2012 Trinidad and Tobago Charity Shield

2012 Digicel Charity Shield W Connection 2 Defence Force 0 8 September 2012 Manny Ramjohn Stadium Marabella, Trinidad Joevin Jones(W Connection) Rodphin Harris 200 Sunny31 °C °FHistory for Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/TTPP/2012/9/8/DailyHistory.html?req_city=Marabella&req_state=&req_statename=Trinidad+And+Tobago Wunderground.com Weather Underground 8 September 2012 9 September 2012 2013 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. Season kicks off with Digicel Charity Shield http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1319:season-kicks-off-with-digicel-charity-shield&catid=1:domestic-news&Itemid=2 Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com) 2012-09-04 2012-09-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120550/http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1319:season-kicks-off-with-digicel-charity-shield&catid=1:domestic-news&Itemid=2 2016-03-04 dead 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. Charitable W Connection beat D/Force in season opener http://www.wired868.com/2012/09/08/charitable-w-connection-beat-dforce-in-season-opener/ Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com) 2012-09-08 2012-09-09 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. Worrell was brutally assaulted while being relieved of her mobile phone in January 2012 and was comatose for nearly three months. Candice is back! http://www.wired868.com/2012/05/11/candice-is-back/ Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com) 2012-05-11 2012-09-09 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. Pre-match Entry 2011–12 TT Pro League 2012 Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl 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. W Connection lifts 2011-12 Digicel Pro League title in emphatic style http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1181:w-connection-lifts-2011-12-digicel-pro-league-title-in-emphatic-style&catid=1:domestic-news Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com) 2012-03-30 2012-05-20 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 Details 8 September 2012 17:00 (UTC−4) W Connection 2–0 Report Defence Force Winchester 19Jones 47 Manny Ramjohn StadiumMarabella, Trinidad 200 Rodphin Harris 92% _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_alt _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_alt _white_stripes 004225 004225 004225 004225 ffffff W Connection ffff00 ffff00 ffff00 0000ff 0000ff Defence Force GK 18 TRI Jan-Michael Williams (c)LB 6 TRI Kemuel Rivers 42CB 5LCA Elijah JosephCB 3 TRI Akeem BenjaminRB 13 TRI Kern CupidLM 29 TRI Jomal Williams 75CM 8TRI Clyde LeonCM 36TRI Joevin JonesRM 7TRI Rennie Britto 73FW 14 TRI Hashim Arcia 46FW 40 TRI Shahdon WinchesterSubstitutes:GK 22TRI Aquelius SylvesterDF 4TRI Daneil CyrusMF 12SKN Gerard Williams 75MF 16 TRI Andre Quashie 73MF 25COL Christian ViverosFW 17TRI Andrei Pacheco 46FW 31TRI Jerrel BrittoManager:LCA Stuart Charles-Fevrier GK 1TRI Kevin GrahamLB 21 TRI Aklie EdwardsCB 5 TRI Devin JordanCB 20 TRI Rodell ElcockRB 14TRI Corey Rivers (c)DM 8TRI Curtis Gonzales 0 14 LM 17TRI Ross Russell Jr. 73CM 15TRI Jerwyn Balthazar 81CM 11 TRI Kevon CarterRM 12TRI Josimar Belgrave 53CF 10TRI Devorn JorslingSubstitutes:GK 25TRI Sheldon ClarkeDF 3TRI Keston WilliamsDF 4TRI Marvin JonesDF 6TRI Michael Edwards 73MF 18TRI Sean Narcis 81MF 19TRI Dexter PachecoFW 9TRI Richard Roy 53Manager:TRI Ross Russell yes Man of the match Joevin Jones (W Connection) Connection snatches inaugural Digicel Charity Shield http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1325:connection-snatches-inaugural-digicel-charity-shield&catid=1:domestic-news&Itemid=2 Randy Bando (TTProLeague.com) 2012-09-09 2012-09-09 Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes Seven named substitutes No maximum on number of substitutions See also 2011–12 TT Pro League 2012 Digicel Pro Bowl References 30em 2012 Charity Shield Category:Football matches in Trinidad and Tobago Category:September 2012 sports events in North America