The 2013 Trinidad and Tobago Charity Shield (known as the ''
Digicel
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Digicel has operated in several countries, including Guyana, Fiji, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia, Suriname, a ...
Charity Shield'' for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of the
Charity Shield, which is a
football match that opened the
2013–14 Pro League season. The match was played on 6 September 2013, between the winners of the previous season's
TT Pro League
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and
Pro Bowl
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competitions.
The match was a rematch of the
inaugural
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Charity Shield contested by the
2013
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Pro Bowl
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winners,
W Connection
W Connection Football Club is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago, which currently plays in the TT Pro League. The club plays its home games at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The club's offices are based at the Point Lisas Industria ...
, and the champions of the
2012–13
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Pro League,
Defence Force.
The ''Savonetta Boys'' secured the Charity Shield for the second consecutive year after defeating the ''Teteron Boys'' 4–2 at the
Hasely Crawford Stadium
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.
The match witnessed a goal spree in the second forty-five minutes after the two teams combined for six goals during the second-half.
Hashim Arcia opened the scoring in the 46th minute before
Richard Roy leveled for Defence Force two minutes later. However, a goal each from
Silvio Spann and
Stefano Rijssel secured the win for
W Connection
W Connection Football Club is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago, which currently plays in the TT Pro League. The club plays its home games at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The club's offices are based at the Point Lisas Industria ...
.
After scoring in the 70th minute from a
penalty kick
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, Arcia was awarded the ''
Man of the Match
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'' for recording a brace.
Pre-match
Entry
W Connection
W Connection Football Club is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago, which currently plays in the TT Pro League. The club plays its home games at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The club's offices are based at the Point Lisas Industria ...
qualified by winning the
2013
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Digicel
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Digicel has operated in several countries, including Guyana, Fiji, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia, Suriname, a ...
Pro Bowl
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, defeating
North East Stars
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4–3 in a
penalty shoot-out
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after the final match ended scoreless at
Hasely Crawford Stadium
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.
W Connection claimed victories over
Caledonia AIA
Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium.
History
The Caledonia AIA Footba ...
3–1 and
Defence Force 1–1 (4–3) en route to the final. The 2013 Pro Bowl was the ''Teteron Boys third Pro Bowl title and consequently gained a berth in the 2013
Digicel
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Digicel has operated in several countries, including Guyana, Fiji, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia, Suriname, a ...
Charity Shield.
qualified for their first
Charity Shield by clinching the
TT Pro League
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title on 6 May 2013. After suffering from their largest defeat of the season at the hands of
W Connection
W Connection Football Club is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago, which currently plays in the TT Pro League. The club plays its home games at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The club's offices are based at the Point Lisas Industria ...
4–0, the ''Teteron Boys'' claimed the title following a loss from second-placed
Caledonia AIA
Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium.
History
The Caledonia AIA Footba ...
to
Central FC
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in
Couva
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.
Defence Force started their season off the pace set by
Pro League newcomers
Central FC
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with just one win from their first three matches. However, after recording four consecutive victories, the combined
air
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and
coast guard
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club climbed to level on points with Caledonia AIA following the first round of fixtures. Defence Force recorded an additional four consecutive wins that included an undefeated run of twelve matches to give the club a four-point lead after the second round. The club would never relinquish their lead and secured their second title in three seasons and marked their third
Pro League title
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overall.
Match
Details
;Man of the match
*
Hashim Arcia (
W Connection
W Connection Football Club is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago, which currently plays in the TT Pro League. The club plays its home games at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The club's offices are based at the Point Lisas Industria ...
)
;Match rules
*90 minutes
*Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes
*Seven named substitutes
*No maximum on number of substitutions
See also
*
2012–13 TT Pro League
The 2012–13 TT Pro League season (known as the ''Digicel Pro League'' for sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth season of the TT Pro League, the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment i ...
*
2013 Digicel Pro Bowl
References
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Charity Shield