Devonshire Cougars are the FA Challenge Cup Champions
Devonshire Cougars 3 Somerset Trojans 0
Several scenarios are expected to play out at the National Sports Center as the FA Challenge Cup Final will see the Devonshire Cougars face off against the Somerset Trojans.
Former Devonshire Cougars players Ijahmon Mallory and Sean Brangman will be attempting to deny former Somerset Trojans player, captain and coach Dennis Brown from lifting the Cup. A third Devonshire Cougars player Ricardo Brangman also played this season with the Somerset Trojans.
Moses Steede converted from the penalty spot in the 21st minute to give the Devonshire Cougars the lead, after the Somerset Trojans goalkeeper Shaquille Bean committed a foul in the box. Both teams to this point struggled to cope with the wind that favored the Devonshire Cougars in the first half, but instead of trying to shoot from just outside the box they looked to pass on more than a few occasions thus costing them a bigger lead.
The Somerset Trojans started the second half looking for the equalizer, Tyrell Burgess had a long range drive saved by the Devonshire Cougars goalkeeper Kioshi Trott, but it was the Devonshire Cougars who came close to doubling their lead as substitute Chea Brangman had a shot blocked off the line first by Bean, and then Domico Coddington followed up and his shot was blocked by a Somerset Trojans defender before being cleared.
As the Somerset Trojans went in search of the equalizer in the 60th minute the Devonshire Cougars went on a break with substitute Brangman running straight at goal, he slipped a pass to Drewonde Bascome who’s shot was deflected wide for a corner.
In the 77th minute the Somerset Trojans had a life line back into the game when a handball inside the box was called a penalty. Former Devonshire Cougars player Mallory stepped up to take the spot kick, but Trott dove to his right and denied the equalizer. Minutes later the Devonshire Cougars doubled their lead, a ball forward saw Brangman cross for Coddington to head pass a stranded Bean in the Somerset Trojans goals to make the score 2 – 0.
In injury time Moses Steede scored his second goal of the game to make the final score Devonshire Cougars 3 Somerset Trojans 0.
