In form strike partners Michael Carrington and Tyrone Manning were on target for Stokely Vale when the Tobago club defeated WASA 2–0 to go top of the blink/bmobile National Super League table on Monday.
Playing at the Plymouth Recreation Ground, Carrington and Manning’s goals in either half saw their Tobago-based club leap over Club Sando in the ten team table giving the team a lift in confidence as they march into the NSL knock-out final against bmobile Joe Public.
Club Sando, however, have the opportunity to retake the lead as they travel to the Hasely Crawford Stadium Training Field, Mucurapo to challenge West Side Super Starzs from 4 pm, today.
Real Maracas will travel to the sister isle to take on 1976 FC Phoenix at Canaan, Bon Accord also at 4 pm. Then at the final fixture at 4.30 pm, bmobile Joe Public, with a match in hand, will tackle St Francois Nationals at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya. The Defence Force match against Eagles United will be postponed indefinitely.
Fixtures
Today
Phoenix vs Real Maracas, Canaan Bon Accord, 4 pm.
Joe Public vs St Francois, Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, 4.30 pm.
West Side vs Club Sando, HCS Training Field, 4 pm.
September 18
Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet
Knockout playoffs
Fifth/Sixth playoff: Phoenix vs West Side Super Starzs, 3 pm.
Final: Stokely Vale vs Joe Public, 5 pm.
Match Day 12
September 21
West Side vs Joe Public, HCS Training Field, 4 pm.
WASA vs Club Sando, WASA Ground, St Joseph, 5 pm.
Eagles Utd vs Stokely Vale, Woodford Lodge, Chaguanas, 4 pm.
Phoenix vs St Francois, Canaan, Bon Accord, 4 pm.
Real Maracas vs Defence Force, Maracas Rec Ground, 6 pm.
Standings
Team P W D L F A Pts
Stokely Vale 11 6 3 2 18 11 21
Club Sando 10 6 1 3 15 12 19
WASA 11 4 4 3 15 10 16
Joe Public 9 5 1 3 14 12 16
West Side 10 5 0 5 12 13 15
Eagles Utd 10 3 3 4 11 12 12
D/Force 9 3 2 4 10 11 11
Phoenix 10 2 3 5 11 16 9
Real Maracas 10 2 2 6 6 10 8
St Francois 10 1 4 5 10 16 7
Tobago's Stokely Vale top Super League.
T&T Express Reports.
Stokely Vale warmed up for Sunday's bmobile National Super League knockout final by whipping WASA FC 2-0 at Plymouth recreation ground in league action on Monday.
Tobago's Stokely Vale will meet Joe Public in the knockout final from 5 p.m. Sunday at Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet.
The match is the second of a double-header which sees another Tobago club, 1976 FC Phoenix, battling West Side Super Starz FC at 3 p.m. The teams will be playing for the fifth qualifying spot in the National FA Trophy competition.
And Super League action continues today with three matches.
Previous leaders Club Sando are among the teams seeking victory as full points will see them move back to the top of the table. They meet West Side Super Starzs from 4 p.m. at the Hasely Crawford Stadium training ground.
bmobile National Super League results:
Monday September 12
Stokely Vale FC 2 vs WASA FC 0
Last week
Club Sando 1 (Shevon Frederick 78th) vs Real Maracas 0
1976 FC Phoenix 1 (Dominique Kerr 67th) vs Eagles United 1 (Jamal Lucas 37th)
WASA FC 0 vs Westside Super Starz FC 1 (Kareem Freitas 43rd)
St Francois Nationals 2 (Marlon Bowen 70th, Rodnel John 76th) vs Stokely Vale FC 2 (Wendell Douglas 3rd--own goal, Shawn Hinds 80th--own goal)
UPCOMING MATCHES:
Today
4 p.m.–1976 FC Phoenix vs Real Maracas, Canaan, Bon Accord
4.30 p.m.–bmobile Joe Public FC vs St Francois Nationals, Marvin Lee Stadium
4 p.m.–West Side Super Starzs FC vs Club Sando, HCS Training Field
Sunday September 18
Knockout Final
5 p.m.–Stokely Vale FC vs bmobile Joe Public FC, Dwight Yorke Stadium
3 p.m.–1976 FC Phoenix vs West Side Super Starzs FC, Dwight Yorke Stadium.
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