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.
