St Clair, Unifiers reach FA final

Keon Samuel scored a hat-trick while three other players added doubles as defending champion St Clair Coaching School hammered 1976 Phoenix FC 9-0 in their Tobago Football Association FA Trophy semifinal on Friday. This was in the first match of a double-header at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet. Samuel’s hat-trick carried his season tally to 16 goals, two behind team-mate Kino Proctor, who along with Anderson Taylor and former national youth team striker Carron Williams chipped in with two each.

In Friday’s final at the same venue from 7 pm, St Clair Coaching School, which also leads the Premier Division table with maximum 30 points, will meet fellow top flight club, Charlotteville Unifiers. Unifiers advanced to the FA final after a 3-2 penalty-kicks win over First Division leader, Youth Stars following a 0-0 draw in the second encounter at Bacolet. The winner of Friday’s final will collect $20,000 while second and third get $10,000 and $7,000 respectively. Meanwhile, Sidey’s got two goals from Pavel Warwick to whip Stokelyvale 4-1 in the Premier Division League to close to within two points of leader, St Clair. With the win, Sidey’s improved to 28 points, two behind St Clair. 

Results

TFA FA

St Clair CS 9 (Keon Samuel 3, Kino Proctor 2, Carron Williams 2, Anderson Taylor 2) vs Phoenix 0

Charlotteville Unifiers 0 vs Youth Stars 0 - Unifiers won 3-2 on penalty-kicks

Premier Division

Sidey’s 4 (Pavel Warwick 2, Ryan Gray, Kester Kent) vs Stokely Vale 1 (Akelon Murphy) 

First Division

Golden Lane 5 (Kerwin Simon 2, Kernell Joseph, Steve Kirk, Heshbon Charles) vs Signal Hill 2 (Dennis Bruce, Kerlon Charles)