Sunday 4th December, 2016– The T.A. Marryshow Community College and Sabb Spartans will be playing top flight football in 2017. That’s following their wins in the GFA Conference League semifinals. Though they will face each in the Conference Final, they will be automatically promoted to the Premier League as the top two teams in the Conference League according to the regulations. Both teams won their semifinal encounters in thrilling penalty shootouts.

Match 1 Summary

North Stars leveled the aggregate scores after netting 2 goals and keeping TAMCC scoreless in the return leg of the GFA Conference League Semifinals (TAMCC scored 2 goals in the first leg). After full time, the match went straight into a thrilling penalty shootout with TAMCC netting four and North Stars being successful on three attempts.

North Stars 2-0 TAMCC at Fond (4-3 penalties)

Goals: North Stars

Raffy Frame-41st minute

Samora Fraser-53rd minute

Yellow Cards: North Stars

Donni Franklyn-6th minute

Tuckel Jones-45th minute

Cristopher Cato-68th minute

Yellow Cards: TAMCC

Damani Reid-20th minute

Teddy Penny-70th minute

Match 2 Summary

After drawing nil-nil in the first leg of their semifinal encounter, Sabb Spartans and Eagles Super Strikers again drew this time one alls. The match went into penalty shootouts where both teams missed the 5th penalty. In sudden death, Sabb Spartans composed their nerves to net in the winner.

Sabb Spartans 1-1 Eagles Super Strikers at Fond

Goals: Sabb Spartans

Jason Williams-48th minutes

Goals: Eagles Super Strikers

Kelvin Caton-75th minute

Yellow Cards: Sabb Spartans

Kerry Lewis-67th minute