Newcomers Point Fortin Civic FC have been causing quite a stir since their introduction to the Digicel Pro League two weeks ago.
So far, the south western-based team have won their opening two matches of the 2013/ 2014 season and are presently joint top of the Pro League standings on six points with W Connection.
In their first encounter, the ‘golden boys’ thrashed Police 4-1 and followed up their fine showing with a nail-biting 1-0 victory over North East Stars on Friday night. Even though the League has only recently commenced, the Point Fortin team turned a few heads along the sidelines with their vociferous fans attending each game.
Speaking to team captain, Kelvin Modeste, at Point Fortin Civic’s official launch in Point Fortin last week, the 28-year old relished the opportunity to be competing in this nation’s highest level of professional football. “We’re pretty confident right now.
There are a lot of expectations that presently lie on us. The community is strongly supporting us to do well and all we wish is to continue improving in all aspects of our game. We just want to take it one game at a time and that should be good for us,” said Modeste.
The young captain noted that all his players are showing the neces- sary commitment and determination towards having a successful season. He revealed that the players have a very good competitive understanding, both on and off the field of play. Modeste also explained that his teammates have been training and playing together for the past two years and are a well-knit bunch, which inevitably reflect on the field.
“It’s very easy for us to come together as a team almost anytime. The goalkeeper Marvin Phillip is not from Point Fortin but all the other players are from the environs and we have good team communication skills. Most of us have known each other for years. Growing up together playing football since our younger years so it’s very easy for us to come together as one when we need to,” he added.
With fixtures against top-flight teams such as W Connection and Caledonia AIA coming up, the highly motivated Modeste is not deterred, but intent on making a lasting impression on their Pro League debut. The ‘Point’ team also boasts a high caliber of players such as Sylvester Teesdale, Phillip, Andre Toussaint and Andrei Pacheco, who according to Modeste, bring a host of experience to the youthful squad.
“We are very settled because we have a few guys who have played at this level before. And we have some younger ones coming up so the team is gelling pretty okay so far. We just want to continue to improve and do well. Point Fortin have a huge history of local football and we want to get the area back to the pinnacle of this sport in Trinidad and Tobago,” Modeste concluded.