Month: July 2024

OLD STAGERS BOOK FINALS PLACE IN ALL SAINTS COMMUNITY LEAGUE

What a time to be alive !!

History continues to be made in the All Saints Community League,Old Stagers booked their spot into the finals of the league for the first time in the team’s existence.

While the named says “Old Stagers” the team is comprised of some household names in the football fraternity with the likes of Tomorley “Ziggy” Thomas, Randolph “Etty” Burton, Kieth Kelly, Juwan “Pampy” Roberts and Javorn “Bozo” Stevens, just to name a few.

Playing against an equally start studded line-up in former league champions and currently the longest serving team in the league, El Hombre, boast popular names of their own like Gason “Bubbla” Gregory, Kendukar “Dukes” Challenger, Raheem Deterville, Vashami “3Boss” Allen, Roneba Cordice and even D’Andre Bishop.

Stars among stars was in full effect in the lone encounter of the evening, while El Hombre saw the majority of the chances, they couldn’t seem to find the back of the net, being wasteful to say the least. The half chances that were presented to Old Stagers were dealt with beautifully my young national U20 goalkeeper Meyer Bailey, stopping Old Stagers’ best chance after a Juwan Roberts’ header from a corner was gold-bound.

With the game ending 0-0 at regulation time, penalty kicks would be the deciding factor in an intense match up with tempers only flaring between fans of both teams but in all good spirit of the game.

In the best of five kicks, the goal keepers Ezard “Hollis” Simon (Old stagers) and Mayer Bailey ( El Hombre) were the centre of attraction. They showed heart and experience mixed with good judgement in the impressive shootout. Bailey came up with two brilliant saves out of the five he faced while Simon saved two and the other eluding the goal post entirely. Ultimately. it was Swetes Fc’s midfielder Juwan Roberts’ last penalty that brought it home for Old Stagers.

Old Stagers ended up victors 3-2 and now wait in the finals lounge on either Police or 5 Star kitchen and that match plays tonight at Mc Pond 7:30pm.

ARGENTINA AND SWITZERLAND PICK UP MUCH NEEDED WINS IN SMALL GOAL WORLD CUP

The Small Goal World Cup continued at The Garden yesterday, 3rd July with the customary double-header. Argentina made light work of a struggling Netherlands team, defeating them 4-0 in the first encounter.

English Harbour’s target man in the ABFA’s Second division Oshane Blackwood got his name on the scoresheet and three other goals came from unfamiliar faces in the likes of Jahfique Hodge, Tyrique Francis and Kymani Francis to give Argentina a comfortable victory of the young Netherlands team.

In the second encounter, Switzerland left it until near the end to grab the winner over Spain by a 1-0 margin. Swetes FC’s forward Shalon Knight gave his team a much-needed boost towards the quarter-finals round of the competition.  

Switzerland and Spain are both on 4 points with Spain boasting a superior goal difference (2) and are in 3rd in the standings and Switzerland sits in 4th. Four (4) teams will move on to the quarter-final round after the completion of the group stage.

GERMANY SNATCH LATE WINNER AGAINST STRUGGLING PORTUGAL IN SMALL GOAL WORLD CUP

In the feature match last evening, both teams were in search of their first win in the Small Goal World Cup. The young and robust Fresh and Easy Supermarket Germany, coached by Lorraine Charles and managed by Ether “Manage” Anthony faced off against Portugal in an evenly contested matchup.

Germany entered the match with one point after holding off France to a 0-0 draw on Sunday. Portugal were winless in their first two showings, going down 4-1 to Senegal and 1-0 to Italy.

In the feature match that was filled with half chances and a scoreless first half, it was Jaden Joseph for Germany who would eventually break the deadlock in the second half with a composed finish into the back of the net. 

His late strike sent the crowd into an uproar after they were knocking on the door with every wave of attack toward the Portugal goal. The win will secure Germany’s playoff spot and send Portugal crashing out with one game still left to play for pride.

ITALY DEFEATED SENEGAL TO GO TO THE TOP OF GROUP B IN THE SMALL GOAL WORLD CUP

In the sternly contested match between Italy and Senegal in the first encounter of a doubleheader in the Denfield “Tody” Thomas Memorial League in Table Hill Gardens, Senegal was handed their first defeat of the tournament.

