2010 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield
The 2010 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield was the second edition of the annual Lucozade Sport Goal Shield, which is a knockout tournament competition for teams in the TT Pro League. W Connection entered as the defending champions after they defeated Defence Force 3–0 in the inaugural tournament. Continuing from the previous season, the competition not only allowed the winner and runner-up healthy purses at the end of the tournament, but more so give an added incentive for more goals to be scored throughout the tournament. In particular, the winner of the competition was awarded TT$20,000 plus an additional TT$3,000 for every goal scored in the final, TT$2,000 for every goal in the semifinals, and TT$1,000 for each goal scored in the quarterfinals. Whereas, the runner-up was awarded TT$10,000 plus TT$1,500 for every goal scored in the final, TT$1,000 for every goal in the semifinals, and TT$500 for each goal scored in the quarterfinals.[1]
| Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield | |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|
| Teams | 11 |
| Defending champions | W Connection |
| Champions | North East Stars |
| Runners-up | San Juan Jabloteh |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 21 (2.33 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Devorn Jorsling (4 goals) |
| Best player | Sean Fraser |
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Due to the refurbishment of Trinidad and Tobago's five major stadiums, ahead of the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, all of the matches were played at Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya.[2]
Qualification
Seeding was determined from the league standings following the conclusion of the first round of matches in the 2010–11 season. The bottom two teams were placed in a penalty shootout to determine which team would advance to the qualifying round. Teams ranked seventh to ninth were then placed directly into the qualifying round which will determine the seventh and eight spots in the quarterfinals. Finally, the teams ranked from first to sixth automatically qualified for the quarterfinals.[2]
The automatic quarterfinal qualifiers in order of league position were: Defence Force, Joe Public, W Connection, Ma Pau, San Juan Jabloteh, and Caledonia AIA.
Schedule
The schedule for the 2010 Lucozade Sport Goal Shield, as announced by the TT Pro League:
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty shootout | 23 July 2010 | 0 | 11 → 10 | 2: 10th–11th |
| Qualifying round | 23 July 2010 | 2 | 10 → 8 | 3: 7th–9th |
| Quarterfinals | 30 July 2010 | 4 | 8 → 4 | 6: 1st–6th |
| Semifinals | 6 August 2010 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 13 August 2010 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Bracket
| Penalty shootout 23 July 2010 |
Qualifying round 23 July 2010 |
Quarterfinals 30 July 2010 |
Semifinals 6 August 2010 |
Final 13 August 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | St. Ann's Rangers | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Tobago United | 0 (6) | 1 | Defence Force | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Tobago United | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Defence Force | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Juan Jabloteh | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ma Pau | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Juan Jabloteh | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Juan Jabloteh | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | North East Stars | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | W Connection | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Caledonia AIA | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | W Connection | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | North East Stars | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Joe Public | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | North East Stars | 3 | 7 | North East Stars | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | FC South End | (5) | 10 | FC South End | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Police | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Results
All matches except the Penalty shootout were played for 90 minutes duration, at the end of which if the match was still tied, penalty-kicks were used to determine the match winner.
