Police trashed by spirited Point Fortin Civic
T&T Newsday
ONE DAY after fallen Trinidad and Tobago Warrior, Akeem Adams, was laid to rest, Point Fortin Civic FC welcomed Police FC at the Mahaica Oval, Point Fortin and defeated the “Lawmen” with a convincing 5-0 score in Round Two Match Day Two of the Digicel Pro League.
Point Fortin Civic, who held a six match winless streak in the league prior to Saturday’s match, clearly had the spirit of hometown boy Akeem Adams on coach Reynold Carrington’s side.
Akeem, brother of Point Fortin Civic goalie Akini Adams, last represented Hungary’s top division club Ferencvaros TC, the club he joined in August, before a massive heart attack on September 25.
Akeem was hospitalised at the Varosmajor Heart Clinic in Budapest, Hungary, and had to be fitted with a mechanical heart in a life-saving surgery as doctors hoped for the former TT Under-17 and Under-20 World Cup player and ex-TT “senior” team player to regain enough strength for undergo the procedure for a heart transplant. But on December 30 the 22-year-old former W Connection, United Petrotrin, TTEC FC and Central FC footballer passed away in Hungary, two days after suffering a critical coma.
And on Saturday, at the venue of Akeem’s funeral, which saw hundreds turn out to bid farewell to a national hero, Bevon Bass opened the scoring in only the second minute of play against the visiting Police, who managed to keep the score that way until the break.
But in the second half, Marcus Joseph, who represented TT at the 2007 Under-17 World Cup in Korea and the 2009 Under-20 World Cup in Egypt alongside Akeem Adams, produced a hat-trick with goals in the 59th, 76th and 89th minutes, and was interrupted by an 82nd minute item by Andre Toussaint.
The result pushed Point Fortin two spots up the ladder into sixth position, joining third positioned Caledonia AIA, fourth positioned Central FC, fifth positioned Defence Force and seventh positioned Police with 13 points.
Ahead of them are second positioned North East Stars with 17 points in second and unbeaten leaders DIRECTV W Connection well ahead with 26 points. Behind Point Fortin are eighth-positioned San Juan Jabloteh with 10 points and at the bottom of the table remain St Ann’s Rangers with just three points.
Point Fortin will return to action tomorrow in Round Two Match Day Three against Rangers from 6 pm at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, and that contest will be followed by an 8 pm clash between Jabloteh and W Connection.
While at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Police will host Caledonia from 6 pm. (TT Pro League)
Joseph makes Point with a hat-trick
T&T Guardian
One day after fallen Soca Warrior Akeem Adams was laid to rest, Point Fortin Civic FC battled Police FC at the Mahaica Oval in Point Fortin and handed the Lawmen a resounding 5-0 defeat to close Round Two Match Day Two in Digicel Pro League action, on Saturday.
Point Fortin Civic, which held a six-match winless streak in the league prior to Saturday’s match, clearly had the spirit of hometown boy Adams on coach Reynold Carrington’s side.
At Mahaica Oval, the venue of Adams’ funeral, which saw hundreds turn out to bid farewell to a national hero, Bevon Bass opened the scoring in only the second minute of play against the visiting Police, who managed to keep the score that way until the break.
But, in the second half, Marcus Joseph, who represented T&T at the 2007 Under-17 World Cup in Korea and the 2009 Under-20 World Cup in Egypt alongside Adams, produced a hat-trick with goals in the 59th, 76th and 89th minutes, and was interrupted by an 82nd minute item by Andre Toussaint.
The result pushed Point Fortin two spots up the ladder into sixth position, joining third positioned Caledonia AIA, fourth positioned Central FC, fifth positioned Defence Force and seventh positioned Police, all with 13 points.
Ahead the third to sixth-placed teams are second positioned North East Stars with 17 points in second and unbeaten leader DirecTV W Connection well ahead with 26 points. Behind PFC are eigth-positioned San Juan Jabloteh with 10 points and at the bottom of the table remains St Ann’s Rangers with just 3 points.
Point Fortin Civic will return to action on Tuesday in Round Two Match Day Three against Rangers from 6 pm at the Marvin Lee Stadium, followed by an 8 pm clash between Jabloteh and W Connection.
TT Pro League Results
Friday
North East Stars 2 (Trevin Caesar 14th, 88th) v Caledonia AIA 0
W Connection 2 (Kurt Frederick 15th, Jomol Williams 59th) v St Ann’s Rangers 0
Saturday
Point Fortin Civic 5 (Bevon Bass 2nd. Marcus Joseph 59th, 65th, 89th, Andre Toussaint 82nd)
Tomorrow’s Fixtures
St Ann’s Rangers v Point Fortin Civic, Marvin Lee Stadium, 6 pm
San Juan Jabloteh v W Connection, Marvin Lee Stadium, 8 pm
Police v Caledonia AIA, Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, 6 pm
Standings
Teams Pld W D L F A Pts
W Connection 10 8 2 0 21 4 26
North East Stars 10 5 2 3 11 6 17
Defence Force 8 4 1 3 15 14 13
Central FC 9 3 4 2 13 11 13
Caledonia AIA 10 3 4 3 16 13 13
Point Fortin Civic 10 4 1 5 14 14 13
Police FC 10 4 1 5 15 18 10
Jabloteh 9 3 1 5 16 21 10
Rangers 10 1 0 9 11 31 3
