Defence Force leap-frogged four teams with a 4-0 victory over M&M Harvard on Wednesday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium Training Field to sit at sixth in the bmobile National Super League standings.
Alcoa Carenage United upset Joe Public 2-1 at the Larry Gomes Stadium and the "Eastern Lions" dropped from first to third on the Super League table, while Carenage moved to second. Curtis Noel's goal in the 90th minute gave Carenage the win, after Ricardo Peltier (75th) drew them level, cancelling out James Lewis' 34th minute goal for Joe Public.
Angostura 1976 FC Phoenix also needed a last-minute goal from Dominique Kerr to beat Harlem Strikers 1-0 and retake the lead over Carenage on goal difference. But Economy Strikers held on for a 3-2 triumph over St Francois Nationals with two second half strikes.
St Francois went ahead in the 25th through Marlon Bowen, only for Kerin Vincent (31st) to equalise. Irvin Reyes (45th) and Kelvin Smith (64th) put Strikers 3-1 up, before Jesse Alexis pulled one back for St Francois. Wednesday's other two encounters were postponed to a later date.
WASA FC and Club Sando did not take the field due to a lack of officials, while Crab Connection's meeting with the T&T Under-20 squad was also put off. Crab Connection will now face T&T's Under-20 footballers today at San Juan Secondary, while Defence Force engage Joe Public at home in Chaguaramas.
Club Sando and Harlem Strikers meet at the Palo Seco Velodrome, while Carenage and St Francois clash at the Hasely Crawford Stadium (HCS) training field. WASA will travel to the Sangre Grande Recreation Ground to face Economy Strikers and UTT and M&M Harvard lock horns at Frederick Settlement. All matches kick off at 4 p.m.
Wednesday's bmobile National Super League results:
M&M Harvard 0 v Defence Force 4 (Sterling O'Brien 23rd; Kevin Pierre 75th; Akiel Pierre 78th; Kwesi Davis 90th)
Harlem Strikers 0 v Angostura 1976 FC Phoenix 1 (Dominique Kerr 90th)
Joe Public FC 1 (James Lewis 34th) v Alcoa Carenage United 2 (Ricardo Peltier 75th; Curtis Noel 90th)
St Francois Nationals 2 (Marlon Bowen 25th; Jesse Alexis 65th) v Economy Strikers Kerin Vincent 31st; Irvin Reyes 45th; Kelvin Smith 64th)
Today's Fixtures:
Crab Connection FC vs T&T U-20s, 4 p.m., San Juan Secondary
Defence Force FC vs Joe Public FC, 4 p.m., Chaguaramas
UTT vs M&M Harvard, 4 p.m., Frederick Settlement
Club Sando vs Harlem Strikers, 4 p.m., Palo Seco Velodrome
Carenage United vs St Francois Nationals, 4 p.m., HCS Training Field
Economy Strikers vs WASA FC, 4 p.m., Sangre Grande Rec Ground.
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