Jabloteh gets third win
Published: 20 May 2009
Two-time defending champions of the Digicel Pro League, Clico San Juan Jabloteh remained top of the table after eking out a 1-0 win over Tobago United at the Plymouth Recreation Ground, Tobago, yesterday. Jabloteh, who beat Haitian club Tempete FC 2-1 on Sunday in the Caribbean Football Union third place play-off, got their lone goal in the 76th minute from the penalty spot through Elton John.
It was the third straight win for Jabloteh who now lead the 11-team table with the maximum nine points. Down South, at the Palo Seco Recreation Ground, former national midfielder Arnold Dwarika scored a pair of goals as United Petrotrin trounced Police 4-0. Dwarika, signed in the off-season after being released by Joe Public fired Petrotrin ahead four minutes before half-time.
The “Oilmen,” who were once again without the services of off-season signing Trent Noel—the 2008 league “Most Valuable Player”—doubled their lead in the 55th minute thanks to an own goal from Police’s Randy Harris before Dwarika (62nd minute) and another ex-Joe Public player Gary Glasgow (88th) added strikes. In the other early match played, Caledonia AIA of Morvant/Laventille came from behind to defeat Ma Pau 2-1 at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar for its first win.
All the goals at Malabar came in the space of four minutes as St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Shandel Samuel’s 45th minute strike put Ma Pau ahead 1-0. But, on the resumption, Kerry Daniel (48th) and Keyon Edwards (49th) scored for Caledonia to turn the match on its head. Newly crowned Caribbean Football Union Club Championship winners, W Connection met St Ann’s Rangers while South End faced Joe Public in a late double-header at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella. Defence Force was on a bye.
Yesterday’s Results:
San Juan Jabloteh 1 (Elton John 76th pen) vs Tobago Utd 0.
Petrotrin 4 (Arnold Dwarika 41st, 62nd, Randy Harris 55th o.g, Gary Glasgow 86th) vs Police 0.
Caledonia AIA 2 (Kerry Daniel 48th, Keyon Edwards 49th) vs Ma Pau 1 (Shandel Samuel 45th).
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