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Naparima College survived late pressure from St Benedict’s College to eke out a 2-1 win yesterday in the BG T&T/First Citizens Secondary School Football League South Zone at Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva.

By halftime, the job was done for Naps who had a 2-0 advantage, although a late goal forced the San Fernando team to defend at the end.

Naparima looked more organised and therefore dominated most of the encounter. But a few flashes of individual brilliance, combined with Naps’ wastefulness, kept the La Romaine Lions in the match to the end.

Naparima’s early toil was rewarded in the 41st minute from a left side corner, which their skipper Martieon Watson powerfully nodded home from point blank range past St Benedict’s goalkeeper Kwasi John.

They made doubly sure with another strike in the 45th, this time thanks to poor defending from St Benedict’s.

From the time Michael Basdeo crossed from the right side, St Benedict’s back line failed to clear three times before Jabari Mitchell slammed in from 12 metres.

Naparima had several opportunities to put the match to bed, most glaringly from a free header in the 75th from Nicholas Dillon, but his weak effort never troubled the goal.

In the 88th, Shaquille Ferrier put a well taken shot into the Naps goal, which sparked more urgent defending from the team in blue up to the final whistle.

Still, the result means a deserved three points for Naps, who gained ground on leaders Presentation College San Fernando after they were held 0-0 by Mayaro Secondary. Over in Tobago, Pentecostal Light and Life pulled off a shocker with a 1-0 upset of Signal Hill Secondary.
Leaders Speyside played out to a 0-0 draw with Scarborough Secondary.

Yesterday’s SSFL Scores:

South Zone

St Benedict’s 1 (Shaquille Ferrier 88th) vs Naparima 2 (Martieon Watson 41st; Jabari Mitchell 45th)

Presentation Sando 0 vs Mayaro 0

Shiva Boys 2 vs Princes Town West 1

Tobago Zone

Mason Hall 3 vs Bishop’s 1

Speyside 0 vs Scarborough 0

Signal Hill 0 vs Pentecostal Light & Life 1

Goodwood 1 vs Roxborough 3

East Zone

Valencia 0 St Augustine 9 (Ricardo John 6, Aikim Andrews, Akeem Garcia, Machal Johnson)

San Juan North 3 (Brent Sam 16th, 65th, Kaylon Alexander 81st) El Dorado West 2 (Akeel Thomas, 38th, Kerbiel Chairman 68th)

El Dorado East 0 Trinity East 2 (Dharon Sutherland 66th, Tyrik John 74th)

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