Published 5 September 2023
Basseterre
Buckie Got It, St Kitts Nevis News Source
SUPER SIX PLAYOFFS PLOT THICKENS WITH 11-GOAL WEEKEND
The Super Six Playoffs table is tight after this past weekend’s SKNFA Super Six playoff
matches. One team is almost assured of a finals spot and four of the remaining five teams have a
mathematical chance of being the next finalists. Added to that, two of those teams are tied on six
points with the same goal difference; goals scored and goals conceded: that would be Conaree
FC and Village Superstars. The table makes each team’s final match of the round-robin very
intriguing.
The drama all started on Friday night:
FLOW 4G CAYON ROCKETS vs. NEWTOWN UNITED
FINAL SCORE 2 – 1 in favour of FLOW 4G CAYON ROCKETS
Scoring for Newtown
K’andre Wattley (Cayon) own goal 36th min
Scoring for Cayon
Devaunty Carty 20th min
Kejorn Wattley 90th min
Coach Al Edwards of Cayon, while happy with the win, rued his team’s missed chances. “The
last time we spoke, I said all we have been practicing is finishing and for the last three days that’s
all we have been doing; finishing, finishing, finishing,” Edwards said. We were looking for a big
win to boost our chances at even a third place or to squeeze in the final (two) but it didn’t come
tonight.”
Coach Anthony “Nets” Isaac, felt a substitution of his goalkeeper in the latter stages of the
match, with an outfield player, due to an injury to his goalkeeper and the unavailability of his
starting custodian, changed the outcome of the match. “It changed a lot for us…. we had to put in
one of our better defenders in the goal just to replace the goalkeeper,” lamented Isaac, who said
his goalkeeper had his shoulder dislocated. His first-choice goalkeeper was unable to play due to
an accident before the match.
On Saturday, one of the best matches of the playoffs unfolded: MFCR Old Road United Jets and
SOL IAS Conaree FC. The match ended 3-3 and was a see-saw from start to finish:
MFCR UNITED OLD ROAD JETS vs. SOL ISLAND AUTO CONAREE
(half time score 2 – 3 in favour of Conaree )
FINAL SCORE 3 – 3
Scoring for Old Road
Loudajour Lewis 3rd min
Tiquanny Williams 2 goals – 37th & (pk) 90th min
Scoring for Conaree
Javern Matthew (pk) 10th min
Wazim Howe 26th min
Errol O’loughlin 43rd min
Unfortunately, four players were issued straight red cards after the match ended prematurely due
to a fight.
Red cards
Iquon Frazer (Old Road) 90th + 7min
Tiquanny Williams (Old Road) 90th + 7min
Kadeen Lewis (Conaree) 90th + 7 min
Wazim Howe (Conaree) 90th +7 min
Coach Al Richards of Conaree was hoping for a win but relished the point from the draw. “I
thought we should have won it…We gave up a penalty, which was a soft penalty. But
nevertheless, the team held out for the draw,” Richards said.
In relation to the incident, the SKNFA issued a statement: “The SKNFA deeply regrets the
unfortunate incident that occurred following an exceptionally competitive match—one of the
season’s finest. Such behavior has no place in the game we love and respect. Consequently, our
disciplinary committee will convene to take decisive action, in line with our established bylaws.”
Then on Sunday:
S L HORSFORDS ST.PAUL’S UNITED vs. RAMS VILLAGE SUPERSTARS
(half-time score 0 – 0 )
FINAL SCORE 1 – 1
Scoring for St. Paul’s
Nicquan Phipps 67th min
Scoring for Village
Tahir Hanley 90th + 4 min
That match was marred by a serious injury to Diquan Johnson of St. Paul’s, who was taken by
ambulance to the JNF Hospital. The incident led to a 23-minute delay. That delay affected how
both teams approached the conclusion of the match, as explained by Coach Stephen Clarke of
Village and Manager of St. Paul’s Derionne Edmeade. Clarke said he had to withdraw Hasani
Flemming, the player who tackled Johnson when he sustained the injury. “I had to take him out
because he was very, very distraught. But besides that, we still had a game to finish,” he said.
Edmeade said the injury impacted how his players finished the match. “I think that also took a
toll on the mindset (of the players) as we tried to finish the game,” he said. Best wishes to
Johnson as he is recovering from his injury.
All teams will have to wait a week to know their fate as we now enter an international break. The
St. Kitts Senior Men’s National Team will bow into action in the Concacaf Nations League this
Thursday at 7 p.m. against Guadeloupe at the SKNFA Technical Center.
