Month: August 2023

Parham Super League Semi-Finals set for Tomorrow

The first of it’s kind Parham Super League will continue tomorrow, August 31st, 2023 at the Parham playing field.

The league, comprising of all premier division clubs, displayed signs of what’s to come in the upcoming season as teams work towards fitness, style of play and the overall cohesion of their respective teams.

Pigotts Sports Club, after topping Group A with 7pts, followed by Parham on 3pts, will advance to the semi-finals, both teams are yet to suffer a loss in the competition. Group B was lead by Sap FC on 9pts with a plus 12 goal difference, they are followed by Greenbay Hoppers FC on 6pts after three group games.

The semi-finals will see Pigotts take on Greenbay Hoppers at 6pm, followed by Parham vs Sap at 7:30, all games playing at the Parham football field.

Group winners will receive $500 each, $1,000 for winners of each semifinal game and $2,000 will go to the winner of the finals.

The competition is sponsored by Eastboys Promotions, LWT Shipping Limited and Football Profile268.

Young Benna Girls Shine yet Again in CFU Girls’ Challenge Series

Antigua & Barbuda 5   vs   0   Barbados

St. Johns, ANTIGUA        22nd  August, 2023 – Days after playing to a draw, host Antigua & Barbuda faced Barbados for again in Tief II Group A playin the 2023 edition of the CFU Challenge Series Girl u14. But that’s were the similarities end as the host produced a sensational performance to blank their opponent 5-0

With Keitonya Skepple coming off scoring four goals the day before, the young forward was again leading the line and her forceful running resulted in her being brought down illegally in the penalty area early in the match.  Iressiea Allen converted the kick from the spot to give her team a 10 minute lead. Skepple almost doubled her teams lead six minutes later, but a break save from Ukayla Dallaway smother the in rushing forward.

Skepple was again causing Barbados some discomfort, high pressing first the win a corner kick for her team and illisiting a save from Dallaway in the short corner.  It was that second corner that resulted in the host being awarded a second penalty kick, this time for a handball in the area.  Karmiella Hughes did the honours in 22’ sending her spot kick to the left of Dallaway into the roof of the net.

 

The Benna Girls were truly flying and Skepple joined in on the fun.  Out muscling both center backs, the hosts’ leading goal scorer added to her tally unleashing a powerful right footed shot to lift her team to a 3 goal lead at the break.

Chasing the game now and needing a goal to get back into the contest Barbados rang in changes at the start of the second stanza and committed bodies forward in an attempt to get on the scoreboard.  Gabrielle Birmingham had the Trudebts best chance in the 40’ but saw her effort float agonizingly over the crossbar.

Things were about to get worse for Barbados, being reduced to 10 players after skipper Taryn Sutherland committed her second bookable offense in the 50’.   Salt was rubbed in the proverbial wound as Skepple’s ensuing free kick was turned in by a Bajan defender to make it 4-0 to the host.

Substitute Anesa Liburd should have added to the total moments after coming on in the 60’, but her effort after an Allen cross was saved by Dallaway.  Latoya Williams got her name on the scoresheet three minutes from time with a firmly struck shot to make it another five goal game for Antigua & Barbuda.

 

Benna Girls Grab BIG win in CFU U14 Challenge Series

Antigua & Barbuda 6- 0 Bonaire

St. Johns, Antigua. (21st August, 2023)

A goal haul by forward Keitonya Skepple led host Antigua & Barbuda to a huge win over Bonaire in Group B Tier II action in the CFU Challenge Series U14 Girls.  Playing at the ABFA Technical Center, the host romped to a 6-0 triumph over the Dutch counterparts.

With speedy winger Rolesha Humphreys out of the starting lineup, it was left to Skepple to lead the line and lead the line she did.  The powerful forward was on the score sheet as early as the 11 minute as she raced onto a defense splitting pass by Aliyah London to send a firmly struck right footed shot past Rudzayrima Dorothea in goal.

