Angostura 1976 FC Phoenix moved to the lead in the 2008 BMobile National Super League season with a 5-2 mauling of Joe Public at Canaan, Bon Accord yesterday, as action took place in Match Day Four. With the result, Phoenix have amassed 10 points from four games, as they ended Joe Public’s 100-percent win-streak.
Forward Devon King reduced the deficit to 3-2 in the 46th but Joe Public’s discipline let them down, as they ended the game with nine players, while, in the process, conceding two more goals, from Junior Roberts (79th) and Kevin Stewart (89th).
M&M Harvard earned their first win of the season, spanking Club Sando 3-0 at the Palo Seco Recreation Ground, with a double from Glen Walker (fourth and 12th minutes) and the third from Jabari Samuel (62nd).
The University of Trinidad and Tobago were consigned to their fourth straight loss – by a 3-0 margin to hosts Economy Strikers at the Sangre Grande Recreation Ground, courtesy of a pair by Kerin Vincent (27th and 57th) and one from Kenwin Matthew (64th).
ALCOA Carenage United stayed in fourth place on the 13-team standings after a pulsating 3-3 draw against hosts Defence Force at the Army base in Chaguaramas. Curtis Noel put Carenage ahead in the fourth minute before Defence Force responded with a pair, from Akil Pierre (35th) and Owen Matthews (45th).
Carenage regained their lead with a two-goal burst, from Ricardo Peltier (64th) and Keron Simon (70th), but the game had one piece of drama when Marvin Jones found the back of the net in the 79th to ensure that both teams earned a share of the points. The Trinidad and Tobago Under-20 remained in third spot after they battled to a 1-1 draw against St Francois Nationals at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Tunapuna.
Former national forward Jamal Gay, who returned home from a trial stint in Scandinavia (Finland and Sweden), opened the scoring in the 51st – taking a pass from midfielder Chike Sullivan and shooting his right-footer, via defender Kevon Blackman, past goalkeeper Jason Bowen.
St Francois left it late, until injury time, to earn a share of the points, as Marvin McEachnie got a deep ball, inside the penalty box, and after TT U-20 goalie Jesse Fullerton and Jamil Bailey got in a tangle, McEachnie composed himself and placed his right-footed drive home.
Persistent rainfall and a waterlogged outfield at the San Juan Secondary Comprehensive Ground forced the postponement of the clash between 2007 champs WASA and the struggling Crab Connection. Match Day Five action will be contested on Wednesday.
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