With victory over St.George’s Colts in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final, Devonshire Colts took another huge step towards achieving what no other First Division club has achieved before — lifting the FA Cup.

Saving the best for last, Colts struck twice in extra-time to advance to this Sunday’s final against Premier Division Boulevard at the National Sports Centre.

Apart from PHC Zebras, no other club have appeared in more FA Cup finals than Colts. But in terms of winning, Colts have the worst record, having lifted the title just four times from 13 appearances in the final.

Sunday will mark the second time the club have made it to the final as a First Division outfit, having lost against Somerset Trojans in 1988 in a replay.

After helping his team get past St.George’s, Colts captain Shannon Burgess said making it to the final had been one of his team’s goals all along. And with history within grasp, he is confident his team can go all the way.

“From the beginning of the season we looked at some of the things we wanted to accomplish as a team. We wanted to win the league and Shield and sneak in a couple of wins in the FA Cup and try to make things right for the 1988 team that lost in the final,” Burgess said.

“So we are now looking forward to the experience of going up to the National Sports Centre to try and compete in an FA Cup final.”

The Howard University graduate has missed portions of the season through work commitments. But in his absence senior members Vic Ball jr, Clevon Hill and Aljame Zuill have provided essential experience to keep the feet of the club’s youngsters planted firmly on the ground.

“This team has character and I think we can go a long way if we can stick together,” Burgess said.

It was the experience of Hill and Zuill that eventually shone through for Colts during Sunday’s hard-fought semi-final at Somerset Cricket Club. Both players scored in added time to finally extinguish the East Enders’ flame.

“I think last year we had a talented team but we weren’t able to survive because we missed that experience,” Burgess said. “But now we have youthful talent and hunger and the also the calmer heads to help guide the team. And to me this is a perfect combination.”

St.George’s coach Carlos Greaves, meanwhile, insisted his team were still victorious in defeat.

“Even though we are not going to the FA Cup final we still became a victor having come from fourth from the bottom in the standings all the way to the FA Cup semi-final,” he said.

The former Colts player took over the helm in mid-season and in a short period of time was able to instil a sense of belief among the ranks.

“I think the guys have worked hard and done the community proud,” he added. “And now we have a foundation to work on for next season.”