2013 Trinidad and Tobago Charity Shield

2013 Digicel Charity Shield

Defence Force W Connection 2 4
Date	6 September 2013
Venue	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, Trinidad
Man of the Match	Hashim Arcia (W Connection)
Referee	Neal Brizan
Attendance	125
Weather	Scattered Clouds 27 °C (81 °F)[1]

The 2013 Trinidad and Tobago Charity Shield (known as the Digicel Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of the Charity Shield, which is a football match that opened the 2013–14 Pro League season. The match was played on 6 September 2013, between the winners of the previous season's TT Pro League and Pro Bowl competitions.^[2] The match was a rematch of the inaugural Charity Shield contested by the 2013 Pro Bowl winners, W Connection, and the champions of the 2012–13 Pro League, Defence Force.

The Savonetta Boys secured the Charity Shield for the second consecutive year after defeating the Teteron Boys 4–2 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.^[3] The match witnessed a goal spree in the second forty-five minutes after the two teams combined for six goals during the second-half. Hashim Arcia opened the scoring in the 46th minute before Richard Roy leveled for Defence Force two minutes later. However, a goal each from Silvio Spann and Stefano Rijssel secured the win for W Connection.^[4] After scoring in the 70th minute from a penalty kick, Arcia was awarded the Man of the Match for recording a brace.^[5]

Pre-match

Entry

W Connection qualified by winning the 2013 Digicel Pro Bowl, defeating North East Stars 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out after the final match ended scoreless at Hasely Crawford Stadium.^[6] W Connection claimed victories over Caledonia AIA 3–1 and Defence Force 1–1 (4–3) en route to the final. The 2013 Pro Bowl was the Teteron Boys' third Pro Bowl title and consequently gained a berth in the 2013 Digicel Charity Shield.^[7]

Defence Force qualified for their first Charity Shield by clinching the TT Pro League title on 6 May 2013. After suffering from their largest defeat of the season at the hands of W Connection 4–0, the Teteron Boys claimed the title following a loss from second-placed Caledonia AIA to Central FC in Couva.^[8] Defence Force started their season off the pace set by Pro League newcomers Central FC with just one win from their first three matches. However, after recording four consecutive victories, the combined air and coast guard club climbed to level on points with Caledonia AIA following the first round of fixtures. Defence Force recorded an additional four consecutive wins that included an undefeated run of twelve matches to give the club a four-point lead after the second round. The club would never relinquish their lead and secured their second title in three seasons and marked their third Pro League title overall.^[9]

Match

Details

Defence Force v W Connection

6 September 2013 19:00 (UTC-4)

Defence Force	2–4	W Connection
Roy  58' Welch  86'	Report	Arcia  46', 70' (pen.) Spann  53' Rijssel  74'

Hasely Crawford Stadium Mucurapo, Trinidad Attendance: 125 Referee: Neal Brizan

Defence Force

W Connection

GK 25 Sheldon Clarke LB 21 Aklie Edwards  48' CB 5 Devin Jordan CB 20 Rodell Elcock  69'  79' RB 14 Corey Rivers (c) DM 18 Sean Narcis  45+'  62' LM 17 Ross Russell Jr.  24'  79' CM 15 Jerwyn Balthazar  68' CM 11 Kevon Carter RM 16 Kerry Joseph CF 9 Richard Roy  79' Substitutes: GK 1 Kevin Graham DF 2 Glynn Franklyn  79' DF 4 Marvin Jones  48' MF 12 Josimar Belgrave  79' MF 32 Samuel Delice  62' MF 81 Adrian Welch  68' FW 34 Kurtly Dodds  79' Manager: Ross Russell

GK 21 Alejandro Figueroa  79' LB 2 Kurt Frederick CB 19 Leslie Joel Russell  71' CB 4 Daneil Cyrus RB 24 João Ananias  75' LM 3 Gerard Williams CM 6 Célio da Silva CM 7 Silvio Spann (c)  71' RM 14 Hashim Arcia  75' FW 27 Yefer Lozano  33' FW 31 Jerrel Britto  68' Substitutes: GK 18 Julani Archibald  79' DF 25 Christian Viveros  71' DF 39 Alvin Jones  75' MF 11 Tremain Paul  71' MF 28 Yhon Reyes  75' FW 26 Stefano Rijssel  33' FW 65 Neil Benjamin  68' Manager: Stuart Charles-Fevrier

Man of the match Hashim Arcia (W Connection)[5]

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

See also

• 2012–13 TT Pro League
• 2013 Digicel Pro Bowl

References

1. "History for Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago". Wunderground.com. Weather Underground. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
2. "Season kicks off with Digicel Charity Shield". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
3. Randy Bando (7 September 2013). "Arcia nets twice as W Connection retains Digicel Charity Shield". TTProLeague.com. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
4. Joel Bailey (8 September 2013). "Connection retain Digicel Shield". T&T Newsday. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
5. Lasana Liburd (7 September 2013). "Connection spanks Defence Force in Charity Shield". Wired868.com. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
6. "Connection reunites with Digicel Pro Bowl title after 6 years; defeats N/E Stars 4-3 in Final shootout". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 30 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
7. "Connection penalises Stars to take Pro Bowl". Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com). 30 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
8. "Benjamin trick ruins Defence Force’s Digicel Pro League Championship celebrations". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 7 May 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
9. "Defence Force finally celebrates winning the 2012-2013 Digicel Pro League title". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 11 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.