Earlbrokes climbed back into contention for promotion to the Tobago Football Association Premier Division after it blanked Leeds FC 2-0 in their penultimate Championship Division match on at River Bank on Thursday.
Henson Charles and Madela Mc Kenna were the players on target for Earlbrokes, now with 20 points from 13 matches in fourth spot, and one left to play against third placed Hills United, which has a point more.
Hills United and second placed Moriah Youths (22 points), left the door open for Earlbrokes to sneak second spot on the table after they battled to a 2-2 draw at Mt Gomery.
Ricardo Williams and Esron Hinds got the goals for Hills United, while Hakeem Legall and Eldon Paul banged in Moriah Youths’ replies. In its final match on Tuesday, Moriah will meet already crowned champions Golden Lane FC.
As champions, Golden Lane secured the lone automatic promotion spot to next year’s Premier Division while the second placed team will meet the seventh placed finisher from the top flight in a one match playoff for the other promotion spot while the eight placed team in each division will be automatically relegated.
On Sunday, the Premier Division three-way title battle will resume with leaders’ Sidey’s (28 points), Youth Stars United (24), Georgia FC (22) all in the fray.
In its remaining matches, Sidey’s meet recently crowned knockout champions, Georgia FC on Sunday followed by Roxborough Lakers on Wednesday, while Youths Stars meet Mason Hall USSS and Georgia respectively, and Georgia also faces.
Thursday’s TFA Championship Div results:
Hills Utd 2 (Ricardo Williams, Esron Hinds) vs Moriah Youths 2 (Hakeem Legall, Eldon Paul)
Earlbrokes 2 (Henson Charles, Mandela Mc Kenna) vs Leeds Utd 0
Mt Grace Utd 2 (Rodney Nelson, Dyamie Sampson) vs Signal Hill Utd 1 (Omale Jackson)
Golden Lane 2 (Kyron Grant, Antonio Balfour) vs HV Milan 1 (Lovell Granderson)
Current TFA Standings (Premier):
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Sidey’s 12 9 1 2 30 12 28
Youth Stars 12 8 0 4 25 16 24
Georgia 11 6 4 1 28 10 22
Lakers 12 6 3 3 23 11 21
Black Rock 12 3 3 6 13 21 12
Lambeau 12 3 3 6 14 29 12
Bethel 12 3 1 8 13 29 10
Mason Hall 11 0 3 8 6 24 3
Championship:
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Golden Lane 13 11 1 1 51 16 34
Moriah 13 6 4 3 40 26 22
Hills 13 6 3 4 38 36 21
Earlbrokes 13 6 2 5 25 22 20
Leeds 13 5 2 6 23 26 17
Mt Grace 13 5 2 6 26 30 17
Signal Hill 13 3 3 7 21 32 12
HV Milan 13 1 1 11 14 50 4
Division One:
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Carnbee/Mt Pleasant 12 10 2 0 32 9 32
Goodwood 12 8 1 3 32 18 25
Calder Hall 12 7 1 4 35 16 22
Unifiers 12 4 4 4 18 19 16
Buccoo BP 12 4 3 5 20 23 15
Belle Garden 12 4 2 6 26 27 14
St Clair 12 2 1 9 23 42 7
Northside 12 1 2 9 14 46 5