The 2009 Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl was the sixth season of the Digicel Pro Bowl, which is a knockout tournament competition for teams in the TT Pro League. The football tournament took place at the conclusion of the 2009 season. Caledonia AIA entered as the tournament's defending champion.[1] The tournament commenced on 17 November 2009 with 10 teams competing in single elimination matches and concluded with the final on 11 December.
| Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Teams | 10 |
| Defending champions | Caledonia AIA (1) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Joe Public |
| Runner-up | Caledonia AIA |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 29 (3.22 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Kerry Baptiste Hayden Tinto (4 goals) |
Qualification
editEvery team based on the island of Trinidad took part in the tournament, with Tobago United as the lone Pro League representative that did not participate. Seeding for this year's competition was determined by each team's league position following the 2009 season. The bottom four teams in the table, United Petrotrin, FC South End, St. Ann's Rangers, and Police entered the tournament in the qualifying round.
The two winning teams from the qualifying round will take on the top two seeds Joe Public and Caledonia AIA, respectively. The other four clubs that qualified for the Pro League Big Six also entered the Pro Bowl directly in the quarterfinals.[2]
Schedule
editThe schedule for the 2009 Digicel Pro Bowl, as announced by the TT Pro League:
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying round | 17 November 2009 | 2 | 10 → 8 | 4: 7th–10th |
| Quarterfinals | 20 November 2009 | 4 | 8 → 4 | 6: 1st–6th |
| Semifinals | 4 December 2009 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 11 December 2009 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Bracket
edit| Qualifying round 17 November 2009 | Quarterfinals 20 November 2009 | Semifinals 4 December 2009 | Final 11 December 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Joe Public | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | United Petrotrin | 1 | 10 | Police | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Police | 2 | 1 | Joe Public | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ma Pau | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | W Connection | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ma Pau | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Joe Public | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Caledonia AIA | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | San Juan Jabloteh | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | FC South End | 0 | 6 | Defence Force | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | St. Ann's Rangers | 1 | 6 | Defence Force | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Caledonia AIA | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Caledonia AIA | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | St. Ann's Rangers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Results
editAll matches 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.
Qualifying round
editOn 17 November, St. Ann's Rangers pulled an upset over FC South End 1–0 with Josimar Belgrave providing the lone goal. In the other qualifying round match, Police also stunned United Petrotrin 2–1 to complete the teams in the quarterfinals.[3]
| 17 November 2009 | United Petrotrin | 1–2 | Police | Marabella, Trinidad |
| 17:00 (UTC-4) | Augustus  19' |
Harris 29' Peltier 66' |
Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium |
| 17 November 2009 | FC South End | 0–1 | St. Ann's Rangers | Marabella, Trinidad |
| 19:00 (UTC-4) | Belgrave 10' |
Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium |
Quarterfinals
editIn the quarterfinals on 20 November, Joe Public used four goals from 2009 Golden Boot winner, Kerry Baptiste, to a 9–1 win against Police. Ma Pau joined the Eastern Lions in the semifinals, with a win over W Connection at Manny Ramjohn Stadium. On the other side of the bracket, Caledonia AIA defeated St. Ann's Rangers by a score 5–0 following a hat-trick from Kendall Velox, while Defence Force provided the closest match in the round with their win over San Juan Jabloteh 2–1.
| 20 November 2009 | Joe Public | 9–1 | Police | Marabella, Trinidad |
| 18:00 (UTC-4) | Tinto 11', 81', 83' Power 26'Baptiste 44', 56', 76', 80'Rochford 63' |
Report | Jones 76' |
Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium |
| 20 November 2009 | W Connection | 0–3 | Ma Pau | Marabella, Trinidad |
| 20:00 (UTC-4) | Report | Caesar 60' Samuel 79', 89' |
Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium |
| 20 November 2009 | San Juan Jabloteh | 1–2 | Defence Force | Malabar, Trinidad |
| 20:00 (UTC-4) | Sam 52' |
Report | Balthazar 29' Jorsling 58' |
Stadium: Larry Gomes Stadium |
| 20 November 2009 | Caledonia AIA | 5–0 | St. Ann's Rangers | Malabar, Trinidad |
| 18:00 (UTC-4) | Velox 15', 56', 65' David 36'Moore 86' |
Report | Stadium: Larry Gomes Stadium |
Semifinals
editOn 4 December, Joe Public and Caledonia AIA both registered 1–0 victories in the semifinals to advance to the final. The Eastern Lions used a Hayden Tinto goal in the thirteenth minute to upend Ma Pau. However, Caledonia AIA needed an 81st minute free kick from winger Kareem Joseph to defeat Defence Force.
| 4 December 2009 | Joe Public | 1–0 | Ma Pau | Mucurapo, Trinidad |
| 20:00 (UTC-4) | Tinto 13' |
Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium |
| 4 December 2009 | Caledonia AIA | 1–0 | Defence Force | Mucurapo, Trinidad |
| 18:00 (UTC-4) | Joseph 81' |
Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Gordon Maloney |
Final
editIn the final, Joe Public came from behind to earn a draw 1–1 in regulation time before Colombian goalkeeper Alejandro Figueroa saved a Caledonia AIA's Keon Daniel penalty kick to give Joe Public a 5–3 win from the penalty spot.[4]
| 11 December 2009 | Joe Public | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Caledonia AIA | Mucurapo, Trinidad |
| 20:00 (UTC-4) | Highley 35' |
Report | Theobald 3' |
Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Gregory Hospidales |
| Penalties | ||||
Baptiste  Noel Smith Mitchell Power |
Daniel  Joseph David Joseph |
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References
edit- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago - List of Champions". Radek Jelínekm, Hans Schöggl and RSSSF. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ "Digicel pump $100,000 into Pro Bowl". Ian Prescott (T&T Express). 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ "Police stun Petrotrin, Rangers edge South End in Digicel Pro Bowl". Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com). 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ "Figueroa comes up big". Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian). 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2009-12-12.