Petrotrin Palo Seco stayed on course to complete the Cup double in the Southern Football Association when they blanked Siparia Spurs 2-0 in their Executive Cup quarterfinal at Siparia Recreation Ground on Sunday.
Jamal Ayres and Brent Garcia scored a goal each for Petrotrin Palo Seco in the win which set up a semifinal showdown next Thursday at Palo Seco Velodrome against Penal All Stars, which needed kicks from the penalty-spot to get past Valley Line United 6-2 after a 2-2 draw.
Jamal John and Curt Hamilton got the goals for Penal in regulation time while Keston Reviero and Vish Dass netted for Valley Line.
In next Thursday’s other Executive Cup semifinal, the University of T&T (UTT) comes up against Rangers.
On Saturday at the Mahaica Oval, Pt Fortin, Keron Doldron got a double and Garvin Samaroo, the other as visiting UTT stunned Pt Fortin Civic Centre, which got a lone reply from Amarie Ettienne.
And in the other match, Rangers squeezed past Cedar Hill United 4-3 on penalties after an entertaining 3-3 draw at Diamond Ground.
Today, Petrotrin Palo Seco will turn its attention to the League Cup where it takes a 5-2 first-leg lead over Big Dreams into their second-leg contest at Palo Seco from 6 pm while Marabella Family Crisis Centre holds a 3-1 edge of Pt Fortin Civic in the second match.
Last Thursday in the first match at the same venue, Marabella used goals from Stephon Campbell, Patrick Pierre and Shavon Frederick in their 3-1 whipping of Pt Fortin which had Michael Frederick on target.
Petrotrin Palo Seco was much more emphatic with Ayres scoring a beaver-trick and Tigana Sparks, the other in a 5-2 thumping of Big Dreams which got two goals from Nigel John.
SFA Executive Cup quarterfinal Results
Saturday:
UTT 3 (Keron Doldron 2, Garvin Samaroo) vs Pt Fortin Civic 1 (Amarie Ettienne)
Rangers 3 (Kevon Morgan, Marcus Samuel, Jerome Baker) vs Cedar Hill United 3 (Nicholas Brewster 2, Curtis Carrington)
- Rangers won 4-3 on penalty-kicks.
Sunday:
Petrotrin Palo Seco 2 (Jamal Ayres, Brent Garcia) vs Siparia Spurs 0
Penal All Stars 2 (Jamal John, Curt Hamilton) vs Valley Line 2 (Keston Reviero, Vish Dass)
- Penal won 6-5 on penalty-kicks
League Cup semifinal
Thursday’s first-leg:
Marabella Family CC 3 (Stephon Campbell, Patrick Pierre, Shavon Frederick) vs Pt Fortin CC 1 (Michael Frederick)
Petrotrin Palo Seco 5 (Jamal Ayres 4, Tigana Sparks) vs Big Dreams Utd 2 (Nigel John 2)
Today’s second-leg matches:
Big Dreams vs Petrotin Palo Seco, 6 pm
Pt Fortin CC vs Marabella Family CC, 8 pm
Petrotrin Super League:
Roy Jagroopsingh Group B:
Marabella Family CC vs Cedar Hill Utd, Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Training Field, 4 pm
Valley Line Utd vs Union United, Barrackpore, 4 pm
UTT vs Club Sando, Tarouba Link Road, 4 pm
San Fernando Giants vs Big Dreams Utd, Skinner Park, 4 pm