For the second time in two weeks, Club Sando and Defence Force women will vie for championship honours when they do battle in the final of the the Trinidad and Tobago Women's League Football (WoLF) Conference Knockout Cup at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo from 6 pm on July 29.
Club Sando copped the 2023 WoLF league title, and on July 19, they defeated the Army/Coast Guard combination by a 2-1 margin in Mucurapo to seize the Women Warriors Wellness invitational football crown in exciting fashion. On July 29, the south-based team will again try to defy the Defence Force battalion as they go after another title.
Both teams had comfortable rides to the WoLF knockout cup final, getting convincing wins over their Tobago counterparts in their respective semifinals.
In the first semi, Club Sando made light work of Tobago Chicas as they got a comprehensive 6-0 win at the St James Police Barracks on July 21. Pleasantville Secondary starlet Nikita Gosine walked away with the MVP award at the Women Wellness tournament, and she was up to her old tricks again against Tobago Chicas as she got herself on the scoresheet.
Club Sando, who possess a nice mix of promising youth players and players with national team experience, also got goals from seasoned campaigners such as Afiya Cornwall, Khadidra Debesette and Chrissy Mitchell en route to their facile win.
In the second semifinal on July 23, Defence Force set up their rematch with Club Sando when they spanked Tobago's Jewels SC by a 5-1 margin in Mucurapo.
The Defence Force ladies shared the goals around against the Jewels, with four different players getting on the scoresheet. Attacking midfielder Asha James, a Women Soca Warriors regular, opened the scoring for Defence Force and also netted her team's final goal.
Influential Defence Force captain Shanelle Arjoon also got among the goals, with midfielder Akilah Gomez and dangerous striker Aaliyah Prince rounding off the scoring.
Celine Lorraine got the consolation item for Jewels.
In the WoLF knockout cup final, Defence Force will hope they can put an end to Club Sando's title-winning run.
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