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Date | 8 September 2012 | ||||||
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Venue | Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad | ||||||
Man of the Match |
Joevin Jones (W Connection) | ||||||
Referee | Rodphin Harris | ||||||
Attendance | 200 | ||||||
Weather | Sunny 31 °C (88 °F) [1] | ||||||
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. [2] 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. [3]
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. [3] Worrell was brutally assaulted while being relieved of her mobile phone in January 2012 and was comatose for nearly three months. [4] 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.
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. [5] 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.
W Connection | 2–0 | Defence Force |
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Winchester 19' Jones 47' |
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