Barrackpore United SC’s lead at the top of the T&T Football Association National Super League Championship Division has been reduced to two points after it was held to an entertaining 3-3 draw by T&T Prisons FC at Youth Training Centre ground, Arouca, on Saturday.
And the visitors got the perfect start when Curtis Carrington netted in the second minute followed by Keion La Rode nine minutes later for a 2-0 advantage.
Eight minutes into the second-half, Ricardo Alleyne pulled a goal back for T&T Prisons, but within six minutes Mikheil Peters got a third for the visitors to restore their two-goal cushion at 3-1.
Former Naparima College and national youth team standout Anthony Parris got a second item for T&T Prisons in the 64th to set up an interesting finish, and five minutes into time added on, Alleyne snatched share of the points for the home side to deny Barrackpore a fourth win this season.
Despite the drawn result, Barrackpore still lead the table with ten points from five matches, two ahead of UTT which has a match in hand, and was held to a 1-1 draw by Central 500 Spartans.
Isaiah Mejias opened the scoring for UTT in the 23rd, but his effort was cancelled out by Josiah Alleyne, six minutes from full-time at Edinburgh 500 Recreation Ground.
Elsewhere, goals were aplenty with Adrian Millette scoring a hat-trick to lead Petit Valley/Diego Martin United past Youth Stars 5-4 at Diego Martin and Carenage United beating Saddle Hill Hotspur 5-3 led by a brace from Micah Lansiquot. For Hotspur, former national striker and record T&T scorer, Stern John, was among the scorers.
Saturday Results:
Central 500 Spartans 1 (Josiah Alleyne 84th) vs UTT 1 (Isaiah Mejias 23rd)
Petit Valley/Diego Martin Utd 5 (Adrian Millette 29th, 70th, 77th, Kieno Goodridge 75th, 84th) vs Youth Stars 4 (Raoul Trotman 10th, 38th, Hakeem Legall 16th, 52nd)
T&T Prisons FC 3 (Ricardo Alleyne 53rd, 90th, Anthony Parris 64th) vs Barrackpore United 3 (Curtis Carrington 2nd, Keion La Rode 11th, Mikheil Peters 59th)
Carenage United 5 (Micah Lansiquot 2nd, 5th, Kendell Baptiste 35th, Kathon St Hillaire 61st, Anthony Penn 71st) vs Saddle Hill Hotspur 3 (Cyrano Glen 45th, Hakeem King 46th, Stern John 86th)
Championship Division standings:
Teams P W D L F A Pts
1. Barrackpore 5 3 1 1 14 8 10
2. UTT 4 2 2 0 8 4 8
3. Cunupia FC 4 2 0 2 9 7 6
4. T&T Prison 4 1 3 0 7 5 6
5. Youth Stars 4 2 0 2 10 10 6
6. Carenage Utd 3 1 2 0 8 6 5
7. Central 500 4 1 1 2 4 8 4
8. P.V/D.M Utd 4 1 1 2 5 9 4
9. Saddle Hill 4 0 0 4 5 13 0
Saturday’s matches:
Carenage Ut vs Petit Valley/Diego Martin Utd, Diego Martin North Secondary ground, 4 pm
Youth Stars vs T&T Prisons FC, Cyd Gray Sports Complex, Roxborough, Tobago, 5 pm
Barrackpore Utd vs Central 500 Spartans, Barrackpore Recreational ground, 4 pm
Cunupia FC vs UTT, Ato Boldon Stadium, 4 pm
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T&T Newsday Reports.
LEAGUE LEADERS Barrackpore United twice allowed a two-goal lead to slip, as they were held to a 3-3 draw by TT Prisons on Saturday, in a Match Day Seven contest in the National Super League Championship Division.
However, the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT ) failed to bridge the gap, or even take the top spot, after they drew 1-1 with Central 500 Spartans.
Barrackpore have a total of ten points after five games, while UTT have eight points from four fixtures this season.
At the Youth Training Centre Ground (YTC) in Arouca, the visitors had an early cushion with items from Curtis Carrington, in the second minute, and Keion La Rode, in the 11th.
Ricardo Alleyne pulled one back in the 53rd for Prisons but Mikheil Peters restored the two-goal advantage, six minutes later. There was one major twist to the tale, as Prisons fought back to earn a share of the points, courtesy strikes from Anthony Parris, in the 64th, and Alleyne, in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
At the Hugo Francis Recreation Ground in Chaguanas, UTT took the lead in the 23rd through Isaiah Mejias but Central 500 Spartans levelled the scores in the 84th courtesy of Josiah Alleyne.
Carenage United whipped cellar-placed Saddle Hill Hotspur 5-3 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium’s Training Field in Mucurapo. Micah Lansiquot (second and fifth), Kendell Baptiste (35th), Kathon St Hillaire (61st) and Anthony Penn (71st) found the back of the net for Carenage, while Cyrano Glen (45th), Hakeem King (46th) and ex-national striker Stern John (86th) replied for Saddle Hill.
And, at the Diego Martin North Secondary School Ground, Petit Valley/Diego Martin United pipped Youth Stars 5-4.
Adrian Millette (29th, 70th and 77th) and Kieno Goodridge (75th and 84th) netted for Petit Valley/ Diego Martin while Raoul Trotman (10th and 38th) and Hakeem Legall (16th and 52nd) got the goals for the visitors.
Match Day Eight Fixtures - August 20 — Carenage United vs Petit Valley/Diego Martin United FC, Diego Martin North Secondary School Ground; Barrackpore United vs Central 500 Spartans, Barrackpore Recreation Ground; Cunupia FC vs UTT , Ato Boldon Stadium, 4 pm; Youth Stars vs TT Prisons FC, Cyd Gray Ground, Roxborough, 5 pm.
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