Eagles prevail in extra time
Devonshire Colts 2Somerset Eagles 2 (aet)(Eagles win 3-1 on penalties)Somerset Eagles booked the second spot in the Shield competition with a penalty shootout win over Devonshire Colts at Goose Gosling Field.Goals from Darin Dowling and a late leveller courtesy of Shentoine Lambert helped the winners move into New Year's Day showpiece.Aaron Critchlow and Keimo Gardener scored in a losing effort for Colts, with Gardener also being sent off for two bookable offences within a minute.In a match that was subdued due surface water, both goalkeepers were largely untroubled, with Colts' Greg Rose having to make a routine save from a Darin Dowling free-kick.Of the pair, it was Eagles' Karl Brown who had the task of picking the ball out of his net first after a collision between a defender and a Colts striker caught him off his line, allowing Critchlow the simple task of poking home the loose ball.Eagles were level 15 minutes later after Dowling was bundled over in the area, with the striker stepping up and beating Rose to his right. Colts' Eli Smith then tested Brown early in the second half, but the shot stopper was equal to the task, palming the shot wide of his goal.Keimo Gardener grabbed the all important second goal for Colts, but also received his first of two yellow cards in the space of one minute. Celebrating the goal, the midfielder took his jersey off, then on the ensuing kick off received his second yellow for a rash tackle.Ellington Weldon Jr almost got Colts' third just before the change of sides in extra time after beating Brown to a through ball, but his effort was wide of the mark.Just as it seemed the Devonshire side were heading to the final, Lambert swiveled around his marker and beat Rose at his near post with the last kick of the game.Eagles would go on to win on penalties thanks to Brown who saved three spot kicks, allowing the west enders to face off against Hamilton Parish who beat BAA at Wellington Oval on Boxing Day.Devonshire Colts: G Rose, J Butterfield, J Samuels, E Wilkin, T Foote, L Symonds, K Gardener, J Fubler, E Smith(E Weldon jr,81), Aaron Critchlow(C Trott,63), E Weldon(V Lambe,102) Subs not used: R Hare, T Minors, D LambeRed: Gardener,95Goals: Critchlow,24, Gardener,94Somerset Eagles: Karl Brown, Lorenzo Burch 28, J Davis, D Dowling, K Fray, T Fubler, Marcus Johnson 11, Marcus Simmons(Q Robinson,77) Allan Wilkinson, S Lambert, A Telford Subs not used: S Dread, C Medeiros, I MullingsYellow: T FublerGoals: D Dowling,39, S Lambert,120Referee: E HolmesMan of the Match: T Foote