Bonaire mounted an almost immediate response through Genisha Piar Cornelia with two shots in quick succession, the second of which required a diving save by Serenity Colborne to preserve her team’s lead.  The lead was doubled soon after courtesy of an own goal.  A Nafisa Quashie crossing the 21st minute, took a deflection to wrong foot Dorothea and give the host a two goal advantage. With Quashie pulling the strings in midfield a third goal was always on the cards and it came seven minutes later.  Quashie played Skepple through with a well placed and well weighted ball and the forward’s well placed left-footed effort nestled in the bottom right hand corner.

Despite the scoreline, the girls from the ABC Islands managed to muster some decent foreys in their opponent’s half.  Cornelia and Geraldine Alberto tried to push their markers back, carving out a decent half chance for Charlotte van Loo , but a timely intervention by skipper Denovis Jarvis thwarted Bonaire’s best chance of the half.  Skepple almost added to her tally in first half stoppage time but lifted her effort over the crossbar moments before the interval.  The halftime whistle came soon after to the relief of Bonaire, the host enjoying a 3 goal cushion.

Antigua & Barbuda came flying out of the gates on resumption and Quashie was rewarded for her industry in the 36’.  After some slick build up, the diminutive player saw her initial shot carom off the upright, but made no mistake with the rebound putting the host nation four goals to the good. Skepple completed her hattrick four minutes later in the 40’ after Iressiea Allen picked her out with a cross to the back post.

Meanwhile, Bonaire continued to plug away and the introduction of trio, Latoya Willems, Q’sheantely Martines and Eleesha den Boef briefly stymied the Benny Girls’ offensive.  That reprisal was short lived however, as Skepple capped off her scoring with her best effort of the match. Collecting calmly just inside the penalty area, she skillfully chip substitute goalkeeper Simone Sint Jago making 6-0 to the host.

Bonaire, commendably, continued to search for a consolation goal and Alberto forced her way between both center backs but Colborne was well positioned to preserve the clean sheet.   It was 6-0 at the end of regulation, taking Antigua & Barbuda to 4 points, level with Bonaire and still with a possibility of advancing to the knockout stage.

Benna Girls Get First Point against Barbados

St. Johns, ANTIGUA        19th August, 2023

It was honours even at ABFA Technical Center between host Antigua & Barbuda and Barbados on match day 2 of the CFU Challenge Series u14 Girls. Playing in the final match of the day, the teams battled to a 1-1 draw.

Antigua & Barbuda coming off of a two goal loss in their opening match looked to turn their fortunes around by coming out on the offensive. Their determination was rewarded as early as the 2nd minute of play through a Nadia’s Quashie conversion.  Pacey winger Rolesha Humphrey was brought down just outside the penalty area and the diminutive forward got onto the end of a well delivered cross by Aliyah London.

The host continued to attack Barbados in wide areas with purposeful running by Humphrey and Keitonya Skepple. Barbados looked to stem the tide through enterprising play by Jadae’ Lorde and Janiyah Nurse in midfield.  It was Nurse who got the first attempt on goal for her team, with only a spectacular save from Alyssa Laviscount denying the equalizer from close range in the 14’.  Antigua & Barbuda could have extended their lead a few minutes later but the final pass was out of reach of Quasie after some good build up play by Antigua & Barbuda.

The equalizer did come for Barbados not too long after. Laviscount got her finger tips to a teasing cross from the left side but could only manage to put the ball into the path of Lorde who made no mistake in scoring her second goal in as many matches.  The response was almost immediate from the host and it was Humphreys again causing Barbados some nerves, but her shot from close range went wide. Both teams went into the break tied at one goal each.

On resumption, Barbados looked to carry the attack to Antigua & Barbuda and Laviscount was called into action to keep Barbados at bay, twice picking off dangerous crosses early in the second half. The introduction of Iressiea Allen brought some energy to the host and she came close to restoring her team’s advantage in the 48’, but her lobbed attempt went narrowly over the crossbar, much to the relief of the Bajan contingent. Allen continued to use her pace and skill to try to unsettle the Bajan defense looking to combine with Quashie and Humphreys while Skepple continued to battle in wide areas, unfortunately a few half chances failed to materialize.

