Defending champs Carapichaima needed penalty kicks to overcome last placed Waterloo in their semifinal in the Central Zone of the Secondary Schools Football League's Coca Cola Intercol competition, today.

The match, which was the first of two played at the  Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva ended 1-1 after regulation time ended.

Both teams then missed one of the first five tries. However the pressure got to Waterloo as one their kickers sent his shot wide of the mark to give Caps a  3-2 win.

Earlier Waterloo went into the game as clear underdogs but took a surprise 1-0 lead in the 20th minute when Leon O'Garro found the net.

The celebrations were however short lived as the  league champs bounced back ten minutes later to equalize through Nathan James.

In the other game the zone's second placed team, Presentation, was not as fortunate, being ousted by Tabaquite, also on kicks.

Tabaquite led by a double from Shaun Outar, shocked Presentation, coming back from two goals down in the first half to level things before winning 4-2 on penalty kicks.

Presentation took an early lead through Jeremy Clarke in the 10th minute. The lead was doubled in the 20th minute compliments of a Brian Charles strike.

The second seed Central team held the lead until the 54th minute when Outar scored his first from an indirect free kick.

He completed his double six minutes later to level the score at 2-2, which stayed the same at the end of regulation time.

Tabaquite which made it to the Intercol as a result of winning the senior division will move up to the championship division next season.

Today's Results

CARAPICHAIMA 1 (Nathan James 30th) vs WATERLOO 1 (Leon O'Garro 20th)
Caps won 3-2 on penalty kicks

TABAQUITE 2 (Shaun Outar 54th & 60th) vs PRESENTATION 2 (Jeremy Clarke 10th, Brian Charles 20th) Tabaquite won 4-2 on penalty kicks

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