SIDEY’S dropped two valuable points in a 1-1 draw with lowly 1976 FC Phoenix in their Tobago Football Association Premier Division match at Canaan.
That result now gives defending champions St Clair’s Coaching School (36 points) a commanding seven-point advantage at the top of the standings at the completion of their first-round schedule.
Dwayne Murray netted the Sidey’s goal in Wednesday’s match, only for Curtis Joseph to knot up the scores.
Roxborough Lakers entrenched themselves in fifth position when they shut out Stokely Vale 2-0 at Plymouth also on Wednesday.
Solomon Scott and Affiba McKenna scored one goal each for the winners who are on 18 points, a distant 18 back of the leaders.
On Tuesday, Hope Village Milan defeated Signal Hill United 3-1 to remain in a challenging position in the First Division.
Goals by Marcanoi Collette, Kareem Campbell and Chris Cupid did the trick for the winners. Omale Jackson got the consolation.
Carnbee/Mt Pleasant (22 points) knocked off Golden Lane 4-1 also Tuesday to stay one point back of divisional leaders Youth Stars United.
Both Dominique Roberts and David Gill banged in doubles while Kuertnell Joseph scored for Golden Lane.
And NLCB Mt Grace piled on the agony on bottom-of-the-table Mason Hall PYC, inflicting a 2-0 beating on them with goals from Akil Peterkin and Neeshun Roberts.