The 2013 Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl was the ninth season of the ''

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'', which is a knockout

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tournament for

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teams competing in the

TT Pro League The TT Pro League (formerly known as the Professional Football League) is the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division in the Trinidad ...

. For the third consecutive season, the Pro Bowl concluded the Pro League calendar. Additionally, for the second year the winner of the Pro Bowl was invited to compete in the Digicel Charity Shield to open the 2013–14 Pro League season. Defence Force entered as the Pro Bowl holders having defeated

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 Football ...

by a score of 5–2 in the

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final in

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. The competition commenced on 17 May with all eight Pro League teams competing in single elimination beginning in the quarterfinals and concluded on 29 May with the final.

Qualification

For the second consecutive season, all eight teams competing in the

entered the competition at the quarterfinal round. The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 15 May 2013 at the

corporate box in

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. Defence Force entered the competition as the defending Pro Bowl winners and were the first to draw from eight secretly numbered cards respective to spots in the quarterfinal round. Following the draw, quarterfinal match-ups resulted in Defence Force facing T&TEC who finished last following the Pro League season. In the later quarterfinal match-up saw

North East Stars Athletic Club Port of Spain (previously known as North East Stars) is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football club, based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, that plays in the TT Pro League. The team plays its home games at the Hasely Crawford Stad ...

facing St. Ann's Rangers. However, the match-up of the round will contest

and

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 ...

Manny Ramjohn Stadium The Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, located in Marabella, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, is named for long-distance runner Manny Ramjohn, the first person to win a gold medal for Trinidad and Tobago in a major international sporting event. The stadi ...

Couva Couva is an urban town (48,858 in 2011 census) in west-central Trinidad, south of Port of Spain and Chaguanas and north of San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, San Fernando and Point Fortin. It is the capital and main urban centre of Couva–Tab ...

. The two clubs finished second and third, respectively, in the league table. The other quarterfinal match-up in Couva resulted

Central FC Central Football Club is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football club, based in California, that plays in the TT Pro League. Founded in 2012, the ''Sharks'' were the 21st team to join the Pro League and plays its home matches in Ato Boldon St ...

facing

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Schedule

The schedule for the 2013 Digicel Pro Bowl, as announced by the

Bracket

Results

All 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.

Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals on 17 May, Defence Force advanced to the semifinals with a win over T&TEC 5–0. The ''Teteron Boys'' scored all five goals in the second half and used a

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from

Kevon Carter Kevon Carter (14 November 1983 – 28 February 2014) was an international soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago who played professionally for Defence Force as a forward. Carter died of a heart attack after feeling chest pains during a training s ...

recorded a

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over St. Ann's Rangers with goals from

Kennedy Hinkson Kennedy Hinkson (born 21 February 1986), is a professional football player who plays for W Connection F.C. of Trinidad and Tobago, and representing the Grenadian national team. He was called up and debuted internationally on 16 November 2018 d ...

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, and

Kareem Moses Kareem Moses (born 11 February 1990) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Finnish club FF Jaro. Club career Early career Born in Morvant, Moses played for Joe Public, St. Ann's Rangers and North East Stars in ...

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was the lone goal scorer in a 1–0 win for

over

. In the match-up of the round,

ousted

from the competition 3–1 at

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. ---- ---- ---- ----

Semifinals

In the semifinals, on 24 May,

upended the recently crowned Pro League

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Defence Force 4–3 in a

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after the match ended in a 1–1 draw. Andrei Pacheco scored his second goal in as many matches to give the ''Savonetta Boys'' a 1–0 lead in the eighth minute. However, the match remained level until a

Devorn Jorsling Devorn Jorsling (born 27 December 1983 in Morvant) is a Trinidadian footballer who currently plays for Defence Force. Club career Early career Jorsling played extensively in the TT Pro League, initially with W Connection and Caledonia AIA, b ...

goal in the 74th to send the match into penalties. Alejandro Figueroa saved two penalties from

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and

to give W Connection the victory and trip to the final. The other semifinal match would also need a

to determine the winner.

used a 5–3 win on penalties to end

's inaugural season. The ''Sangre Grande Boys'' claimed the lead in the 57th minute with a goal from

. However, one minute later the ''Sharks'' equalised through

Rundell Winchester Rundell Renold Winchester (born 16 December 1993) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays for Saudi Arabian club Al-Rayyan, where he plays as a forward. Winchester began his football career in 2011, at the age of 17, with semi-profe ...

. The match ended in a 1–1 draw and resulted in penalties.

Cleon John Cleon John (born 25 October 1981) is a Trinidad and Tobago international footballer who plays for North East Stars, as a goalkeeper. Career John has played club football for San Juan Jabloteh and North East Stars. He made his international debu ...

denied Darren Mitchell in the third round of spot kicks to give North East Stars the win after the club successfully converted five consecutive penalties. ---- ----

Final

On 29 May,

claimed their third

title following a 4–3

win over

after a scoreless draw. The Pro Bowl title was the ''Savonetta Boys'' third and first in six years.

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Alejandro Figueroa saved the first penalty in the shoot-out from

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. However,

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missed on his attempt to keep the shoot-out level. Afterwards,

Elijah Manners Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) was, according to the Books o ...

and

converted for

, as well as Silvio Spann and Gerard Williams for

. The momentum shifted after

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hit his penalty off the

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. After Hashim Arcia and

scored their shots for

and

respectively, W Connection

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and

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Elijah Joseph Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) was, according to the Books o ...

hit his penalty down the center past

to give the ''Savonetta Boys'' the win.

References

External links

Official Website
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