Unifiers win title
Friday, October 14th 2005
Windward-based football teams led by Charlotteville Unifiers who won their very first Premier Division title totally dominated the Warner's Group of Companies Tobago Football Association Premier Division.
Roxborough Lakers finished second while Sidey's F.C. finished third for the Windward teams to occupy the top three places. Defending champions St. Clair Coaching School was demoted to fourth position. It was one of the most intriguing finishes to the Premier Division in years; three teams were in contention for the top honours, which was decided, in the final round of games.
Nothing short of victory would have secured the title for the new champions Charlotteville and they achieved this in fine style, bombing out Bethel United, who failed to respond to the challenge of party spoilers, 4-1.
Kervin and Garvin McKenna, Kevern Murphy and Kevorn Martin were the marksmen for the winners, while Curtis Winchester got the consolation goal for the losers. Coaching School could have rained on Charlotteville's parade and stop the Windward teams domination but they faltered against Sidey's FC 2-1 in a thrilling encounter, while Roxborough Lakers humbled Bethel 3-1.
Sidey's and Lakers completed their schedule on 37 points and in the process leap-frogging Coaching School for second and third position, respectively. Sidey's earned the second place by virtue of a better goal difference.
On the other end of the ladder, competition was just as intense as the Stokely Vale needed a victory to finish in ninth position and pushed Mason Hall Police Youth Club into the promotion - relegation playoff.
However, newcomers Mason Hall had on intention of battling with the last two Premier Division teams and the top three qualifiers from the Promotional Play-off as they trounced Stokely Vale 5-0 to ensure that they will be a Premier Division team next year.
source: Tobago News
