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FIVE-TIME champions, Malick, surrendered their lead in the North Zone of the BWIA Secondary Schools Football League with a dismal performance yesterday against cellar-placed Tranquillity on St Mary's Ground, Serpentine Road, St Clair. Unable to do anything right, the Morvant boys were humbled 2-0 by their Woodbrook counterparts with a goal in either half.

Devin Elcock was credited with scoring the first goal on Malick for the season in the 20th minute when he fired a powerful right-footer past goalkeeper Kevin Graham from on the fringe of the 18-yard box.

Tranquillity, who was beaten 3-1 by Success/Laventille and 2-0 by QRC, successfully prevented Malick from playing its customary open game by zoning off the midfield and forcing them to either go square or play the ball backward.

Tranquil was awarded a penalty in the 74th minute which skipper Mario Assoon scored on the second attempt. Over at Fatima Ground, Mucurapo edged Trinity 2-1 with the winning goal coming in the third minute of injury time.

Ori Thomas opened the scoring for the Moka lads in the fifth minute. But after 19 minutes, Sherwin Marcano levelled the scores for Mucurapo by hitting a bullet from a through pass.

Thomas crowned off a successful match when he met a cross that was missed by a Mucurapo defender and tapped past 'keeper Daurance Williams for the winner.

And at PSA Ground, Dion Mc Farlane reports that a double from Abiola Clarence and Kerwin Jones earned defending champions St Anthony's their first victory after three games as they mauled newcomers Success/Laventille 5-1.

Success looked a seasoned team displaying some exquisite football but was unlucky to fall behind as early as the tenth minute when midfielder Marcus Chin Sang shot past goalkeeper Preston Collingwood.

The Laventille boys continued to press for the equaliser and were rewarded seven minutes later when striker Shem Mc Farlane found the back of the net.

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