Jahhan Hernandez scored with just four minutes left in regulation time to hand home team WASA FC a 1-0 victory over previous leaders Joe Public in a blink/bmobile National Super League match on Sunday at WASA Ground, St Joseph.
Defences dominated the hard-fought game and neither team was able to create many clear chances throughout the encounter.
Former Trinidad and Tobago national team striker Andre Toussaint carved out Joe Public's best opportunity, a square ball across the goal mouth with five minute left, then saw a teammate sky his shot over the WASA cross bar.
Making full use of the reprieve, WASA launched an attack up the left flank, the left midfielder playing a diagonal pass to the centre of the penalty area where striker Michael Lee Celestine sent the ball further wide to overlapping Hernandez, who got the match-winning goal with a low shot to the near post.
Victory gave WASA a share of the lead on seven points, along with Tobago's Stokely Vale FC and Real Maracas, who edged newcomers Biche United 2-1 at St Augustine Senior Secondary School Ground.
And having suffered a first defeat in three matches, Joe Public are now fourth on seven points.
BLINK/BMOBILE NATIONAL SUPER LEAGUE RESULTS:
WASA FC 1 (Jahhan Hernandez 86th) v Joe Public FC 0
FC Santa Rosa 2 (Jevaughn Vance 23rd, Kevern De Bellott 90th) v Stokely Vale FC 2 (Rundel Winchester 9th, Victor Thomas 38th)
Real Maracas 2 (Aaron Peters 2nd, Dillon Bartholomew 88th) v Biche United 1 (Erasto Flores 70th)
Eagles United 0 v Club Sando 2 (Andy London 27th, Jason Boodram 38th)
Westside Superstarz FC 3 (Qian Grosvenor 20th. Troy Thompson 78th, Tyronne Charles 86th) Siparia Spurs 1 (Keron Cummings 58th)
BLINK/BMOBILE NATIONAL SUPER LEAGUE MATCHES:
Sunday July 1
Biche United vs FC Santa Rosa, 4 p.m., Biche Recreation Ground
Stokely Vale FC vs Club Sando, 4 p.m., Plymouth Recreation Ground
Joe Public FC vs Real Maracas, 4 p.m., Marvin Lee Stadium
Defence Force FC vs Eagles United, 3.30 p.m., Youth Camp, Chaguaramas
Siparia Spurs vs WASA FC, 5 p.m., Palo Seco Velodrome
Westside Superstarzs FC vs 1976 FC Phoenix, 4 p.m., St. Anthony's College Ground
BLINK/BMOBILE NATIONAL SUPER LEAGUE STANDINGS
P W D L F A GD Pts
Stokely Vale 3 2 1 0 7 3 4 7
Real Maracas 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 7
WASA FC 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 7
Joe Public 3 2 0 1 8 2 6 6
Westside 3 2 0 1 8 6 2 6
Club Sando 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 6
FC Phoenix 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
Siparia Spurs 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3
Eagles United 3 1 0 2 2 6 -4 3
FC Santa Rosa 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 1
Defence Force 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 0
Biche United 3 0 0 3 2 9 -6 0
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