Discarded national forward Marcus Joseph fired in a hat-trick to lead Pt Fortin Civic Centre to an 8-0 mauling of PAL United in a re-scheduled Southern Football Association Petrotrin Super League Premier Division at Mahaica Oval, Pt Fortin, on Thursday.
Matthew Bartholomew, another former national player added a double while Dwight Cave, Nicklan Turton and Andre Alexis added the others to push its points tally to 41 from 15 matches, eight clear of T&TEC as it closes on on the league crown.
Meanwhile, T&TEC, University of T&T and Petrotrin Palo Seco all secured handsome first-leg wins in their League round-of-16 matches while Union United edged San Fernando Giants 2-1.
Results Premier Division
Pt Fortin 8 (Marcus Joseph 3, Matthew Bartholomew 2, Dwight Cave, Nicklan Turton, Andre Alexis) vs PAL Utd 0
League Cup Results [First-Leg]
Union Utd 2 (Kareem Thomas 2) vs Giants 1 (Tritan Khan)
Petrotrin Palo Seco 3 (Xavier Seales 2, Brandon Francis) vs Centre for Excellence 0
UTT 8 (Jamal Creighton 4, Keron Doldron 3, Srefon Pierre) vs Big Dreams Utd 0
T&TEC 10 (Lester Edwards 6, Dwayne Charles 2, Willian Garcia, Akeem Redhead) vs Gasparillo Youths 0