Coosal’s Las Lomas will be seeking full points today in an effort to avoid the relegation playoffs, when the Central club makes the trip to Guaya United in the last series of matches in the first round of the T&T Football Association (TTFA) National Super League.
Las Lomas United, sitting in tenth spot on 18 points, will need to climb up at least two spots at the end of today’s round of matches to stand a chance at finishing among the top eight teams.
Six regular league matches will be played today, before another two rescheduled fixtures on Wednesday brings a close to the first round. When each of the 15 teams complete their 14 matches, the standings will be split into two with the top eight teams playing a Championship round-robin.
The bottom seven teams will play in a separate group to determine the three relegated teams and the four to remain in next year’s competition.
Thus, even if Club Sando, leading by five points, finishes atop the standings by the end of Wednesday’s fixtures, it will still be required to start over and replay the second to eighth-placed team to challenge for the title.
Standings
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Club Sando 13 11 1 1 51 16 34
WASA FC 12 9 2 1 30 8 29
Petrotrin Palo Seco 13 8 2 3 30 19 26
Guaya United 13 6 3 4 24 19 21
NLCB La Horquetta 13 6 3 4 30 26 21
Siparia Spurs 13 6 3 4 28 25 21
1976 FC Phoenix 13 5 3 5 23 19 18
Stokely Vale 13 5 3 5 23 19 18
Defence Force 13 4 6 3 24 25 18
Coosal’s Las Lomas 13 5 3 5 14 20 18
Malabar FC 13 4 3 6 16 27 15
Real Maracas 13 2 5 6 19 27 11
FC Santa Rosa 13 2 4 7 16 25 10
Bethel United 13 1 3 9 13 31 6
D’Lime Goal City 13 1 1 11 15 44 4
Fixtures
Today
1976 FC Phoenix vs Bethel United, Canaan Recreation Ground, 4 pm.
La Horquetta SA vs Malabar FC, UTT, O’Meara, 3.30 pm.
D’Lime Bar Goal City vs Real Maracas, Plymouth, 4 pm.
Guaya United FC vs Coosal’s Las Lomas, Guaya Rec Ground, 3.30 pm.
FC Santa Rosa vs WASA FC, YTC Ground, Arouca, 3.30 pm.
Siparia Spurs vs Club Sando, Fyzabad Rec Ground, 3.30 pm.
Wednesday
Rescheduled Matches
Petrotrin Palo Seco vs T&T Defence Force, Palo Seco Velodrome, 3.30 pm.
WASA FC vs Stokely Vale, WASA Ground, St Joseph, 4 pm.
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