Tobago United goalkeeper Sean Johnson was in superb form on Friday night to help earn his team a 6-5 penalty win over St. Ann’s Rangers in the first of two 2010 Lucozade Sport Goal Shield qualifying matches on Friday night at the Marvin Lee Stadium.
Johnson who provided some brilliant saves during regulation time for a goalless finish against Rangers pulled off a fine save against Joseph Peters in the fifth kick of the penalty shootout to send the kicks into sudden-death to eventually winning 6-5 after a total of 16 kicks from the spot.
Tobago United, earning their second quarterfinal spot in the tournament in as many years, will meet Defence Force in the first quarter-final clash of this year’s tournament on Friday 30 July at the very same Macoya venue.
Tobago had the first opening against Rangers when Brenton Charles picked up errant back pass in the fourth minute to race into the area, however he was denied by the legs of goalkeeper Javan Seegobin.
Four minutes later on the other end Tobago’s Guyanese goalkeeper Johnson thwarted Beville Joseph’s direct effort from inside the area.
Beville Joseph had another go at goal but was well high in the 11th minute heading over from the back post after meeting a well placed long cross by Clevon Mc Fee from the right.
Tobago United then stormed forward through Duran Dilworth down the left in the 14th minute, and after having an attempt muscled back position of the ball before feeding Trinmaine Sobers into the area but the shot on goal was shut out by Seegodin.
Seven minutes from the break and Tobago United goalie Johnson measured a brilliant strike from distance by Kaashif Thomas diving to his left to get glove to the ball putting it out for a corner and in the 40th minute Beville Joseph only managed to find the side netting from close range as Rangers failed to produce the opening item.
And less than a minute later, Devon Modeste chested a throw-in before firing a low shot across the face of the goal with Joseph and Aaron Stewart lurking at the far post.
That wasn’t all by the St. Ann’s based team in the first period, when in the final minute of the half Beville Joseph cracked a low effort from distance forcing a decent save out of Johnson who spilled before gathering on his second attempt.
Two minutes into the second period and Tobago United’s Kevon Woodley was inches away from breaking the deadlock when he fired a low shot past the far upright after a neat exchange of passes between himself and Ross.
But the Tobagonians suffered a scare in the 58th minute after defender Jamal Jack gave away a freekick left of the area after handling a ball, and the resulting kick by Rangers captain Devon Modeste clipped the crossbar and back into play to United’s delight after goalkeeper Johnson was left beaten.
Johnson was brilliant yet another time, six minutes from time, diving to his left to gather a headed attempt by Modeste despite nursing a leg injury picked up earlier in the match before showing continued determination to save his side on the penalty kicks in the end.
Tobago United (0) 6 - St. Ann’s Rangers (0) 5
Kayode McKinnon (scored) Josimar Belgrave (scored)
Trinmaine Sobers (missed) Adrian Narine (scored)
Durwin Ross (scored) Clevon Mc Fee (scored)
Kevon Woodley (scored) Devon Modeste (missed)
Pavel Warrick (saved) Joseph Peters (saved)
Dwayne Murray (scored) Elijah Belgrave (scored)
Brenton Charles (scored) Javon Wilson (scored)
Dwayne Jack (scored) Nicholas Valentine (missed)
St. Ann’s Rangers—Javan Seegobin, Devon Modeste, Elijah Belgrave, Javon Wilson (Yellow), Beville Joseph (Adrian Narine 73rd), Aaron Stewart (Josimar Belgrave 58th), Kaashif Thomas (Keron Alexander 78th), Nicholas Valentine, Joseph Peters, Clevon Mc Fee, Akil Clarke.
Coach—Anthony Streete.
Tobago United—Sean Johnson, Kayode McKinnon (capt), Durwin Ross, Dwayne Jack (Yellow), Tishard Joseph (Ashford Leggaton 67th), Brenton Charles, Pavel Warrick, Kevon Woodley, Dwayne Murray, Duran Dilworth (Andel Bishop 90th), Trimaine Sobers.
Technical Director—Peter Granville.
Stars ease into quarterfinals against Joe Public.
An early item by Jamaican Sean Fraser and late items by Arnold Dwarika and Kimarley McDonald secured a comfortable 3-0 DIRECTV North East Stars victory over FC SouthEnd on Friday night in the second qualifier of the 2010 Lucozade Sport Goal Shield at the Marvin Lee Stadium.
The Stars are now against Bmobile Public in the second quarter-final clash on Friday 30 July at the very same Marvin Lee Stadium while FC SouthEnd who defeated Police FC 5-3 in a penalty shootout to earn their qualifying saw the exit.
Fraser knocked in the opening item ten minutes into the match in a play initiated by Marc Leslie from the back on the counter-attack, before the ball finally found the legs of Fraser to punished goalkeeper Aquelius Sylvester from close range.
That item stood until the 82nd minute when Dwarika, who had a decent freekick just wide in the 44th minute, was the recipient of substitute Randolph Jerome’s pass to comfortable stroke a low shot past Sylvester for a 2-0 cushion.
And in the 89th minute defender Kimarley Mc Donald made it 3-0 heading powerfully under a diving Sylvester from Akeil Guevara’s corner from the left to end the match with FC SouthEnd failing to really trouble the Stars goal.
North East Stars 3—0 FC SouthEnd
Sean Frazer 10’, Arnold Dwarika 82’, Kimarley McDonald 89’
North East Stars—Michael Woods, Charles Pollard (capt) (Kimarley McDonnald 30th), Leslie Fitzpatrick (Yellow), Marc Leslie, Akeil Guevara, Arnold Dwarika (Kaydion Gabriel 88th), Sean Fraser, Carey Harris (Randolph Jerome 79th), Glenton Wolfe, Kevaughn Connell, Jeromie Williams.
Coach—Shurland David.
FC SouthEnd—Aquelius Sylvester, Anthony Haynes (capt), Aubrey David, Dexter Alleyne (Anderson Morrison 21st), Larry Bacchus, Eddison Smart, Jimmeaul Huyghue (Troy Moses 79th), Adarayll John (Yellow), Anthony Rougier, Kelvin Modeste, Joshua Bachan.
Coach—Christopher Furlonge.
Penalty Shoot-Out between FC SouthEnd and Police FC to earn qualifying round spot
FC SouthEnd 5 (goalkeeper Aquelius Sylvester) - 3 Police FC (goalkeeper Cheon Brown)
Aubrey David (scored) Akeem Marshall (scored)
Dexter Alleyne (scored) Sterling Arjoon (scored)
Troy Moses (scored) Kyle Andrews (scored)
Josuha Bachan (scored) Devon Lamy (saved)
Adrian Noel (scored)