The National Sports Centre well and truly belonged to Devonshire Colts on Sunday — every inch of it.

Colts defeated Premier Division Boulevard 2-0 in extra-time to rewrite the history books by becoming the first First Division side to win the coveted FA Cup.

And they achieved victory the old fashioned way — relying on wingers to get the job done.

With elder statesman Aljame Zuill in the middle, youngsters Willis Ming and Ryan Purnell milked the spacious 'carpet' to their advantage. And their hard running down the flanks on and off the ball gradually bent Blazers out of shape and provided Colts with the opening needed to drop the bomb.

"Nobody seems to be playing a wide game in Bermuda any more . . . everyone is playing a more narrow game. But when we attacked, we had players right along the flanks because we wanted to stretch them. And as the game went on they started to wear down," commented Colts coach Ray Jones.

Geron Trott's first-half injury proved to be a blessing in disguise as replacement Purnell caused Boulevard the most trouble with his penetrative runs down the left side.

Ming and Zuill — the latter has scored in all of Colts' FA Cup matches this season — grabbed glory in netting their team's goals in extra-time. But it was Colts' defence that laid the foundation for Sunday's historical triumph.

"I think in the end they were surprised by how organised we were defensively and how quickly we broke on offence. We really wanted to come up and represent this time around," said Jones.

"I've watched Boulevard play a few times this season and one thing they tend to do is come out of the blocks firing away with Angelo (Simmons) and Shaki (Crockwell) up front. But I knew that if we could weather the first 15 minutes we would be okay, and we were."

Jones also thanked his club's supporters and former players who came out to witness the occasion.

"We wanted to get the Colts' community back out to support this new generation of players," he said. "And I was pleasantly pleased by the turnout in the stands."

Colts' victory, however, came at a cost as they lost both Trott (ankle) and 'keeper Dyke Lawrence (blow to the upper jaw) to injury while team captain Joseph Butterfield was involved in an ugly on-field incident with opposite number Shaki Crockwell.

After challenging for a loose ball, Crockwell head butted Butterfield in the mouth. Both players received their marching orders along with Colts' Clevon Hill and Blazers' John Payne for clumsy late tackles.

"It was a hard- fought match. And unfortunately sometimes things like this happen," Jones said.

Boulevard stalwart Dwight Warren lauded Colts' achievement, but vowed his team would be back next year.

"One thing we can take from the season is that our team showed a lot of heart and commitment. It's just unfortunate that even when you work hard things sometimes don't pay off," he said.

"But we can definitely take this into next season. And so we do have something to be optimistic about and also look forward to next season."