Former Pro League champions Central FC Reboot continued their unbeaten start to Tier One of the 2024-2025 Trinidad and Tobago Premier Football League season with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Caledonia AIA last night at the Arima Velodrome.
The match brought together the surprise teams of the early season. Caledonia have been boosted by the signing of Daniel Cyrus, Carlyle Mitchell, Marcus “Lobo” Joseph, Guyanese winger Atta George, ex-Police playmaker Gabriel Nanton and won their first two matches, including a 1-0 victory over champions AC Port of Spain.
Meanwhile, the now Reboot-sponsored Central FC picked up players who migrated from Terminix La Horquetta Rangers: Daniel David, Kadeem Corbin, Ross Russell Jr, Tyronne Charles, Caleb Sturge, Atuallah Guerra, Jameel Antoine and John Paul Rochford, along with veteran Kevon “Showtime’ Woodley and Elton John.
Yesterday, there was almost an early surprise from Caledonia, when Nanton’s in-swinging corner almost caught out goalkeeper Levi Fernandez, who dived deep into his net to keep the ball out.
Having survived that early scare, Central FC and began to assert themselves. “Showtime” Woodley should have done better when shooting close enough for goalkeeper Alfredo Alvarez to touch away his low shot in the tenth minute after the striker was found free and wide in the penalty area. He should have scored.
Central defender Malik Mieres was also in the right place following a set-play but did not get the angle right and only hit the post twice in quick succession near the half hour mark. But after several good efforts by the Cuban Alvarez to keep a free-kick out,
Woodley finally headed in the opening go to give the “Sharks” the lead in first half added-on time.
Early play in the second half saw a couple of scares across the Caledonia AIA goalmouth, but it was the Morvant-based squad that did most of the attacking in the second session. However, they were unable to get the tying goal, despite Carlyle Mitchell’s downward header, which looked a certain goal, until goalie Fernandez brought off a match-saving block with ten minutes left. But there was no stopping Kadeem Corbin volleying David’s cross-ball home for 2-0 in added-on time.
Today, TTPFL action shifts to the Ken Cook Ground at the Police Barracks, St James, where last season’s runners-up Miscellaneous Police FC are sure to be pressed by a young, San Juan Jabloteh, while Tobago’s FC Phoenix and Prison Service FC will both be looking for a second win of the season.
SOURCE: T&T Express
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