3:00P EST Thursday November 30, 2006.
Should be on Power, with the Ultra calm commentary of
Anil Roberts.
And from today's Express ...............
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_sports?id=161059427San Juan try for Fatima's crown
RBTT InterCol final
Kern De Freitas
Thursday, November 30th 2006
TODAY marks the end of the 2006 Secondary Schools Football League season. And again like last year, the national RBTT InterCol final will be a North versus East affair.
North InterCol champs Fatima College have returned to defend their title after a disappointing North Zone league campaign, but their opponents this time will be East runners-up San Juan Secondary Comprehensive whom they meet from 4 p.m. today at the Hasely Crawford Stadium
San Juan got past a typically defensively minded Naparima College outfit 2-0 in a somewhat scrappy encounter at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar on Monday.
San Juan's form has been improving steadily since the InterCol began. They lost only the East Zone final to a tough St Augustine Secondary Comprehensive side by a 1-0 margin courtesy another brilliant strike by national midfielder Elton John, despite San Juan having the better of the exchanges.
San Juan then travelled to the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, to hammer Presentation College San Fernando 4-0, getting the opportunity to meet Naps in the semis. A betting man though, would put his money on Fatima. They managed to do what no other team has done this season-beat "Green Machine", St Augustine 2-0 in the other semi on Saturday.
Fatima also returned from the dead with an injury time goal by defender Elijah Belgrave to grab a 3-3 regulation time draw against a determined Signal Hill Senior Comprehensive team.
Fatima went on to win that quarter-final 5-3 in extra time without the services of their skipper, national under-20 goalkeeper Adrian Foncette. They also overwhelmed rivals and neighbours Mucurapo Senior Comprehensive 3-0 in the North Zone final.
Reputations do not win matches though and it will be left to Fatima to do all the hard work to overpower a talented San Juan side and grab their fourth national InterCol title.
San Juan, looking for their first such trophy to add to their single national League title, will be heavily dependent on forward Anthony Guppy and midfielder and captain Elijah Manners and also Jonathan Romain, their star against Naps.
Fatima are very balanced in midfield, defence and up front.
With the deadly Jevon Morris and impressive Stephen Knox up front; Kieran Marin in midfield; and Belgrave and skipper Sheldon Bateau in defence, their one weak link might be reserve keeper Andrew Poon King, who replaces Foncette between the uprights. But he has proven himself very efficient thus far.
Only one team will walk away champs today. Either way, a very intriguing season-ending match is on the cards.
