FA Challenge Cup Quarter-Final Results
X-Roads and Dandy Town Hornets both earned victories in the FA Challenge Cup Quarter Finals football this weekend.
X-Roads 5 – St. George’s Colts 0
At the Garrison Field, X-Road’s booked a spot in the semi-final draw of the FA Challenge Cup following their 5 – 0 win over the St. George’s Colts.
The Premier Division outfit had their First Division opponents pinned in their half for long periods with St. George’s looking for the counter-attack.
Midway through the first half, Paul Simons Jr. gave X-Road’s the lead with a shot through a maze of players. Simons Jr would go on to score three more times and X-Roads would also get a strike from Donavan Thompson to complete the route.
Somerset Trojans 2 – Dandy Town Hornets 5
At the Somerset Cricket Club, the Dandy Town Hornets came away with a 5 – 1 win to advance to the FA Challenge Cup Semi-Final Draw.
Jahnazae Swan scored in the 17th with a header to give the Dandy Town Hornets the lead before Kwame Steede forced a loose ball over the line to make it 2-0 in the 50th minute.
Five minutes later it was 3 – 0 when Angelo Simmons scored a powerful header; Michael Parsons would then score a 40 yarder which dipped over the keeper in the 62nd minute.
Deunte Darrell scored from close range for the Somerset Trojans in the 66th minute to make it 4 – 1, but Taevion Woodley would restore the Dandy Town Hornets’ four goal lead when he scored in the 78th minute with a drive from 14 yards.
Hubert Butterfield scored for the Somerset Trojans to make it 5 – 2 with a low shot from the top of edge of the box.