A sea of red, gold and green bathed the pitch at the National Stadium yesterday after Boulevard seized possession of the FA Cup with a 4-1 triumph over a courageous Devonshire Colts outfit.

It was sweet revenge for the Blazers, who had lost on two occasions during the regular season to Colts, including a recent 5-1 thrashing.

Carlos Pearman paved the way for this victory, as he netted two goals, and was aided by single tallies from Dwight Warren and Brian Anderson.

However, the scoreline was not a true indication of the closeness of the contest.

Colts were able to hold their own and even dominate at certain times, particularly midway through the first half and for most of the second when they trailed 2-0.

The entrance of substitute Harrison Trott particularly injected life into his side early in the second half as he scored on a header to draw Colts within a goal at 2-1.

"The 4-1 doesn't reflect really exactly how the game was played,'' said a disappointed Colts coach Lorenzo Symonds, whose team finished the season by losing consecutive cup finals. "Obviously when Boulevard scored their third goal the guys just said `well it's over' sort of thing and let their guard down, that's how they got the fourth.'' For the Blazers it marked their second FA Cup win -- they won previously in 1991 -- and coach Gary Mallory was thankful for the opportunity to gaze at the trophy once again.

"It's a great feeling,'' said Mallory. "We did it for the community. We hung in there and in the end it was a just result, but it was hard.

"We certainly weren't out there by ourselves and all credit to Lorenzo, he did a great job.'' Boulevard defender Leroy Stevens had said in an earlier interview that "when we're playing our game nobody can touch us'' and this was indeed the case early on when the back-of-town club appeared in full control.

They worked their trademark, short-passing game to perfection and were able to create numerous holes in the Colts defence.

Cleveland-based player Kevin Smith showed flashes of his former brilliant self with some delicate touches in midfield, where he, Pearman and Anderson quickly stamped their control on the proceedings.

To emphasise this superiority, Boulevard burst into the lead after just seven minutes as Pearman applied the finishing touches to a pass from striker Kenny Hill just inside the six-yard box, following a throw-in on the right side.

Meanwhile, a strong defence marshalled by Stevens nullified the vaunted Colts attack led by top goal-scorer Ellington Weldon. So efficient were the Blazers that Colts failed to get a single shot on target in the first half.

Mark Ray should have equalised for Colts in the 30th minute when he was sent on a breakaway by Derek Wright, but he raced his effort wide.

To their chagrin, Colts would pay a supreme price for their misses as Boulevard stormed back, increasing their lead in the 36th minute.

Amon Brown supplied a floating cross from well out on the right flank and, with Andre Hendrickson hesitating to advance off his line, Warren outjumped Jahmal Samuels at the far post, heading into the right-hand corner.

With renewed vigour, Colts came out for the second half and proceeded to run at their opponents, pinning them down for extended periods, causing several hasty clearances.

Craig Smith made a mess of a perfect set-up on the left side 12 minutes after the restart when he was presented with a chance by Ray from 16 yards out, but his normally reliable left boot betrayed him, as the ball bolted wide.

Trott would soon replace Dennis Williams and he immediately got into the thick of things, connecting on a free kick by Ray and directing it underneath the body of Steede.

Boulevard were on the ropes. Their bench appealed for them to settle down, as Colts were unrelenting in their mission to level the score.

However, the Blazers laid things to rest when Pearman notched his second, heading home an inswinging right-wing corner by Warren as Hendrickson again was slow in reacting.

The deal was sealed when Anderson crashed home a shot from close range after Vernon Eve's cross to the far post was laid back to Anderson by Hill.

Boulevard: M.Steede; V.Eve, L.Stevens, W.Richardson, D.Boyles; K.Smith (K.Darrell, 81 mins), B.Anderson, C.Pearman; A.Brown (V.Symonds, 71 mins), D.Warren, K.Hill.

Devonshire Colts: A.Hendrickson; J.Belboda, J.Samuels, D.Wright, A.Wilson; L.Hypolite, M.Ray, D.Williams (H.Trott, 59 mins), C.Smith, K.Smith (Q.Aberdeen, 68 mins), E.Weldon.

Referee: Roddy Burchall.

Men of the match: Leroy Stevens (Boulevard); Anthony Wilson (Devonshire Colts).

PAYBACK TIME -- Boulevard players celebrate a goal by Dwight (Payback) Warren during the first half of yesterday's FA Cup final, which put them up 2-0. From left, Kevin Smith, Leroy Stevens, Warren, a Boulevard supporter and Amon Brown (12).