Eastern Football Association (EFA) champions Valtrin United will be at home at its Real Spring recreation ground for the team’s final Super League qualifying clash with Valencia in key match from 6 pm.
Yesterday Valtrin manager Dexter Scott rubbished those claims, saying their supporters are no different from others and will stand up when they see injustice. In the first encounter, Valtrin appealed for a penalty when striker Nathaniel Joseph went down from a challenge by the Valencia goalkeeper, but the referee did not blow what appeared to be an infringment, resulting in the crowd storming the pitch.
There were also complaints the match should have been replayed from the at which point it was called. Scott said he did not have any problems playing the game from that point as they were totally in control and should have been awarded a penalty to go into the lead.
“This is what officials of the Competition and Tournaments Committee have decided and therefore we have to go with it,” Scott said.
Youth Stars, the Tobago winners, currently lead the standings with a superior goal difference to Carenage United on plus-3. Both teams are on 10 points after five matches, but Valtrin, which are on seven points from four matches, could take the top position on goal difference with victory today.
Scott said his players are ready and excited for the final match as they are seeing action in the Super League for yet another time. “We are not going to take Valencia lightly as we know they will be coming to mess things up for us. We are aiming at maximum points and as many goals as possible. We are going to play our normal style of football and hopefully we will get the required result that we are chasing,” Scott said.
The Valtrin boss said his team is aware of what is needed to compete at the Super League tournament. “We just have some minor things to work out but when that time comes, we will be ready. But before we can think about that, we have to beat Valencia today,” Scott said.
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