The tournament this year was dubbed the “ SMALL GOAL WORLD CUP” where teams had to choose names of countries to represent and Table Hill Gardens was renamed ” The Garden” as the venue for the matches.

Senegal came into the match undefeated after making light work of France and Portugal in their first two encounters, defeating both teams by a 4-1 margin with Ngozie Harvey and Akeem Weekes leading the line. Italy coming off of the heels of a 1-0 win over Portugal where poised to upset the  African nation.

All Saints United midfielder Tiquan Isaac broke the deadlock and handed his team the lead within the first half. Italy would double their lead after substitute Rodney Lawrence was introduced in the second half as he made his first appearance for the season.

Ngozie Harvey pulled one back for Senegal to give them what resembled a lifeline back into the game but it was Lawrence once again to extend his team’s lead and secure the victory for Italy and a first taste of defeat for Senegal. 

Italy complete their round of matches with an accumulation of 9 points from four matches, losing once with a plus two (2) goal difference. Senegal with one game remaining against  Fresh and Easy Supermarket Germany on Thursday to try and top Group B.

All Saints League’s return welcomed

The absence of a once anticipated pre-season league for footballers near and far had placed a damper effect on the vibrant community of All Saints Village.

This year the league would make its return with the high expectations of years before where local superstars and local Legends of the game were made.

League organizers Lemuel Ralph, Nick Fenton, and Wayne Phillip made it their business to give the community what they were longing for. The return of the country’s most exciting league would finally make its return.

Twelve (12) teams, separated into two groups of six (6)are currently vying to be named All Saints League champions 2024. Group A consists of Old Stagers, Police, Young Warriors, Stoneville, and All Saints United. Group B consists of El Hombre, 5 Star Kitchen, Strike Force, Fundamentals, and Yorkshire.

The league is played nightly with double headers starting from 6 pm and is heavily supported by the scores of supporters who come to see good football and have a bite to eat from the neighboring hot spot, Sideview Bar and Grill, famously known as Tasha’s Bar and not forgetting the satisfying of one’s sweet tooth at Melts Ice Cream, the home of the rolled ice cream, where you can customize your ice cream to your liking.

The league is sponsored by Sideview Bar and Grill, Melts, Football Profile 268, All Saints United FC, Hon. Jamale Pringle, Cut Master Lawn Care, MVS Machine Shop and LD Distributors

Grenades name training squad ahead of the Club Shield Championships

The former ABFA Premier Division Champions, Grenades FC would have had time to lick their wounds and recover from an unexpected ending of the 2023/24  premiere league season. 

Their chances of a repeat championship were dashed in the final two weeks of the competition, allowing All Saints Utd and coach Schyan Jeffers to lift their first premier division title.

After some months, Grenades would have had time to see where things went wrong and fix the pieces that needed to be fixed, in whatever department that may be.

Upon the release of the training squad, there was a notable absentee to the coaching staff, as it seems that Grenades would seek to return former coach Derrick “Pretty Boy” Edwards to lead the team into familiar territory and ultimately part ways with coach Lenny Hewlett.

The men from round south will do battle against Guyanese powerhouse Guyana Defense Force FC in the preliminary stages of the competition on July 26th at the Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium in Curacao, 5:30 pm local time.

The competition will be using a Knock-out format, therefore, Grenades must win to move on to the next round of the competition. A total of three wins will see them play in the finals set for August 4th, 2024.

The training squad comprises of the following names:

Brent Parker

Glendon Ferdinand

Zaheim Joseph

Zaieem Scott

Shafeeq Joseph

Tony Sanchez

Iteba Baltimore

Rick Gordon

Carl Osbourne

Sherman Augustin

Luis Enrique Ciudad

Tazieo Williamson

Barrington Blake

Deonjay Brown

Rakeem Henry

Dejari Shephard

Vashami Allen

Keanu Barrett

Eugine Kirwan

Kenneth Goulbourne

Keiron Richard

Malcolm Stewart

Elroy Simon

Sean Tomlingson

Daryl Massicot

Renay Sarano

Ridel Stanislas

Jordan Brito

Quinton Griffith

Kurt Frederick