League leaders Joe Public, led by a double from Dorion Robinson, rebounded from their first defeat at the hands of Phoenix FC on Wednesday, to claim their eighth win, as play in the bmobile National Super League continued yesterday.
While it was not as convincing as they would have liked, Public claimed a come-from-behind 2–1 win over Carenage United at Youth Camp, Chaguaramas.
After a goalless first half, Carenage broke the deadlock in the 55th minute from a Fergus Thomas strike. The “Eastern Lions” would find their first item in the 77th minute, as Robinson netted the first of his double, to level the score.
He would then close off things a minute from regulation time, with his second goal, to give his team the 2–1 win. The result has now pushed the Macoya-based team to 25 points from their nine matches, some six ahead of Phoenix FC who are in second place. Phoenix who cut the lead on the leaders, after defeating them, could only muster a point from their clash with M&M Harvard as the teams played to a 1–1 draw.
Play in Caanan, Bon Accord, Tobago, Phoenix took the lead in the 87th minute from Dominique Kerr, after the first half ended 0–0. Harvard, however, got a lifeline in extra time as one of their players was fouled in the box, causing the referee to award a penalty. The kick was taken by Christon Freitas, who made no mistake in scoring to give his team the draw.
Meanwhile East West Coaching School registered their first win in eight matches, after getting by St Francois Nationals 1–0, at the Queen’s Park Oval. The East West team, which is in its first Pro League, got their goal from a Adrian Nunez strike in the 75th minute. They have now moved from the bottom of the table to third-to-last on five points.
WASA stumble in Super League.
T&T Express Reports.
WASA FC dropped one spot to fourth in the bmobile National Super League (NSL) standings on Sunday after they stumbled to a 3-2 loss to Defence Force at Army Headquarters, Chaguaramas.
Even a last minute goal from Vernon Bailey, who had both WASA goals in the 60th and 90th minutes, was not enough to save the "Water Boys" from defeat, after the Army/Coast Guard unit took a 3-1 lead late in the second half.
Defence Force got their goals from Akil Pierre (seventh), Keston Theodore (78th) and Bevon Lewis (80th).
In Tobago, home team 1976 FC Phoenix SC were held 1-1 by M&M Harvard. Dominique Kerr scored in the 87th minute for Phoenix, but Harvard 's Christon Freitas hit home in the final minute for a share of the points.
T&TEC were big winners against Harlem Strikers, shutting them out 4-0 after a 2-0 half-time lead at Frederick Settlement. And leaders bmobile Joe Public turned back Carenage United 2-1 at Youth Camp, Chaguaramas.
Queen's Park were held 1-1 by Club Sando at Queen's Park Oval and St Francois Nationals fell to their sixth loss in nine matches, a 1-0 defeat at the hands of East West Coaching School.
Sunday's Results:
Defence Force FC 3 (Akil Pierre 7th; Keston Theodore 78th; Bevon Lewis 80th) v WASA FC 2 (Vernon Bailey 60th, 90th)
Harlem Strikers 0 v T&TEC 4 (Dezi Lara 5th; Joel Bailey 41st; Jamal Ayers 50th; Daniel Garcia 60th)
Carenage United 1 (Fergus 55th) v bMobile Joe Public FC 2 (Dorion Robinson 77th; 89th)
QPCC 1 (Daniel Mc Kell 45th) v Club Sando 1 (Romeo Williams 34th)
St Francois Nationals 0 v East West Coaching School 1 (Adrian Nunez 75th)
1976 FC Phoenix SC 1 (Dominique Kerr 87th) v M&M Harvard 1 (Christon Freitas 90th)
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