Scotiabank capture Butterkist trophy
Scotiabank defeated defending champions Carib Cement 3-1 to lift their fourth Kingston & St Andrew Business House one-day five-a-side football rally last Saturday at the NWC playing field in Mona.
The competition, which was previously played for the Pronto Porridge Mix trophy, was renamed the Butterkist trophy by sponsor Seprod Limited. Scotiabank won 3-1 in a penalty shootout in the final after both teams played to a 0-0 full- and extra-time result.
Eighteen teams participated in this year’s renewal. Carib Cement defeated Petrojam 1-0 in their semi-final, while Scotiabank and NWC played to a 0-0 full- and extra-time draw, but the victors survived 1-0 in penalty shootout as their goalkeeper Obrian Duncan saved all of NWC penalties in their semi-final match, with Kevin Lamey scoring the only goal.
The final was an evenly contested affair with goalkeepers Lemone Malcolm of Carib Cement and Scotiabank’s Duncan keeping their respective teams in the game with some excellent saves.
Carib Cement players Ricardo Scott, Elton Thompson, Alanzo Adlam, Jabeur Johnson, Jerry Walters and Ranique Muir all tried to give their team the upper hand, but Dravian Williams, Jamoy Sibblies, Rohan Reid and Raymond Williamson withstood the constant attacks and countered with Nicholas Scott, Lamey and Akeeli Martin.
After an exciting full- and extra-time deadlock, the game was decided in the dreaded penalty shootout. Duncan saved Adlam’s penalty kick and Jabeur Johnson scored the only goal for Carib Cement in the shootout. Martin, Reid and Lamey all scored to give Scotiabank their first hold on the Butterkist trophy.
New coach Marcel ‘Fuzzy’ Gayle was elated with his team’s performance, especially Duncan, who did not concede a goal during regular play. This was Gayle’s — the Coach of the Year in the recently concluded Red Stripe Premier League, first Business House one-day rally trophy.
The Western Sports Football League competition will kick off on Sunday with the dress parade and a double-header at the NWC playing field, Mona, starting at 1:00 pm.
