Pro League champion, Ross Russell, lasted just under five months as head coach at Central FC. Wired868 understands Russell, a former Trinidad and Tobago stand-out goalkeeper and national youth team coach, was fired within an hour of last night’s 1-0 Pro League defeat to …
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“I’m a very confident person,” San Juan goalkeeper Shane Mattis told Wired868. “I know that anytime I touch the pitch, you have to come good to score against me.” Shane Mattis, Jabloteh’s 34-year-old Jamaica-born goalkeeper, has been playing football since he was seven. He spent much of his adult life in Trinidad where …
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“I have to thank the Man above for helping us with this victory,” said San Juan Jabloteh coach Keith Jeffrey, as he toasted his club’s Toyota Classic Cup title at the Ato Boldon Stadium last night. It took penalties to part Jabloteh from Point Fortin Civic in an exciting finale …
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Fans ought not to be surprised if next week’s First Citizens Cup final between Central FC and North East Stars is decided from a penalty shootout as both teams progressed via that route last evening. Central overcame Police FC 3-1, after three penalty saves from Trinidad and Tobago and Central …
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National Security Minister and ex-Defence Force captain Gary Griffith provoked inter-island tension again this week with an undiplomatic reference to Jamaicans living illegally in Trinidad and Tobago. There might have been revenge of sorts at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya tonight as San Juan Jabloteh, with five Jamaicans in …
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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 …
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Twenty-two year old Shahdon Winchester lit up a drab top of the table clash at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last night as Digicel Pro League leader, DIRECTV W Connection, stormed a whopping 15 points clear of the pack with a 2-0 win over second place North East Stars. Winchester, who …
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Newly crowned domestic champions Defence Force signed off on the 2012/13 Digicel Pro League season last night with an emphatic 4-0 win over T&TEC FC at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya. Two goals in each half saw the army/coast guard combination ease past the table proppers in a lopsided fixture …
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