[9] Morvant Caledonia United made another leap towards a fourth FA Trophy by ousting fellow Pro League compatriots and defending champions North East Stars 4–1 on penalties following a 1–1 draw in one of six Round-of-16 clashes contested on Sunday.
But six-time former champions Defence Force, led by an uninterrupted hat-trick from Trinidad and Tobago attacking midfielder Hashim Arcia, made light work of Central 500 Spartans, trashing the Super League outfit 5–1 at Barataria Oval.
Morvant Caledonia edged Super League side Club Sando Moruga 1-0 courtesy Kareem Joseph's late converted penalty before Police rallied from a goal down to beat rivals Defence Force 3–1 to complete the first quarter-final double-header at the Hasely Crawford Stadium training field on Tuesday afternoon.
Neil Benjamin Jr. put four-time champions Connection ahead in just the fourth minute of the semi-final one against Phoenix before veteran attacker Hughtun Hector (26’) and Suriname forward Dimitri Apai (75’) sent the Tobagonians packing.
[13] W Connection celebrated a fifth FA Trophy, reuniting with the title they last won in 2014 after defeating 10-men Police FC 3-1 last night at the Home of Football, Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva to bring down the curtain on the 2017 season for top-flight clubs.