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| By Beverly Melbourne - Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 March 2010 06:28 |
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Roma propelled by their recent winning streak in the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) Premier League came from behind to whip Cayman Brac FC 5-1 last Saturday in the team’s 2010 CIFA FA Cup preliminary game played at the TE McField Sports Centre in George Town.
Roma will be joined by defending champions Bodden Town, last seasons beaten finalists Elite, Latinos, Tigers, Sunset, George Town and Scholars International at the quarter finals as soon as the draw is done.
Elite came from behind to defeat Prospect 4-1, Latinos stopped Academy 3-2, Scholars International whipped Future 3-0, Tigers beat Cayman Athletics 4-1, Sunset turned back North Side 3-2 and George Town dismissed East End 3-1.
In the Roma game it was the Brackers who drew first blood in the 16th minute of the game after Andrew Ngyou sent the ball to the back of Roma’s net. Ngyou capitalized on the opportunity of a sleeping defense line and an off line goal keeper and scored. The Cayman Brac team continued to launch the attack on the Roma team who had several chances to equalize but failed to put them away. Forty-six minutes into the game Roma equalized with a goal from Keigel Atkinson. With both teams on level playing field the game got even more physical.
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 Roma made a substitution putting on ace forward Dwayne Wright this changed the pace of the game and in the 66th and 68th minute Wright found the back of the net. Cayman Brac seemed to have given up, Roma made good use of this advantage and in the 78th minute defender Cohen Daley dribbled the ball from his half and made a pass to Wright in midfield he passed it back to Cohen who scored making the score 4-1 in favor of Roma. Stockley Chisholm placed the icing on the cake in the 83rd minute ending the game 5-1.
Manager of Roma FC Robert Sairsingh in an interview after the game said that he was very pleased of the results but had great concerns after surrendering the first goal.
“I am very pleased of this result, I had great concerns after Cayman Brac took the lead but the half time talk was what made the difference in the game. This definitely had a positive impact on the team’s performance during the second half. We made two changes and this was the recipe we needed to advance to the quarter finals. This is our third victory in a row and we are ready for any team at the quarter final stage. We did not underestimate the Cayman Brac team, they played well and we had an excellent game,” Sairsingh stated.
Mitchum Sandford Head Coach of the Cayman Brac team said that he was very proud of his team despite losing the game and pointed out that they would be back next season.
“I am very proud of the efforts my team made despite our loss to Roma. They displayed good football and scored first leading for the entire first half. Roma came out in the second half with good intentions and played relentlessly attacking exceptionally well. This approach broke down the attacks of the Brackers and they took control of the game. I congratulate the Roma team for their efforts and wish them all the best in the remaining games in the FA cup competition. We will be back next season and hope to participate in the First Division as well.”
The 2009 CIFA FA Cup
 In the 2009 finals, Bodden Town brought life to the T E McField Sports Centre (Annex) when they came from behind and fought off the attacks of the then tough Elite to capture the FA Cup title.Elite were runaway champions in the Premier league and defeated Scholars International at the Digicel Cup finals as well. Obviously they thought they had arrived and did not take the young Bodden Town boys seriously. They came into the game feeling confident in beating their opponent. Bodden Town eager to take a double after winning their respective League championships were in high gear as both teams came face to face with each other in a bid to take the forty-two year old crown.
Bodden Town came into the game in an attacking mood from the first sound of Referee Kenville Holder’s whistle taking the Elite team by surprise. Elite responded fighting back defensively and going into the attack. With a buildup in midfield between Renee Carter and Jairo Sanchez, Derrin Ebanks picked up the ball and placed it pass Bodden Town’s goal keeper Ramon Sealy in the 25th minute. Seven minutes later Bodden Town supporters had something to cheer about after Marvin Twyne netted the first of his double to level the score. Kareem James scored in the 42nd minute and Twyne completed his double in the 77th ending the score 3-1.
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| # | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Scholars International | 34 |
| 2. | George Town | 29 |
| 3. | Tigers | 26 |
| 4. | Bodden Town | 24 |
| 5. | Roma | 20 |
| 6. | Elite | 19 |
| 7. | Future | 17 |
| 8. | Sunset | 16 |
