Bermuda’s top-flight giants largely avoided the "banana skins" of the FA Cup first round, with a series of clinical performances ensuring the Premier Division’s dominance over their lower-league challengers.
FC Rhino 0 St. George’s Colts 3
St. George’s Colts showed exactly why they are the reigning Dudley Eve champions with a professional 3-0 victory over Corona League side FC Rhino at White Hill Field.
Malachi Trott settled any early nerves by providing the breakthrough in the 26th minute, a lead the Colts held until the interval.
Kashe Hall effectively put the tie to bed six into the second half, before Isai Gibbons added the gloss with a third 20 minutes from time to ensure a safe passage into the quarter-finals.
Inter BDA FC 1 X-Roads WFC 4
The afternoon’s biggest shock nearly occurred at the Police Field, where Inter BDA FC took a stunning fifth-minute lead against X-Roads Warriors through National Field Hockey coach Kovin Moodley.
The Corona League outfit defended heroically to take their lead into the break, but the top-flight quality of X-Roads eventually told.
Donovan Thompson leveled matters shortly after the restart, before Paul Simons turned the tide in the 66th minute. A late double from Aaron Spencer eventually put the result beyond doubt, sparing X-Roads’ blushes in a 4-1 win.
Robin Hood 0 (0) Boulevard Blazers 0 (3)
The day’s most attritional battle took place between Robin Hood and Boulevard Blazers, where 120 minutes of football failed to produce a single goal at the Somerset Cricket.
In the resulting penalty shootout, the Blazers showed superior nerves to advance 3-0.
Sebastian Davis, Tre Manders, and Keishen Bean all failed to find the net with their attempts for Robin Hood, while Allan Douglas, Ijahmon Mallory, and Khya Blyden were all successful for the Boulevard Blazers.
Devonshire Colts 6 Young Gunz FC 0
At the Police Field the Premier Division leaders Devonshire Colts advanced to the Quarter-Final draw following their 6 - 0 win over the Corona League outfit Young Gunz FC.
Jorj Dublin gave Devonshire Colts a 1 - 0 lead in the 2nd minute, with Elisha Darrell doubling the lead in the 32nd minute and then Senoj Mitchell made it 3 - 0 in the 43rd minute as the Devonshire Colts took that lead to the break.
Mitchell would add his second of the game in the 54th minute to increase the lead to 4 - 0, and then ten minutes later Mitchell completed his hat-trick, and then Chemarl Henry closed out the scoring in the 68th minute to earn the Devonshire Colts the big win.
Paget Lions 1 Young Men Social Club 0
In this all Premier Division battle at White Hill Field between the Paget Lions and Young Men Social Club saw only one goal scored.
After a scoreless first half, the Paget Lions would get the all important goal in the 53rd minute with Shakir Smith scoring, which puts them in the Quarter-Final draw.
Somerset Trojans 1 PHC Zebras 4
The PHC Zebras traveled to the Somerset Cricket Club to face the Somerset Trojans and advanced to the Quarter-Finals with a 4 - 1 victory.
The PHC Zebras took the lead in the 4th minute with Rayquan Woodley- Smith finding the net, Kadeem Abraham doubled the lead in the 10th minute. Enrique Russell then made it 3 - 0 in the 20th minute, Russell would add his second goal of the game in the 32nd minute as the PHC Zebras took a 4 - 0 lead to the break.
In the 61st minute Leo Burgess pulled a goal back for the Somerset Trojans scoring from the penalty spot, but that would be as close as they would get.
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