Photos/Video: Devonshire Cougars Win FA Cup

April 17, 2011

[Updated - Two goals from Tumani Steede, one from Jesse Seymour and one from Lejuan Simmons sealed the 4-1 victory for Devonshire Cougars over Southampton Rangers this afternoon, giving the Cougars their second consecutive FA Cup Trophy.]

Tune in live below as the Devonshire Cougars meet Southampton Rangers in the Bermuda Football Association’s FA Cup Final this afternoon [Apr.17] at the National Sports Centre.

Devonshire Cougars, one of the most decorated football clubs during past five years, will be out to defend their first ever FA Cup final, when they meet Southampton Rangers in the finals of the FA Cup. Southampton Rangers are looking to capture the prestigious FA Cup they last won some 28 years ago during the 1983/84 season.

Your ‘guest commentator’ for the match is 17-year-old footballer Rico Wells, with his Cedarbridge schoolmate Terreko Wilson behind the camera: [Live stream now over, replay below]

Update #1: In the 10th minute Tumani Steede scored for the Devonshire Cougars. Score is 1-0

Update #2: The score is now Cougars 2-0, as in the 30th minute Jesse Seymour scored

Update #3: It’s now halftime, and Cougars lead 2-0. Photos posted below

Update #4: The second half has started. The commentator is now Terreko Wilson, with his Cedarbridge schoolmate Rico Wells behind the camera

Update #5: Tumani Steede scored his second goal for the Devonshire Cougars, making the score 3-0. He then gets a yellow card for taking off his shirt.

Update #6: Travis Wilkinson just scored for the Rangers, to make it 3-1.

Update #7: Cougars take two time goalscorer Tumaini Steede off and replace him with Kori Goddard, and Rangers replaced V. Perinchief with Janerio Tucker.

Update #8: Cougars take off Domico Coddington, and replace him with Lejuan Simmons.

Update #9: Lejuan Simmons, who just came on, scored the 4th goal for Cougars.

Update #10: Game over, Cougars win 4-1.

Update #11: Devonshire Cougars, and their fans, marched from the National Sports Center to Devonshire Rec to celebrate their victory:

Update #12: Mini writeup:

Defending champions Devonshire Cougars took the lead in the 10th minute when Tumani Steede beat his marker and beat Sean Perinchief in goal for the Southampton Rangers. This came after Travis Wilkinson missed from the edge of the six yard box a chance to give the Southampton Rangers.

In the 30th minute Jesse Seymour slammed a 30 yard shot the flew into the back of the net to double the Devonshire Cougars lead. The teams went into the half time break with Devonshire Cougars leading 2 – 0 over the Southampton Rangers.

In the 73rd minute, Domico Coddington played a ball to Kwame Steede, whose pass found Tumani Steede who proceeded to score his second goal of the game, which was followed by him receiving a yellow card for taking off his shirt.

Four minutes later Southampton Rangers pulled a goal back, after a mixup between Ricardo Brangman and Kijuan Franks allowed Travis Wilkinson to score. In injury time, Devonshire Cougars substitute Lejuan Simmons beat the offside trap and scored to give the Devonshire Cougars the 4 – 1 win.