Lorde thought she had given her team the win 3 minutes from the end of the match when she skillfully created some space at the top of the penalty area but shot straight to substitute custodian Serenity Colbourne.  Four added minutes provided the opportunity for the host to grab the winner but Allen had her shot inside the penalty area charged down, some dogged defending by Barbados to snuff out the goal scoring chance.

As the dust settled on match day 2, a point took Barbados 4 points and top of the Group B in Tier II, while Antigua & Barbuda got off the mark.

 
 
 

Benna Girls Lose Group Opener at home to Bermuda

St. John’s, Antigua (August 18, 2023), In the Tier II, Group B match, Bermuda defeated Antigua and Barbuda 2-0 while playing at ABFA Technical Center.

 
The match started with great intensity with end to end action causing the spectators to be on their toes. Rolesha Humphreys of Antigua and Barbuda attempted to open the scoring in the 2nd minute but was saved by the alert keeper of Bermuda Semaj Baisden-Scott. Another shot was saved by Baisden- Scott in the 11th minute after a strike from Keitonya Skepple of the Benna Girls.

 

The deadlock was broken in the 18th minute with a brilliant strike by Cayli Dowling which eluded the fingers of Antigua and Barbuda’s custodian Alyssa Laviscount. The lead was extended in the 31st minute by an Avery Taylor strike. 
 
At the interval, Antigua and Barbuda were trailing Bermuda 2-0.
 
On the resumption of this intense encounter, the Benna Girls came out determined to get on the scoreboard but it was the brilliant defending of Miyari Trott and the wittiness of the goalkeeper that kept them at bay. The end to end action continued which resulted in a goalless second half.
 
Both teams displayed resilience and determination but it was the girls of Bermuda that came out victorious over Benna Girls with two first half goals.

 

 

SCIENCE UP DESTROYED ALLEY, GREEN CITY GRAB ANOTHER WIN

Green City FC grabbed their second win in a row and Science Up bounced back from a first game loss to destroy Alley in the Jennings Ebenezer Community Sports Club (JECSC) on Wednesday.

Green City, getting their second win in as many matches, emerged with a narrow victory over former first division competitors, Bolans FC by 1-0. Carlson Warner was on target for City.


Alley suffered their second loss in as many games, losing 3-1 to Demolition and now being demoralized by Science Up.

Science Up bounced back in fantastic fashion after a first game loss to Green City. They put eight (8) pass Alley on Wednesday night, the highest scoring game of the competition thus far.

Devonte Benjamin and Jean-Pierre Williams each enjoyed a hat-trick in the goal fest. Barrington Blake and Andy Watts each added a single strike in the encounter. In their next match-ups, Science Up will face strong opponents Demolition and Alley will face off with Bolans.

The league continues with matches today and onwards, starting from 5pm.

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DEMOLITION AND GREEN CITY GRAB WINS TO KICK OFF JECSC LEAGUE

Green City FC and Demolition off to good start in the Jennings Ebenezer Community Sports Club (JECSC) on Monday.

Green City ran out 3-1 winners over Science Up. Nathan Smith, Range Williams and Joylan Sinclair all got on the scoresheet for the Bendals team. Galloway got the consolation goal for Science Up.

Demolition also enjoyed a 3-1 victory over their opponents Alley.

Kemon Samuel with a lone strike and Rakeem Henry with the brace sealed the deal for Demolition while Kittanna Thomas had the single goal for Alley.

The league continues with matches today and onwards, starting from 5pm.

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SAP trounce Ghetto Youth in Jennings Community Football League

In the Jennings Ebernezer Community Sports Club (JECSC) football league,  Sap FC trounced opponents Ghetto Youth 5-0.Playing in the first of a double header on Tuesday, 14 August 2023, the premier league outfit enjoyed a comfortable win.

Tejano Jarvis got a hat-trick in the contest, Tyrique Tonge and Danny Martin added a goal each to finish off the onslaught.

Francois Joseph was the hero for the Boyz from Brazil after grabbing the lone goal and the winner against Jennings United in the feature game of the evening.