2012 Trinidad and Tobago Charity Shield

Football match
2012 Digicel Charity Shield
W Connection Defence Force
2 0
Date8 September 2012
VenueManny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad
Man of the MatchJoevin Jones
(W Connection)
RefereeRodphin Harris
Attendance200
WeatherSunny
31 °C (88 °F)[1]
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The 2012 Trinidad and Tobago Charity Shield (known as the Digicel Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural edition of the Charity Shield, which was a football match that opened the 2012–13 TT Pro League season. The match was played at Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella on 8 September 2012, between the winners of the previous season's Pro League and Pro Bowl competitions.[2] The match was contested by the 2012 Digicel Pro Bowl winners, Defence Force, and the champions of the 2011–12 Pro League, W Connection. The Savonetta Boys won the match 2–0 with goals from Shahdon Winchester and Joevin Jones, who was later named the Man of the Match.[3]

The winners of the Charity Shield, W Connection received TT$10,000 donated to a charitable cause of choice. It was announced that the charitable cash prize would be given to the captain of W Connection, Jan-Michael Williams, to offset medical expenses for his fiancée Candice Worrell.[3] Worrell was brutally assaulted while being relieved of her mobile phone in January 2012 and was comatose for nearly three months.[4] Additionally, part proceeds generated from the gate receipts will also go towards introducing the "Read to Rise" Primary Literacy Program to a school within W Connection's community.

Pre-match

Entry

Defence Force qualified by winning the 2012 Digicel Pro Bowl, beating Caledonia AIA 5–2 in the final at Hasely Crawford Stadium. Defence Force beat San Juan Jabloteh 6–0 and T&TEC 2–0 en route to the final. The 2012 victory was the Teteron Boys' first Pro Bowl triumph and consequently gained a berth in the 2012 Digicel Charity Shield.

W Connection qualified for the inaugural Charity Shield by clinching the TT Pro League title in the 2011–12 season. W Connection made a moderate start to the league season, having trailed T&TEC by seven points following the first round conclusion. However, a rise in form in December and January meant they rose to within one point behind leaders T&TEC after the Electricity Boys recorded just two wins from seven matches in the second round of fixtures. W Connection recorded a draw against T&TEC on 23 March to remain within two points of the leaders heading into the last match day. Needing just a draw from their last league match on 29 March to be crowned champions, T&TEC fell 3–2 to Caledonia AIA after W Connection defeated Police 8–1.[5] The league being decided by a single point was the closest finish since Joe Public and W Connection in 2006 and ensured the Savonetta Boys their second TT Pro League title and fourth top-flight league title overall since 2000.

Match

Details

W Connection2–0Defence Force
Winchester 19'
Jones 47'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rodphin Harris
W Connection
Defence Force

GK 18 Trinidad and Tobago Jan-Michael Williams (c)
LB 6 Trinidad and Tobago Kemuel Rivers Yellow card 42'
CB 5 Saint Lucia Elijah Joseph
CB 3 Trinidad and Tobago Akeem Benjamin
RB 13 Trinidad and Tobago Kern Cupid
LM 29 Trinidad and Tobago Jomal Williams downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 8 Trinidad and Tobago Clyde Leon
CM 36 Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones
RM 7 Trinidad and Tobago Rennie Britto downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW 14 Trinidad and Tobago Hashim Arcia downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 40 Trinidad and Tobago Shahdon Winchester
Substitutes:
GK 22 Trinidad and Tobago Aquelius Sylvester
DF 4 Trinidad and Tobago Daneil Cyrus
MF 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis Gerard Williams upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 16 Trinidad and Tobago Andre Quashie upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 25 Colombia Christian Viveros
FW 17 Trinidad and Tobago Andrei Pacheco upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 31 Trinidad and Tobago Jerrel Britto
Manager:
Saint Lucia Stuart Charles-Fevrier
GK 1 Trinidad and Tobago Kevin Graham
LB 21 Trinidad and Tobago Aklie Edwards
CB 5 Trinidad and Tobago Devin Jordan
CB 20 Trinidad and Tobago Rodell Elcock
RB 14 Trinidad and Tobago Corey Rivers (c)
DM 8 Trinidad and Tobago Curtis Gonzales Red card 14'
LM 17 Trinidad and Tobago Ross Russell Jr. downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 15 Trinidad and Tobago Jerwyn Balthazar downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM 11 Trinidad and Tobago Kevon Carter
RM 12 Trinidad and Tobago Josimar Belgrave downward-facing red arrow 53'
CF 10 Trinidad and Tobago Devorn Jorsling
Substitutes:
GK 25 Trinidad and Tobago Sheldon Clarke
DF 3 Trinidad and Tobago Keston Williams
DF 4 Trinidad and Tobago Marvin Jones
DF 6 Trinidad and Tobago Michael Edwards upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 18 Trinidad and Tobago Sean Narcis upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 19 Trinidad and Tobago Dexter Pacheco
FW 9 Trinidad and Tobago Richard Roy upward-facing green arrow 53'
Manager:
Trinidad and Tobago Ross Russell

Man of the match
Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes
  • Seven named substitutes
  • No maximum on number of substitutions

See also

References

  1. ^ "History for Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago". Wunderground.com. Weather Underground. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Season kicks off with Digicel Charity Shield". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2012-09-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  3. ^ a b "Charitable W Connection beat D/Force in season opener". Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com). 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  4. ^ "Candice is back!". Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com). 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  5. ^ "W Connection lifts 2011-12 Digicel Pro League title in emphatic style". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  6. ^ "Connection snatches inaugural Digicel Charity Shield". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2012-09-09.