Football: Shield & Friendship Quarter-Finals
Ireland Rangers, Paget Lions, St. David’s, PHC Zebras, Somerset Trojans, and North Village Rams all claimed victories in this weekend’s Friendship & Shield quarter-finals football action.
Shield Quarter-Finals
Ireland Rangers 0 [4] – Southampton Rangers 0 [2]
This match saw Ireland Rangers and the Southampton Rangers play to a 0 – 0 draw during regulation, with Ireland Rangers advancing to the semi-finals on kicks from the penalty mark 4 – 2.
Paget Lions 3 – Somerset Eagles 0
The Paget Lions advanced to the semi-finals of the Shield following their 3 – 0 win over the Somerset Eagles.
Antwan Russell gave the Paget Lions the lead in the 35th minute. Dion Stovell doubled the lead in the 48th minute, and then Shakir Smith made it 3 – 0 when he found the back of net in the 66th minute to earn the win.
Devonshire Colts 0 – St. David’s 4
At Lord’s in St. David’s, Devonshire Colts were defeated by St. David’s 4 – 0.
St. David’s got a hat trick from Jamori Tyrell, while Christen Lugo added the other goal.
Friendship Quarter-Finals
St. George’s Colts 0 – PHC Zebras 3
For the second time in three weeks, the PHC Zebras traveled to the Wellington Oval and scored three times on the St. George’s Colts.
After a scoreless first half, Paul Simons scored twice for the PHC Zebras, with Kadeem Abraham adding the other.
Hamilton Parish 0 [2] – Somerset Trojans 0 [4]
After a scoreless 90 minutes and a scoreless extra time, this Friendship quarter-final match between Hamilton Parish and the Somerset Trojans was decided on kicks from the penalty mark.
The Somerset Trojans advanced to the semi-finals with a 4 – 2 win off the kicks.
North Village Rams 3 [4] – Boulevard Blazers 3 [2]
At the Bernard Park, the North Village Rams advanced to the friendship semi-final draw following their 4 – 2 kicks from the penalty mark win over the Boulevard Blazers after the two teams finished up 3 – 3 after extra-time.
The North Village Rams got two goals from Jaizel Smith-DeShields, while Jalen Harvey added the other. Clay Darrell, Sergio Woolridge, and Kamali Davis all scored a goal each for the Boulevard Blazers.
