A Kyle George double was enough to hand Roxborough Secondary a 2-1 victory over defending champion Signal Hill in the Coca-Cola Tobago Boys Inter-Col for a spot in the semifinal, when the two team’s met in the second match of a double-header at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, yesterday.
Mason Hall also won by a similar 2-1 result over newly-promoted Bishop’s in the first match, as it joined Speyside and league winner Scarborough Secondary in the last four stage of the competition, which will kick off on Saturday.
In the latter fixture, George gave Roxborough the perfect start with a strike in the third minute, which he doubled in the 76th minute. Shaquille Gibson pulled one back in the 89th minute for Signal Hill but last year’s Tobago InterCol champion was unable to level the score, as Roxborough sealed a berth to the semifinal, where it meets Scarborough.
In the first match, which kicked off InterCol action, Mason Hall found a comfortable opening and went in at the end of the first half with a 2-0 lead, when Monari Walker and Akim Legall scored just minutes apart halfway through the opening period. Walker scored in the 23rd, followed by Legall’s effort in the 27th minute, as created an uphill task for Bishop’s.
Bishop’s was unable to break through the Mason Hall defence throughout the match but was also given a lifeline in the first minute of stoppage time when Che Diaz converted a spot kick. But, the scoring was done as Mason Hall found the last four spot against Speyside.
Today, the Central Zone and East Zone quartefinal matches will kick off. In Central, former powerhouse, Presentation College of Chaguanas faces a tricky test Tabaquite in the first match of a double-header at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva from 3pm.
When both teams met in league action this season, Presentation won the first round encounter, 2-0 while Tabaquite showed more fight in the second round match for a 2-2 draw to set up an interesting clash today.
Two hours later at Couva, Couva West will be going after a third win against Gasparillo this season, after winning their league meetings 6-0 and 1-0 while at Carapichaima East Secondary Ground, Chaguanas North, the zonal league runner-up entertains Senior Division champions, Vishnu Boys Hindu College, from 3.30 pm.
At the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar, a double-header will also take place with giants, St Augustine and San Juan North both in action. In the opener, St Augustine, runner-up to Arima North in the league faces Toco, which ended bottom of the seven-team zonal table, but managed a 1-1 with the “Green Machine” in the first round, before a 4-0 bashing in the second round.
Two hours later, zonal third placed finishers San Juan North and El Dorado West lock horns with both teams enjoying a win each during the league campaign.
Yesterday's InterCol Results
Mason Hall 2 (Omari Walker 23rd, Akeem Legall 27th) vs Bishops 1 (Che Diaz 90th)
Signal Hill 1 (Shaquille Gibson 89th) vs Roxborough Sec 2 (Kyle George 3rd, 75th)
Upcoming zonal quarterfinal matches [Today]
Central
Presentation vs Tabaquite, Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, 3 pm
Couva West vs Gasparillo, Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, 5 pm
Chaguanas North vs Vishnu Boys, Carapichaima East Ground, 3.30 pm
East
St Augustine vs Toco, Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar, 2 pm
San Juan North vs El Dorado West, Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar, 4 pm
Tomorrow
North
Fatima vs Diego Martin North, Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, 3 pm
East Mucurapo vs Trinity, Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, 5 pm
Friday
South
Shiva Boys vs Moruga, Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, 3 pm
Naparima vs Pleasantville, Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, 5 pm