Reigning champion East Mucurapo created the first major upset of this year’s tournament when it dumped Queen’s Royal College 5-4 on penalty-kicks in their North Zone Boys Coca-Cola Inter-Col quarterfinal match-up on St Mary’s College Ground, St Clair, yesterday.
Glenroy Pierre had given East Mucurapo, the North Zone Championship Division winners an 11th minute befor national youth tam midfielder Jean-Paul Rochford drew the Royalians level in the 35th after which both teams failed to find a winner in regulation time.
East Mucurapo will now face St Mary’s College in the zonal semifinal after the “Saints” came from behind to whip Blanchisseuse 3-1 at QRC Ground in their quarterfinal.
In the East Zone, Valencia also created a stir with a 2-1 win over Trinity East and will next face St Augustine which punished Toco 8-1 led by a hat trick from Anthony Samuel, both at Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar.
Down South at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, St Benedict’s edged Pleasantville 1-0 on a Jaron Francois 19th minute goal while Presentation College of San Fernando blasted Vessigny 8-1 inspired by a Neon Lamie beaver trick, in the 14th, 16th, 19th and 61st.
And over in the sister isle, Tobago, Mason Hall got the better of Scarborough 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw while zonal league winners’ Signal Hill crushed Goodwood 3-0.
Pentecostal Light & Life faced Bishop’s High in a late match while the Central Zone quarterfinals takes place today.
Yesterday’s Zonal Coca-Cola Boys SSFL Inter-Col quarterfinal results:
East Zone:
Valencia 2 (Damien Weekes 38th, Hakeem Lee 45th) vs Trinity East 1 (Keshorn Hackshaw 7th)
St Augustine 8 (Anthony Samuel 40th, 44th, 86th, Jesse Joseph 6th, 22nd, Tyrik Alexander 84th, 87th, Kenton James 88th) vs Toco 1 (Lyndon Felix 29th)
Tobago:
Scarborough 1 (Kellon James 69th) vs Mason Hall 1 (K’Jaun John 30th) – Mason Hall won 5-3 on penalty-kicks
Signal Hill 3 (Jalani James, Omarley James, N’Kosie Chance) vs Goodwood 0
Pentecostal L&L vs Bishop’s High – late match
South:
St Benedict’s 1 (Jaron Francois 19th) vs Pleasantville 0
Presentation 8 (Neon Lamie 14th, 16th, 19th, 61st, Akeel Bridgeman 81st, 86th, Kareem Riley 8th, Jarod Gordon 76th) vs Vessigny 1 (Omri Baird 67th)
North:
QRC 1 (Jean-Paul Rochford 35th) vs East Mucurapo 1 (Glenroy Pierre 11th) – East Mucurapo won 5-4 on penalty-kicks
St Mary’s 3 vs Blanchisseuse 1
Today:
Central Zone:
Presentation vs Tabaquite, Presentation Ground, Chaguanas, 3.30 pm
Couva East vs Miracle Ministries, Couva East, 3.30 pm
Chaguanas North vs ASJA, New Settlement Ground, Chaguanas 3.30 pm