Akeem Humphrey and Devon Modeste both scored for the second straight match as Club Sando came from behind to whip La Horquetta SA 3-1 to open a two-point cushion at the top of the T&T Football Association National Super League “Big-Eight” competition on Sunday.
Andre Rampersad fired La Horquetta ahead as early as the seventh minute but Humphrey drew Club Sando level in the 39th before Modeste (83rd) and former Guyana captain Charles Pollard (88th) struck late to grab all three points and carry their tally to maximum six. two more than Siparia Spurs which was held goalless by Petrotin Palo Seco, while Defence Force edged 1976 Phoenix 1-0.
In their first round matches on Wednesday, former national youth team player Jack Weedon (32nd), Humphrey (48th) and Modeste (88th) were on target in Club Sando’s similar 3-1 whipping of Guaya United which got its lone reply from Leroy Jones two minutes into the second-half.
In the other matches, WASA held off Petrotrin Palo Seco 2-1 and Siparia Spurs crushed Phoenix 4-1.
And in the relegation “Big-Eight” battle Real Maracas and Stokely Vale are joint top of the table with a win each.
RESULTS
Last Wednesday:
Group A:
Club Sando 3 (Jack Weedon 32nd, Akeem Humphrey 48th, Devon Modeste 88th) vs Guaya Utd 1 (Leroy Jones 47th)
WASA 2 (Glen Walker 26th, Keron Clarke 69th) vs Petrotrin Palo Seco 1 (Shackiel Henry 83rd)
Siparia Spurs 4 (Shavon Frederick 62nd, Chris Collins 69th, Donnick Mascall 69th, Jamal John 89th) vs 1976 Phoenix 1 (Dominique Kerr 84th)
Group B:
Stokely Vale 3 (Kishawn Joseph pen 55th, Vincent Taylor 85th, Nick Campbell 90th) vs Real Maracas 1 (Ricardo Bennett 41st)
Sunday:
Group A:
Club Sando 3 (Akeem Humphrey 39th, Devon Modeste 83rd, Charles Pollard 88th) vs La Horquetta SA 1 (Andre Rampersad 7th)
Petrotrin Palo Seco 0 vs Siparia Spurs 0
Defence Force 1 vs 1976 FC Phoenix 0
Group B:
Real Maracas 1 (Marc Leslie 23rd) vs Las Lomas 0
Group A:
Today
Club Sando vs WASA, Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, 6pm
Defence Force vs Petrotrin Palo Seco, Macqueripe, Chaguaramas, 3.30pm
Guaya Utd vs 1976 Phoenix, Guaya Rec. Ground, 3.30pm
Siparia Spurs vs La Horquetta SA, Fyzabad Rec. Ground, 3.30pm
Group B:
Las Lomas vs Stokely Vale, Madras Rec. Ground, 4pm
Malabar FC vs Goal City, Trinity College East Ground, 3.30pm
Real Maracas vs Bethel Utd, Maracas Rec. Ground, St Joseph, 3.30pm
Next Sunday:
Group A:
La Horquetta SA vs Defence Force, O’Meara, Arima, 3.30pm
Guaya Utd vs WASA, Guaya Rec. Ground, 3.30pm
Group B:
Malabar FC vs Las Lomas Utd,Trinity College East Ground, 3.30pm
Santa Rosa vs Goal City, Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, 3.30pm.
Current standings
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Club Sando 2 2 0 0 6 2 6
Siparia Spurs 2 1 1 0 4 1 4
WASA 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
Defence Force 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Petrotrin P/S 2 0 1 1 1 2 1
Guaya Utd 1 0 0 1 1 3 0
La Horquetta 1 0 0 1 1 3 0
Phoenix 2 0 0 2 1 4 0
Group B:
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Real Maracas 2 1 0 1 2 3 3
Stokely Vale 1 1 0 0 3 1 3
Las Lomas 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Malabar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Santa Rosa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bethel Utd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goal City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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