Moruga FC and Pt Fortin Civic Centre both registered comfortable wins to lead their respective groups when matches in the Southern Football Association Petrotrin Super League continued on the weekend.
In the Roy Jagroopsingh seven-team Group A Division, Moruga, spurred on by its home crowd, whipped Cedar Hill United 3-1.
The scorers for Moruga were Nigel John, Tyrel Gabriel and Anderson Toussaint while Rajesh Ragoonath was on target for Cedar Hill.
With the win, Moruga moved to ten points from four matches, four more than the University of T&T (UTT) which crushed Union United FC2 8-1 led by a beaver-trick from Jamal Creighton at Tarouba Link Road.
Isiah Mejias also got a hat-trick for UTT and Theon Brown, the other while Jevaughn Christon netted a consolation item for Union United.
The match between Marabella Family Crisis Centre, fourth on the table with four points, and Diamond United carded for Ben Lomond Recreation Ground, did not come off.
In the Winston St Clair Group B, Pt Fortin Civic blasted host Pluck Road United 4-0 with a goal each from Atiba Athill, Anderson Morrison, Eddisson Smart and Orin Branker for a third straight win and maximum nine points, one ahead of former joint three-way leaders Giants, which battled to a 1-1 draw with Penal All Stars.
Meanwhile, Marabella Family captured the Under-14 Division title after a 5-4 penalty-kicks win over Pt Fortin Centre Centre, following a 0-0 full-time draw.
Upcoming Matches - Group A:
Tomorrow (Wednesday August 27):
Diamond Utd vs Moruga FC, Diamond Rec. Ground.
Saturday August 30:
Corinthians vs Moruga, Venue To be determined, 4pm
Union Utd FC@ vs Marabella Family CC, Claxton Bay, 4pm
Cedar Hill Utd vs UTT, Cedar Hill, 4pm
Group B:
Friday August 29:
Barrackpore Utd vs Pluck Road Utd, Barrackpore, 7pm
Saturday August 30:
Centre for Excellence vs Giants, Venue To be determined, 4pm
Pt Fortin Civic vs Club Sando, Mahaica Oval, 4pm
Wednesday September 3:
Centre for Excellence vs Pt Fortin Civic, Techeir Rec Ground, 7pm.
Southern Football Association (SFA) Results:
Sunday’s Winston St Clair Group B:
Giants 1 (Akem Andrews pen) vs Penal All Stars 1 (Anslem Paul)
Pt Fortin Civic 4 (Atiba Athill, Anderson Morrison, Eddisson Smart, Orin Branker) vs Pluck Road Utd 0
Saturday’s Roy Jagroopsingh Group A:
Moruga Utd 3 (Nigel John, Tyrel Gabriel, Anderson Toussaint) vs Cedar Hill 1 (Rajesh Ragoonath)
UTT 8 (Jamal Creighton 4, Isaiah Mejias 3, Theon Brown) vs Union United FC2 1 (Jevaughn Christon)
Current Petrotrin Super League Standings:
Roy Jagroopsingh Group A:
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Moruga 4 3 1 0 2 10 10
UTT 4 2 0 2 13 7 6
Marabella Family 2 1 1 0 3 0 4
Cedar Hill 3 1 1 1 6 5 4
Union Utd 4 1 1 2 4 12 4
Diamond Utd 2 1 0 1 7 7 3
Corinthians 3 0 0 3 4 13 0
Winston St Clair Group B:
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Pt Fortin Civic 3 3 0 0 10 1 9
Giants 4 2 2 0 6 4 8
Barrackpore 4 2 1 1 6 3 7
Club Sando 3 2 0 1 10 7 6
Penal All Stars 5 1 1 3 7 13 4
Center for Excellence 2 0 1 1 2 3 1
Pluck Road 5 0 1 4 4 12 1