Penalty shootout
The tournament commenced on 23 July with FC South End defeating Police 5–3 in a penalty shootout to determine the tenth team to enter the competition.[3]
| 23 July 2010 | FC South End | v (5–3 p) | Police | Macoya, Trinidad |
| 17:30 (UTC-4) | Report | Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium | ||
| Penalties | ||||
David  Alleyne Moses Bachan Noel |
Marshall Arjoon Andrews Lamy  |
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Qualifying round
In the qualifying round, North East Stars took an early lead over FC South End with a strike from Sean Fraser and eased into the quarterfinals by a 3–0 score.[3] In the other fixture, St. Ann's Rangers and Tobago United needed 16 penalty kicks to determine the winner after the match ended scoreless. Tobago United's goalkeeper, Sean Johnson, provided some brilliant saves during regulation time before pulling off a save against Joseph Peters in the fifth kick of the penalty shootout to help his side win 6–5 from the spot.[4]
| 23 July 2010 | St. Ann's Rangers | 0–0 (5–6 p) | Tobago United | Macoya, Trinidad |
| 18:00 (UTC-4) | Report | Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Belgrave Narine McFee Modeste Peters Belgrave Wilson Valentine |
McKinnon Sobers Ross Woodley Warrick Murray Charles Jack |
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| 23 July 2010 | North East Stars | 3–0 | FC South End | Macoya, Trinidad |
| 20:00 (UTC-4) | Fraser  Dwarika McDonald |
Report | Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium |
Quarterfinals
In the quarterfinals, Devorn Jorsling completed a beaver-trick to help Defence Force advance with a 5–3 victory over Tobago United.[5] Joe Public were knocked out of the tournament following a 2–0 loss to North East Stars.[6] In addition, San Juan Jabloteh advanced to the semifinals after they defeated Ma Pau on penalties 4–2 after the match ended 1–1.[7] The last team to secure their place was W Connection who defeated Caledonia AIA 1–0.
| 30 July 2010 | Defence Force | 5–3 | Tobago United | Macoya, Trinidad |
| 18:00 (UTC-4) | Jorsling Roy |
Report | Woodley Sobers Charles |
Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium Referee: Ishmael Mohammed |
| 31 July 2010 | Ma Pau | 1–1 (2–4 p) | San Juan Jabloteh | Macoya, Trinidad |
| 20:00 (UTC-4) | Gray |
Report | Williams |
Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium Referee: Neal Brizan |
| Penalties | ||||
| Andrews Gonzales Power Wolfe |
Viana Guerra Glen Oliver Plaza |
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| 30 July 2010 | W Connection | 1–0 | Caledonia AIA | Macoya, Trinidad |
| 20:00 (UTC-4) | Hector |
Report | Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium Referee: Rashby McPhie |
| 31 July 2010 | Joe Public | 0–2 | North East Stars | Macoya, Trinidad |
| 18:00 (UTC-4) | Report | Fraser McFarlane |
Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium Referee: Nigel Roberts |
Semifinals
On 6 August, Defence Force suffered their first defeat of the league season following their loss to San Juan Jabloteh 0–1.[8] In the other semifinal, North East Stars upended the defending champions W Connection by a 2–1 score.[9]
| 6 August 2010 | Defence Force | 0–1 | San Juan Jabloteh | Macoya, Trinidad |
| 18:00 (UTC-4) | Report | Britto |
Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium Referee: Lee Davis |
| 6 August 2010 | W Connection | 1–2 | North East Stars | Macoya, Trinidad |
| 20:00 (UTC-4) | Hector |
Report | Glasgow McDonald |
Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium Referee: Shane de Silva |
Final
On 13 August, North East Stars captured the title with the lone goal supplied by Sean Fraser in the 1–0 win over San Juan Jabloteh at Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya.[10]
| 13 August 2010 | San Juan Jabloteh | 0–1 | North East Stars | Macoya, Trinidad |
| 20:00 (UTC-4) | Report | Fraser |
Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium Referee: Neal Brizan |
References
- "Lucozade Sport joins Pro League knockout scheme". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- "Army fancied as Lucozade Sport Goal Shield kicks off". Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday). 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- "Stars ease into quarterfinals against Joe Public". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
- "Johnson earns Tobago quarterfinal meet against Army". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
- "Jorsling beaver does the trick for Army against Tobago". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- "Stars into Goal Shield semifinals against defending champs Connection". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- "Jabloteh gets the better of Ma Pau on penalties". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- "Britto stuns Defence Force booking Jabloteh's place in Final". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- "Defending champs W Connection ousted by Stars". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- "North East beat Jabloteh to cop Lucozade Shield". Joel Bailey (T&T Newsday). 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2010-08-15.