Roxborough Lakers and Bethel United opened a four-point advantage at the top of the 12-team Tobago Football Association Premier Division standing with crucial victories in the last round of matches.
Sunday, Lakers got a lone goal from Kirn Harris to eke out a 1-0 win over Sidey’s to improve to 38 points from 17 matches, the same as Bethel which has a match in hand.
Two days earlier, both Lakers and Bethel won by 2-1 margins over third-placed Mason Hall USSS and Taylor’s Rentals Goal City, respectively. For Lakers, which has played a match more than Bethel, Harris and Rondell Johnson scored to cancel o
t Kevorn Adams’ reply while former national youth team striker, Carron Williams and Downie Marcelle were on target for Bethel to better Goal City’s item from Anderson Taylor.
Mason Hall rebounded on Sunday by whipping 1976 Phoenix, 4-2 led by a double from Adam to stay third with 34 points while fourth-placed Georgia, the only other team in the title race was held to a 0-0 draw by Stokely Vale to go to 31 points.
Meanwhile, Signal Hill United stayed on course to seal promotion to the Premier Division for next season after it spanked Moriah Youths 4-2, inspired by a brace from Huey Khan.
Omale Jackson and Christopher Morgan added the others for Signal Hill in its third win from as many matches to lead the eight-team table with maximum nine points, two more HV Milan, which blanked Golden lane 2-0 with Marcano Collette and Kareem Campbell getting a goal each.
TFA PREMIER DIVISION RESULTS
Friday:
Bethel 2 (Carron Williams, Downie Marshall) vs Goal City 1 (Anderson Taylor)
Lakers 2 (Kirn Harris, Rondell Johnson) vs Mason Hall 1 (Kevorn Adams)
Sunday:
Lakers 1 (Kirn Harris) vs Sidey’s 0
Mason Hall 4 (Kevorn Adams 2, Jeremy Orr, own goal) vs Phoenix 2 (Dajuan Melville, Akim Baynes)
Georgia 0 vs Stokely Vale 0
FIRST DIVISION BIG-EIGHT
Saturday:
Signal Hill 4 (Huey Khan 2, Omale Jackson, Christopher Morgan) vs Moriah Youths 2 (Kieff Roberts, Akeidon Williams)
Goodwood 2 (Kirdelle Martinez, Andel Reid) vs Earlbrokes 0
HV Milan 2 (Marcano Collette, Kareem Campbell) vs Golden Lane 0
Mt Grace 4 (Curt Cromarty, Devon Edwards, Kerlon Charles, Earnest Jarrot) vs Hills Utd 1 (Nigel Alexander)
STANDINGS
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Lakers 17 12 2 3 38 15 38
Bethel 16 12 2 2 31 13 38
Mason Hall 17 11 1 4 36 20 34
Georgia 17 9 4 4 33 21 31
Stokely Vale 17 6 5 6 23 28 23
Phoenix 17 6 4 7 28 30 22
Lambeau 16 5 4 7 24 23 19
Goal City 16 5 4 7 27 27 19
Leeds 16 5 2 9 23 33 17
St Clair 16 4 3 9 20 41 15
Sidey’s 17 2 8 7 19 26 14
Youth Stars 16 1 3 12 9 33 6
First Division Big Eight
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Signal Hill 3 3 0 0 16 5 9
HV Milan 3 2 1 0 7 4 7
Hills Utd 3 1 1 1 4 5 4
Golden Lane 3 1 1 1 1 2 4
Goodwood 3 1 1 1 5 11 4
Mt Grace 3 1 0 2 8 7 3
Moriah Youths 3 1 0 2 6 9 3
Earlbrokes 3 0 0 3 2 6 0