2009 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield
The 2009 Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield was the inaugural season of the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield, which is a knockout tournament competition for teams in the TT Pro League. The structure of the competition not only allowed the winners and runners-up healthy purses at the end of the tournament, but more so give an added incentive for more goals to be scored throughout the tournament.[1] In particular, the winner of the competition was awarded TT$20,000 plus an additional TT$3,000 for every goal scored in the final, TT$2,000 for every goal in the semifinals, and TT$1,000 for each goal scored in the quarterfinals. Whereas, the runner-up was awarded TT$10,000 plus TT$1,500 for every goal scored in the final, TT$1,000 for every goal in the semifinals, and TT$500 for each goal scored in the quarterfinals.
| Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield | |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|
| Teams | 11 |
| Champions | W Connection |
| Runners-up | Defence Force |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 24 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Jonathan Faña (5 goals) |
| Best player | Jonathan Faña |
2010 → | |
Qualification
Seeding was determined from the league standings after the fourth match day of the 2009 season. However, the teams which played four matches, their goals and points from Match Day 4 were not entered into the qualifying table to ensure that all teams start evenly. Thus, only points from three matches were considered for the draw and the clubs were drawn based on their positions.
The bottom two teams were placed in a penalty shootout to determine which team would advance to the qualifying round. Teams ranked seventh to ninth were then placed directly into the qualifying round which will determine the seventh and eight spots in the quarterfinals. Finally, the teams ranked from first to sixth automatically qualified for the quarterfinals.[2]
The automatic quarterfinal qualifiers in order of league position were: San Juan Jabloteh, United Petrotrin, Joe Public, Caledonia AIA, W Connection, and Defence Force.
Schedule
The schedule for the 2009 Lucozade Sport Goal Shield, as announced by the TT Pro League:
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty shootout | 29 May 2009 | 0 | 11 → 10 | 2: 10th–11th |
| Qualifying round | 29 May 2009 | 2 | 10 → 8 | 3: 7th–9th |
| Quarterfinals | 12 June 2009 | 4 | 8 → 4 | 6: 1st–6th |
| Semifinals | 19 June 2009 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 26 June 2009 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Bracket
| Penalty shootout 29 May 2009 |
Qualifying round 29 May 2009 |
Quarterfinals 12 June 2009 |
Semifinals 19 June 2009 |
Final 26 June 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ma Pau | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | St. Ann's Rangers | 2 | 1 | San Juan Jabloteh | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | St. Ann's Rangers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Juan Jabloteh | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | W Connection | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Caledonia AIA | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | W Connection | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | W Connection | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Defence Force | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Joe Public | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Defence Force | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Defence Force | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | United Petrotrin | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | United Petrotrin | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Police | 0 (3) | 11 | Tobago United | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | FC South End | (2) | 11 | Tobago United | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Tobago United | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Results
All matches except the Penalty shootout were played for 90 minutes duration, at the end of which if the match was still tied, penalty-kicks were used to determine the match winner.
Penalty shootout
On 29 May, Tobago United became the first club to win two penalty shootouts on one night, when they first defeated FC South End in the penalty shootout by a score of 4–2 to advance to the qualifying round.[3]
| 29 May 2009 | Tobago United | v (4–2 p) | FC South End | Macoya, Trinidad |
| 18:30 (UTC-4) | Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium | |||
| Penalties | ||||
McKinnon  Harris  Cooper James Payne |
Teesdale Williams De Leon Leoung-Tat |
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Qualifying round
Thirty minutes after their penalty shootout win, Tobago United faced Police in the qualifying round. The Tobago Boys picked up the unusual achievement by outscoring Police 5–3 on penalties after the match ended 0–0 in regular time.
| 29 May 2009 | Ma Pau | 1–2 | St. Ann's Rangers | Macoya, Trinidad |
| 21:00 (UTC-4) | Caesar  52' |
McFarlane Jr. 54' Charles 71' |
Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium |
| 29 May 2009 | Tobago United | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Police | Macoya, Trinidad |
| 19:00 (UTC-4) | Stadium: Marvin Lee Stadium | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| McKinnon Harris Cooper James Payne |
Sam Eastman Harris Foster |
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Quarterfinals
| 12 June 2009 | San Juan Jabloteh | 6–0 | St. Ann's Rangers | Malabar, Trinidad |
| 20:00 (UTC-4) | Belgrave 25' (o.g.) Marcano 37', 50'Jamerson 55'Guerra 59', 90' |
Stadium: Larry Gomes Stadium |
| 12 June 2009 | Caledonia AIA | 1–4 | W Connection | Marabella, Trinidad |
| 20:00 (UTC-4) | Joseph 52' (pen.) |
Faña 6', 84' Bartholomew 27'Hector 76' |
Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium |
| 12 June 2009 | Tobago United | 0–0 (3–4 p) | United Petrotrin | Marabella, Trinidad |
| 18:00 (UTC-4) | Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Morgan McKinnon Ortiz Payne Harris |
Caseman Glasgow Noreiga Wiltshire |
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| 12 June 2009 | Joe Public | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Defence Force | Malabar, Trinidad |
| 18:00 (UTC-4) | Highley 34' |
Matthews 90' |
Stadium: Larry Gomes Stadium | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Baptiste Mitchell Rochford Thomas |
Williams Rivers Roy Matthews |
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Semifinals
| 19 June 2009 | San Juan Jabloteh | 0–1 | W Connection | Marabella, Trinidad |
| 20:00 (UTC-4) | Faña 37' |
Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium Referee: Geoffrey Hospidales |
| 19 June 2009 | United Petrotrin | 1–3 | Defence Force | Marabella, Trinidad |
| 18:00 (UTC-4) | Daniel 53' |
Carter 45', 84' Jorsling 77' |
Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium Referee: Lee Davis |
Final
The competition culminated with the inaugural final, held at Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella on 26 June. The match was contested by W Connection and Defence Force, with W Connection taking the title 3–0.[4] Jonathan Faña, of Dominican Republic, scored five goals to lead the tournament and W Connection to the title.[5]
| 26 June 2009 | W Connection | 3–0 | Defence Force | Marabella, Trinidad |
| 20:00 (UTC-4) | Faña 14', 74' Toussaint 59' |
Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium Referee: Neal Brizan |
References
- "Lucozade Sport joins Pro League knockout scheme". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- "Lucozade invests $85,000 in Shield tournament". Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian). 2009-05-28. Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- "Tobago advance after two penalty shoot-outs". Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian). 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- "W Connection lift Goal Shield". Ian Prescott (T&T Express). 2009-06-28. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- "W Connection wins title". Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian). 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2009-08-09.