Scarborough, Speyside in Tobago final

Scarborough, who clinched the Tobago Zone of the Secondary Schools Football League earlier this season, are on course for a clean sweep of the sister isle this season, and will be favoured to win the final.

In the other match of yesterday’s doubleheader, Speyside Secondary got past Mason Hall Secondary 4-2 to book their place in the title match which kicks off on November 19.

Both teams ended the SSFL season locked on nine points but Speyside proved better on the day to set up a meeting with Scarborough.

The school from the capital of Tobago proved to be too much to handle for Roxborough with their captain Davion David opening the scoring with a clinical strike.

Jem Gordon doubled the advantage while Kellon James made it 3-0 soon after. Agyei Duncan joined the party with the fourth goal of the match and Gordon rounded off the scoring with his brace.

Scarborough, Speyside into Tobago InterCol final.
T&T Guardian Reports.

Scarborough Secondary soared into the final of the Coca-Cola Tobago InterCol competition after handing Roxborough Secondary a 5-0 whipping in the second match of a last four double-header, staged at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, yesterday.
 
The simple win saw Scarborough seal a place in the title deciding match against Speyside, which defeated Mason Hall, 4-3 in an exciting opening fixture. Scarborough, which emerged league winners, while unbeaten this campaign, opened the semifinal with a 4-0 half-time lead, through goals from Davion David (3rd), Mickael Gordon (19th), Kelon James (26th) and Agyei Duncan 48th).
 
Gordon scored again with five minutes left to record a brace and an emphatic win, against Roxborough, a team which defeated the Tobago title holders in the quarterfinal stage.

The opening match, however, was not as straightforward. Speyside, which opened the scoring in the 12th minute via a Terquil Mahabal effort, found itself back to square one when Akini James leveled for Mason Hall with a minute left in the first half.

Speyside took its second lead of the match when Brandon Benjamin found the back of the net in the 47th minute. But, Speyside again lost its lead, and went down 3-2, with Mason Hall scoring in the 58th and 72nd minutes, through Chevi McMillan and Hakeem Legalle, respectively.
 
However, Speyside, which ended their league campaign in second position responded with another goal from Benjamin in the 79th minute, before he scored the match winner in the 84th minute, to seal a hat-trick. The two teams, Speyside and Scarborough will meet in the final on Sunday, at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, from 4 pm.
 
Quarterfinal action will continue tomorrow in the East and North Zones, with double headers in each division. Up North, defending National InterCol champions St Anthony’s College will open its account against newly promoted Malick Secondary, from 3 pm, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo.

St Mary’s College will face Queen’s Royal College (QRC), in the second fixture at 5 pm. At the Larry Gomez Stadium, the second two quarterfinals will be contested, when Arima North tackles Valencia, at 2 pm, followed by El Dorado East’s clash with Trinity College East.
 
There will be no action on Tuesday. However, a day later, the final round of last-eight matches will play in the South Zone. Presentation College of San Fernando will meet either Fyzabad or Mayaro, from 3 pm, before St Benedict’s takes on Princes Town at 5 pm. The two matches will play at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella.
 
Results

• Scarborough 5 (Davion David 3rd, Mickael Gordon 19th, 85th, Kelon James 26th, Agyei Duncan 48th) v Roxborough 0

• Speyside 4 (Terquil Mahabal 12th, Brandon Benjamin 47th, 79th, 84th) v Mason Hall 3 (Akini James 44th, Chevi McMillan 58th, Hakeem Legalle 72nd)
 
Fixtures [Tomorrow]

North Quarterfinals

• St Anthony’s College v Malick, Hasely Crawford Stadium, 3 pm
• St Mary’s v QRC, Hasely Crawford Stadium, 5 pm
 
East

• Arima North v Valencia, Larry Gomes Stadium, 2 pm
• El Dorado East v Trinity College East, Larry Gomes Stadium, 4 pm