With only three matches played on Sunday, Defence Force, courtesy a double strike from Ronald St Louis, secured a late 2-1 win over Real Maracas, the only victory of the round, to advance three places into eighth in the Blink/bMobile National Super League standings.
St Louis, a former Teteron Boys Pro League midfielder, scored in each side of the half, the match opener (18th minute) and the winner in the 81st, to hand Defence Force its first league win in almost two months. Hayden Vincent, another former Pro League player with Caledonia AIA almost salvaged a point with a 70th minute equalizer for Real Maracas.
Two other matches were played with reigning league champion, WASA FC holding Bethel United to a 2-2 draw, to remain rooted at second to last, while FC Santa Rosa the cellar-placed team also salvaged a draw (1-1) with Siparia Spurs.
Former national Under-20 midfielder Jean-Luc Rochford scored for Santa Rosa with 15 minutes remaining to cancel out Presentation College of San Fernando striker protege Shackiel Henry’s match opener at the end of the first half.
Club Sando, Guaya United and Malabar FC, the top three teams in the standings were all out of action over the weekend due to their involvement with in the Toyota Classic, of which the former two clubs had successes in to reach the semifinals.
Their respective league matches were postponed to January 8, a Wednesday. All three will be back in action on Sunday with a full slate of matches.
Results
Defence Force 2 (Ronald St Louis 18th, 81st) v Real Maracas 1 (Hayden Vincent 70th)
Siparia Spurs 1 (Shackiel Henry 45th) v FC Santa Rosa 1 (Jean-Luc Rochford 76th)
WASA FC 2 (Richard Jones 65th, Kareem Freitas 80th) v Bethel United 2 (Kino Proctor 44th, 67th)
Malabar FC v 1976 FC Phoenix
—Rescheduled to January 8
Stokely Vale v Club Sando—Rescheduled to January 8
Westside Superstarz v Guaya United—Rescheduled to January 8
Match Day 18 Fixtures
Sunday
Club Sando v Siparia Spurs, Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, 3.30 pm
Malabar FC v Bethel United, Larry Gomes Stadium, 3.30 pm
Guaya United v Real Maracas, Guaya Recreation Ground, 3.30 pm
FC Santa Rosa v 1976 FC Phoenix, UTT Ground, O’Meara, 3.30 pm
Stokely Vale v Joe Public, Plymouth Recreation Ground, 3.30 pm
Westside Superstarz v WASA FC, St Anthony’s College Ground, 3.30 pm
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