With Joe Public already assured of the National Super Football League title, last year’s champion team L-Sporto Crab Connection and Superstar Rangers are locked in a tussle for the runner-up spot.
The “Crab” team strengthened its effort in a bid to to finish behind the “Eastern Lions” by edging Carib 3-2 at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar, Arima.
Rangers, the most improved team in the second round, killed the chances of Police, chalking up a 2-1 win over the cops at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium.
After Tuesday’s round of matches, Joe Public, who whipped Maraval Youth Academy 3-0 at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Tunapuna, held an unbeatable total of 65 points with two matches remaining.
Crab Connection pushed their total to 51 points while the Rangers footballers, with a match in hand, have 43 points.
The “Crab” victory over Carib came through an 87th-minute goal from Kevin Baptiste.
Police stood a chance of earning a point against Rangers, until Lorne Joseph grabbed the match-winner in the 84th minute.
M&M Harvard replaced “Crab” as the team, scoring the biggest victory of the season, with a 16-0 mauling of cellar-placed Moruga at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
In the victory that bettered the 13-2 win by Crab Connection over Club Sando last month, Harvard got four goals from Christon Freitas, three each from Kendell Baptiste, Gabriel St John and Ahkeel Laurie, two from Ricardo Aleong and one from Damian Frazer.
In other matches, Tobago sides Biwater Stokely Vale and Angostura 1976 FC Phoenix defeated Medianet ESJ United 2-1 and Wasa Clean and White 6-0.
Tuesday’s Results:
Biwater Stokely Vale 2 (Devon Leacock 13th; Michael Carrington 74th) v Medianet E. San Juan Utd 1 (Brent Edwards 45th).
Angostura 1976 FC Phonix 6 (Dominique Kerr 47th, 85th; Kevin Keith 50th; Trevor Henry 64th; Kayode Legall 79th; Curtis Trim 88th) v Wasa Clean & White 0.
M&M Harvard 16 (Christon Freitas 68th, 73rd, 76th, 88th; Kendell Baptiste 9th, 11th, 36th; Gabriel St John 76th, 81st, 84th; Ahkeel Laurie 18th, 42nd, 43rd; Ricardo Aleong 31st, 57th; Damian Frezer 39th) v Moruga 0.
Police 1 (Grayson Edwards 71st) v Superstar Rangers 2 (Josimar Belgrave 62nd, Lorne Joseph 84th).
L-Sporto Connection 3 (Kevin Baptiste 42nd, 87th; Kirston Graham 7th) v Carib 2 (Billydee Santlebury 21st; Aaron Raper 50th).
Joe Public 3 (Carlington Smith 11th; Nigel Hart 37th; Wolrey Wolfe 89th) v Maraval Youth Academy 0.
Plipdeco Caroni v Club Sando — postponed.
Latest Standings:
TEAMS - P W D L F A Pts.
Joe Public 24 21 2 1 89 16 65
L-Sporto Connection 24 16 3 5 79 36 51
Superstar Rangers 23 13 4 6 51 31 43
Police 24 13 4 7 50 33 43
Stokely Vale 23 11 7 5 56 36 40
Phoenix 23 10 4 9 54 45 34
WASA 23 10 3 10 52 60 33
Caroni 23 9 5 9 41 33 32
Medianet ESJ Utd 24 8 3 13 43 53 27
Harvard 23 7 3 13 53 54 24
Maraval YA 23 6 5 12 31 48 23
Club Sando 22 6 2 14 34 75 20
Carib 23 4 3 16 43 76 15
Moruga 23 4 2 18 23 100 14
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