Cunupia Football Club, winners of the inaugural Hugo Francis Memorial Trophy earlier in the season, have now won a second piece of silverware in the Central Football Association.
On Thursday, Cunupia FC captured the Ramsingh's Central FA Trophy after edging Edinburgh 500 by a 2-1 margin on Thursday night at Hugo Francis Recreation Ground, (Woodford Lodge), Chaguanas.
All goals were scored in the first half. Cunupia ran up an early two-goal lead, and although Edinburgh 500 pulled a goal back through Atiba Alves in the 19th minute, they could get no closer.
Akeil James did the early damage for Cunupia when netting a pair of goals in the 7th and 14 minutes. In the second half, Edinburgh 500 pressed to pull level, but Cunupia FC remained steadfast until the final whistle.
Earlier on the night, Enterprise Youths FC took the third place with a 2-1 win over Las Lomas United. Mariba Jacob scored a brace for Enterprise Youths, scoring in the 29th and 56th minutes, while Las Lomas got a 90th minute consolation goal from Kareem Beckles.
Cunupia FC, Edinburgh 500 and Enterprise Youths FC have now qualified for the national FA Trophy competition.
RESULTS
Final: Cunupia FC 2 (Akeil James 7th, 14th) vs Edinburgh 500 1 (Atiba Alves 19th)
Third place: Enterprise 2 (Moriba Jacob 29th, 56th) vs Las Lomas Utd 1 (Kareem Bcekles 90th)
Monday’s Semifinals
Edinburgh 500 1 (Damian Thomas 56th) vs Enterprise Youths 1 (Ryan Frederick 44th)
Edinburgh won 6-5 on sudden-death penalty kicks
Cunupia FC 1 (Jamelle Woods 3rd) vs Las Lomas 0
STANDINGS
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Enterprise 15 8 4 2 29 17 28
Edinburgh 14 8 3 3 25 14 27
Strikers 15 8 3 4 28 23 27
Cunupia 15 7 5 3 29 18 26
Leeds 14 7 4 3 24 19 25
Las Lomas 13 7 2 4 22 22 23
Perseverance 14 6 4 4 32 23 22
St Mary’s 16 4 2 10 22 31 14
Cap Off Youths 14 3 2 9 25 39 11
Couva Sports 15 2 4 9 12 28 10
Ball Runners 15 1 5 9 10 24 8