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| Date | 8 September 2012 | ||||||
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| Venue | Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Joevin Jones (W Connection) | ||||||
| Referee | Rodphin Harris | ||||||
| Attendance | 200 | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny 31 °C (88 °F)[1] | ||||||
The 2012 Trinidad and Tobago Charity Shield (known as the Digicel Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural edition of the Charity Shield, which was a football match that opened the 2012–13 TT Pro League season. The match was played at Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella on 8 September 2012, between the winners of the previous season's Pro League and Pro Bowl competitions.[2] The match was contested by the 2012 Digicel Pro Bowl winners, Defence Force, and the champions of the 2011–12 Pro League, W Connection. The Savonetta Boys won the match 2–0 with goals from Shahdon Winchester and Joevin Jones, who was later named the Man of the Match.[3]
The winners of the Charity Shield, W Connection received TT$10,000 donated to a charitable cause of choice. It was announced that the charitable cash prize would be given to the captain of W Connection, Jan-Michael Williams, to offset medical expenses for his fiancée Candice Worrell.[3] Worrell was brutally assaulted while being relieved of her mobile phone in January 2012 and was comatose for nearly three months.[4] Additionally, part proceeds generated from the gate receipts will also go towards introducing the "Read to Rise" Primary Literacy Program to a school within W Connection's community.
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Entry[edit]
Defence Force qualified by winning the 2012 Digicel Pro Bowl, beating Caledonia AIA 5–2 in the final at Hasely Crawford Stadium. Defence Force beat San Juan Jabloteh 6–0 and T&TEC 2–0 en route to the final. The 2012 victory was the Teteron Boys' first Pro Bowl triumph and consequently gained a berth in the 2012 Digicel Charity Shield.
W Connection qualified for the inaugural Charity Shield by clinching the TT Pro League title in the 2011–12 season. W Connection made a moderate start to the league season, having trailed T&TEC by seven points following the first round conclusion. However, a rise in form in December and January meant they rose to within one point behind leaders T&TEC after the Electricity Boys recorded just two wins from seven matches in the second round of fixtures. W Connection recorded a draw against T&TEC on 23 March to remain within two points of the leaders heading into the last match day. Needing just a draw from their last league match on 29 March to be crowned champions, T&TEC fell 3–2 to Caledonia AIA after W Connection defeated Police 8–1.[5] The league being decided by a single point was the closest finish since Joe Public and W Connection in 2006 and ensured the Savonetta Boys their second TT Pro League title and fourth top-flight league title overall since 2000.
Match[edit]
Details[edit]
| W Connection | 2–0 | Defence Force |
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Winchester  19'Jones 47' |
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References[edit]
- ^ "History for Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago". Wunderground.com. Weather Underground. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Season kicks off with Digicel Charity Shield". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2012-09-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ a b "Charitable W Connection beat D/Force in season opener". Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com). 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "Candice is back!". Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com). 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "W Connection lifts 2011-12 Digicel Pro League title in emphatic style". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ "Connection snatches inaugural Digicel Charity Shield". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2012-09-09.