Rangers slam St Mary’s in Carapichaima

SUPERSTAR Rangers, runners-up in the Carapichaima Under-17 Football League, sounded a stern warning to all comers when they routed St Mary’s FX 10-0 in a knockout match at Roopsingh Road Park, Carapichaima.

Kwesi Thomas gave Rangers the lead in the 14th minute of Sunday’s game and Josimar Belgrave increased the advantage in the 18th. Keston Jones 20th, Jack Weldon 29th, Corneal Thomas 32nd and Stephan Grandersoal 34th added their quotas to see Rangers take a 6-0 half- time lead. Marvin James got the seventh Rangers goal in the 54th, before Thomas (K) completed his personal double in the 57th, and Belgrave completed the rout in the 85th with his second.

With league winners W Connection opting out of the knockout, Rangers look set to take the title. Edinburgh 500 scored a shock 2-1 victory over Blackbox on Saturday last after trailing to a 48th minute goal by Richard Roy. Abiola Sandy got the equaliser in the 51st minute and S Simon hit the winner in the 68th. Cap Off Youths edged Gasparillo Youths 2-1 on Sunday after recovering from a 14th minute strike by Keon Francois. Emilio Smith notched the 50th minute equaliser while Keon Paul blasted in the winning goal, five minutes into extra-time. In tomorrow’s semi-finals, Superstar Rangers play RSSR from 2.15 pm, while Edinburgh 500 meet Cap Off Youths from 4.15 pm. Meanwhile, the curtain comes down on the league’s 2003 season on Sunday at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, with the final of the knockout.  Kick off is 4 pm. But before the final, Cap Off Youths meet a Central Football Academy team in an Under-13 friendly from 11 am, while Cap Off take on San Fernando Giants in an Under-19 match from 12.30 pm, and the national Under-17s face a Carapichaima Under-17 All Star squad from 2 pm. Following the action, prizes and trophies won during the season will be distributed.