Both St Ann’s Rangers and San Juan Jabloteh secured wins in the First Match Day in Round Two of the Oasis Youth Pro League Under-16 division, to leapfrog title favourites W Connection, on Sunday.
Rangers had little trouble taking all three points in its 4-1 drubbing of North East Stars, on the road, at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Arima. The win for Rangers was the second in seven days, adding another goal in its 3-1 win against the same opponent.
Omari George, who scored the second item in the last encounter, opened in the 16th minute, before Makesi Hoyce and Sean Bonval made it 3-0.
Taje Commissiong, one of North East Stars most promising players pulled one back in the 78th, but the match was laid to rest less than a minute later, when Jamal Philbert scored to make it 4-1.
The match followed a 3-0 win for Rangers over the same club in the Under-14 division. Raheem Borde (23rd), Matthaus Granger (28th) and Khiesa Granger (231st) scored in the comfortable win for the third placed Rangers team.
Fourth placed North East Stars got a 2-1 win in the Under-18 division to go only two points behind Rangers, which had the chance to go clear in second place with a draw or win. San Juan Jabloteh got the slightest of wins, a 1-0 result, over Police in the Under-16 division, to remain tied for first place.
The matches were played at St Joseph Convent Ground, St Clair. An Akeem Garcia 40th minute penalty earned the win for Jabloteh, which has been impressive in the division this season.
Jabloteh also maintained the top spot in the Under-14 division when it defeated the same team 2-0, with goals from Romario Villafana and Ealie Stephon, in quick succession. Police got the edge in the Under-18 division in the thrilling encounter, at St Joseph Convent Ground, St Clair.
Police came from behind twice, and then took a two goal lead, before surviving a late scare, to win 4-3. Meanwhile, W Connection dropped its first points of the season, but remains unbeaten after being held to a goal-less stalemate by T&TEC, in the Under-18 division.
Connection now sits on 22 points, eight more than nearest challengers, T&TEC and St Ann’s Rangers, both of which are on 14 points.
RESULTS
Under-14
St Ann’s Rangers 3 (Raheem Borde 23rd, Matthaus Granger 28th, Khiesa Granger 31st) vs North East Stars 0
W Connection 4 (Judah St Louis 7th, 36th, Isaiah Hudson 26th, 46th) vs T&TEC 0
San Juan Jabloteh 2 (Romario Villafana 25th, Ealie Stephon 26th) v Police 0
Caledonia AIA 4 (Kaylan Alexander 3rd, 9th pen, Jabari Mars 47th, Carlon Hosten 48th) vs Defence Force 1 (Hailey Beckles 60th)
Under-16
St Ann’s Rangers 4 (Omari George 16th, Makesi Hoyce 32nd, Sean Bonval 58th, Jamal Philbert 79th) vs North East Stars 1 (Taje Commissiong 78th)
T&TEC 2 (Tyrell Seales 36th, Levi Garcia 46th) vs W Connection 0
San Juan Jabloteh 1 (Akeem Garcia 40th pen) vs Police 0
Defence Force 1 (Nikean Aaron 35th) vs Caledonia AIA 1 (Shaquille Williams 55th)
Under-18
North East Stars 2 (Enrique Lezama 8th, Jomaul Anthony 76th) vs St Ann’s Rangers 1 (Johnathon Cruikshank 65th)
W Connection 0 vs T&TEC 0
Police 4 (Tafari Williams 29th, Jabari Thomas 45th pen, Jean-Paul Placide 65th, Juan Diego Bello 78th) vs San Juan Jabloteh 3 (Nkosi David 3rd, Andell Andrews 38th, Akeem Garcia 79th)
Defence Force 1 (Miles Yorke 8th) vs Caledonia AIA 0
Standings
Teams Pld W D L F A Pts
San Juan Jabloteh 8 7 0 1 26 9 21
W Connection 8 7 0 1 22 8 21
St Ann’s Rangers 8 5 1 2 22 10 16
Police 8 3 1 4 12 15 10
Caledonia AIA 8 2 3 3 12 14 9
T&TEC 8 2 1 5 11 20 7
Defence Force 8 1 2 5 6 18 5
North East Stars 8 0 2 6 6 23 2
Under-16
Teams Pld W D L F A Pts
St Ann’s Rangers 8 6 1 1 22 5 19
San Juan Jabloteh 8 6 1 1 19 8 19
W Connection 8 6 0 2 18 5 18
T&TEC 8 3 2 3 8 10 11
Caledonia 8 3 1 4 12 18 10
North East Stars 8 2 1 5 18 19 7
Police 8 1 2 5 11 24 5
Defence Force 8 0 2 6 3 22 2
Under-18
Teams Pld W D L F A Pts
W Connection 8 7 1 0 19 0 22
T&TEC 8 4 2 2 13 7 14
St Ann’s Rangers 8 4 2 2 18 9 14
North East Stars 7 3 3 1 9 8 12
Caledonia AIA 8 2 1 5 8 16 7
Defence Force 8 2 1 5 6 14 7
Police 8 2 1 5 13 24 7
San Juan Jabloteh 7 1 1 5 8 16 4