The trio of Quinn Rodney, Andy London and Trevon James scored two goals each as Moruga/Tableland Samba Youths thrashed #9 United 7-1 for their seventh straight win in as many matches in Group B of the Southern Football Association (SFA) Premier Division on Sunday.
Kerdell Pierre added the other goal for Moruga/Tableland to improve their points tally to a perfect 21 from seven matches, three more than Mascall Football Academy, while Jalon Pierre got the consolation item for #9 United who remained fifth on the eight-team table with seven points, the same as Moruga FC, and Dream Team.
In another key Group B match, Mascall Football Academy got a lone strike from Kiel Rebeiro to earn a much-needed 1-0 win over Dream Team to keep pace with Moruga/Tableland at the top of the standings and move three points ahead of Erin FC, who sits in the third and final ‘Big Six’ qualifying spot on 15 points while Merikins Youth Academy picked up its first points this season in a win by default over Penal Is Love Youth Movement.
In Group A, Joash Baird, and Tequan Rodriguez were both on target to secure a 2-1 win for Pitchmen FC over Deportivo Point Fortin, to remain unbeaten and at the top of the table with 22 points from eight matches, while Deportivo who got its lone reply from Ezekiel Kesar slipped to fourth spot with 12 points, two points behind the duo of Point Fortin Civic Center, and Uprising Youths.
Uprising Youths had a comfortable 4-0 win over Newcomers with Amare Ettienne scoring twice and Daniel Diaz, and Isiah Mc Intosh, one each while Point Fortin Civic Center whipped Field of Dreams 4-2 led by a pair of goals from Akeem Redhead.
Omari Cobham and Kedell Phillip were also on target for Civic Center while Jamal Seepersad and Isiah Lammy netted for Field of Dreams, who suffered a seventh loss from as many matches in the process. Matches continue this weekend.
RESULTS
Group A:
Uprising Youths 4 (Amare Ettienne 2, Daniel Diaz, Isiah Mc Intosh) vs Newcomers 0
Pitchmen FC 2 (Joash Biard, Tequan Rodriguez) vs Deportivo Point Fortin 1 (Ezekiel Kesar)
Point Fortin Civic Centre 4 (Akeem Redhead 2, Omari Cobham, Kedell Phillip) vs Field of Dreams 2 (Jamal Seepersad, Isiah Lammy)
Group B:
Merikins Youth Academy 3 vs Penal Is Love Youth Movement 0
Moruga/Tableland Samba Youths 7 (Andy London 2, Trevon James 2, Quinn Rodney 2, Kerdell Pierre) vs #9 United 1 (Jalon Pierre)
Mascall Football Academy 1 (Kiel Rebeiro) vs Dream Team 0
STANDINGS
Group A:
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Pitchmen FC 8 7 1 0 39 7 22
Pt Fortin CC 7 4 2 1 30 15 14
Uprising Youths 7 4 2 1 18 7 14
Deportivo PF 8 4 2 2 28 14 12
Newcomers FC 7 2 2 3 14 19 8
Lion Heart 5 1 1 3 6 16 4
IBG Sporting Academy 3 0 0 3 0 19 0
Field of Dreams 7 0 0 7 5 43 0
Group B:
Moruga/Tableland SY 7 7 0 0 26 5 21
Mascall FA 7 6 0 1 18 3 18
Erin FC 7 5 0 2 19 6 15
Moruga FC 7 2 1 4 13 16 7
#9 United 7 2 1 4 17 25 7
Dream Team 8 2 1 5 10 20 7
Penal is Love Y.M 7 2 0 4 9 18 6
Merikins YA 8 1 1 6 7 27 4
SOURCE: T&T Guardian