Akiel James fired in the lone goal as Cunupia FC stayed on course for its third title this season when it edged Cap Off Youths 1–0 in its final CRILLE-sponsored Central Football Association Premier Division match at Hugo Francis Recreation Ground, Woodford Lodge, on Monday.
Needing a win to move ahead of Enterprise Youths (40 points) at the top of the table, Cunupia got a 33rd minute goal from James to take all three and move to the top of the table with 41 from its 20-match campaign.
In the second match at Woodford Lodge, Randy Harris banged in a 90th minute winner for Leeds FC to pip Enterprise and keep its title ambitions alive as well. Sherwin Phillip got the go-ahead goal for Leeds in the 43rd minute, but ten minutes into the second half David Mandeville drew Enterprise level while Denzil Daniel netted in the 66th minute for a 2–1 lead.
However, with its title aspirations fading with every passing minute, Leeds got a second item from Phillip in the 76th minute before Harris snatched all three points with the final kick of the match to push his team to 35 points and two matches left to play against lowly Las Lomas United and Cap Off Youths which it must win.
The winners of the Premier Division will collect $10,000 and secure the CFA’s lone spot in the T&T Football Federation “Champion of Champions” competition from which three teams will qualify for the blink/bmobile National Super League. Second gets $5,000, third, $3,000 and fourth, $2,000.
Results [MONDAY]
Cunupia 1 (Akiel James 33rd) vs Cap Off Youths 0
Leeds 3 (Sherwin Phillip 43rd, 76th, Randy Harris 90th) vs Enterprise 2 (David Mandeville 55th, Denzil Daniel 66th)
FRIDAY
Enterprise 3 (Aniel Douglas 37th, Denzil Daniel 69th, Ryan Fredericks 88th) vs Cap Off Youths 1 (Emilio Smith 44th)
Edinburgh 1 (Stephen Julien 16th) vs Leeds 1 (Ian Simon 89th)
Standings
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Cunupia 20 12 5 3 43 21 41
Enterprise 20 12 4 4 42 22 40
Leeds 18 10 5 3 32 23 35
Edinburgh 18 9 4 5 32 19 32
Strikers 18 9 3 6 34 31 30
Las Lomas 18 9 2 7 27 26 29
Perseverance 18 8 4 6 42 33 28
St Mary’s 19 5 2 12 27 39 17
Cap Off Youths 19 4 2 13 29 47 14
Ball Runners 18 2 6 10 16 31 12
Couva Sports 20 2 4 14 11 43 10
Remaining matches - PREMIER DIVISION [TOMORROW]
Perseverance Utd vs Edinburgh 500, Edinburgh 500 Rec Grd, 7 pm
Leeds Utd vs Las Lomas Utd, Hugo Francis Rec Grd, 7 pm
Monday
Las Lomas vs Edinburgh 500, Edinburgh 500 Rec Grd, 7 pm
Leeds vs Cap Off Youths, Hugo Francis Rec Grd, 5 pm