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Stars go second; Central snaps six-game winless streak
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868)


North East Stars edged St Ann’s Rangers 1-0 to move to second place in the Pro League standings yesterday evening while Central FC snapped a six-game winless streak with a 4-1 romp over San Juan Jabloteh in an Ato Boldon Stadium double header in Couva.

Stars and Rangers have the league’s most sterile offensive set ups with 12 and 11 goals respectively from 13 outings before kick off. There was never going to be a goalfest and, when the dust settled, it was Kennedy Hinkson who got the game’s only goal with a 27th minute penalty.

At the other end, Stars captain Cleon John helped the Sangre Grande-based club to its seventh clean sheet of the season, which is just one short of the league high mark of eight by present leader DIRECTV W Connection.
In the second outing, Central finally broke from the shackles with a 4-1 triumph that was not quite as comfortable as the score summary might suggest.

Jabloteh pressed Central hard but could not match the quality of coach Terry Fenwick’s team as the “Couva Sharks” pulled off their first win for the year on Valentine’s Day.

Teenage winger Samuel Delice got his first top flight goal in the fifth minute as he banged home from close range after the Jabloteh defence made a mess of a deep Elton John free kick into the penalty area.

And, in first half stoppage time, Jason Marcano scored his fifth league item this term and his second in successive matches as he bravely charged into the six yard box to apply a simple finish to a low, raking Rundell Winchester cross.

There might have been some jitters in the 56th minute when new Jabloteh signing and former national youth team forward Bradley Welch brought the “San Juan Kings” back into the game with a cracking finish in the far corner after Nyron Jones picked him out on top the Central penalty area.

Jabloteh had managed a last gasp draw against Central, against the run of play, when the teams last met on 5 January 2014.

But ex-Guaya midfielder Leston Paul helped the Sharks pull clear with two telling contributions to ease the pressure on his new boss.

In the 61st minute, the Jabloteh defence half-cleared a Marcano corner kick and Paul’s firm, side-footed volley was deflected on to an upright by opposing winger Rennie Britto before Willis Plaza roofed the rebound from point blank range.

And Paul and Plaza teamed up again in the second minute of stoppage time as the diminutive midfielder danced past three opponents and teed up Plaza for a composed finish past Jabloteh goalkeeper Shane Mattis.

Central stayed in sixth place despite yesterday’s win. However, a win over Defence Force from 6 pm next Tuesday at the Ato Boldon Stadium can see the Sharks jump to anywhere from fourth to second according to results today.

Second placed Point Fortin Civic hosts fourth placed Caledonia AIA from 3.30 pm at Mahaica Oval today. Civic is unbeaten in Point Fortin this year with 11 points from a possible 15 in its last five matches.

Defence Force, the defending Pro League champion, will make its first league outing next Tuesday since a 1-1 draw against W Connection on 3 January 2014. The army/coast guard combination was subsequently suspended from the competition as part of the Government’s effort to address the steep murder rate.

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Central (4-2-3-1): 21.Jan-Michael Williams (GK); 12.Jamal Jack, 2.Elton John, 50.Yohance Marshall, 3.Keion Goodridge; 6.Leston Paul, 11.Darren Mitchell; 17.Rundell Winchester (4.Sean De Silva 86), 7.Jason Marcano, 27.Samuel Delice (13.Johan Peltier 81); 1.Willis Plaza (22.Keon Trim 90)

Unused substitutes: 25.Javon Sample (GK), 9.Dwight Quintero, 15.Kaydion Gabriel, 24.Akeem Benjamin.

Coach: Terry Fenwick

 

Jabloteh (3-5-2): 30.Shane Mattis (GK); 6.Dario Holmes, 18.Jevon Morris, 25.Alfie James; 16.Nyron Jones (5.Mudassa Howe 76), 4.Jean-Luc Rochford (9.Jelani Felix 64), 2.Duran Dilworth,23.Marcus Gomez, 21.Neil Mitchell (7.Rennie Britto 63); 15.Micah Lewis, 8.Bradley Welch.

Unused substitutes:
10.Kerry Baptiste, 17.Kerry Daniel, 19.Dillon Kirton, 24.Kareem Smith.

Coach: Keith Jeffrey


Referee:
Glendon Superville

 
Pro League results

North East Stars 1 (Kennedy Hinkson 27 pen), St Ann’s Rangers 0 at Ato Boldon

Central FC
4 (Samuel Delice 5, Jason Marcano 45, Willis Plaza 61, 90+), San Juan Jabloteh 1 (Bradley Welch 56) at Ato Boldon

Today’s fixture

Point Fortin Civic vs Caledonia AIA, 3.30 pm, Mahaica Oval;

Upcoming fixture


(Tue Feb 18)

Central FC vs Defence Force, 6 pm, Ato Boldon Stadium.
« Last Edit: February 22, 2014, 10:09:09 AM by FF »

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Re: Stars go second; Central snaps six-game winless streak against Jabloteh
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2014, 09:44:37 AM »
One statistic missing here: Central F.C. remain the only unbeaten team in the Pro League in 2014, having last lost in the league to Connection in early December. Too many draws, certainly, but 8 games without a loss is quite impressive.

Also, while Connection have lost just once in the league, Central have only lost twice all season.

Just hope I'm not tempting fate ahead of the Army game on Tuesday!

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Re: Stars go second; Central snaps six-game winless streak against Jabloteh
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2014, 09:46:59 AM »
Teenage winger Samuel Delice

Where do all find them .. never saw his name at youth national level
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Re: Stars go second; Central snaps six-game winless streak against Jabloteh
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2014, 10:23:18 AM »
Our staff check a lot of school football. We also actively scouted in Tobago, which is where we found Winchester, Mitchell, Dario Holmes (now Jabloteh) and Omarr Charles (now Point Fortin). Plus, of course, try outs each year.
We also get lots of kids contact us on facebook.

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Re: Stars go second; Central snaps six-game winless streak against Jabloteh
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2014, 10:40:21 AM »
Our staff check a lot of school football. We also actively scouted in Tobago, which is where we found Winchester, Mitchell, Dario Holmes (now Jabloteh) and Omarr Charles (now Point Fortin). Plus, of course, try outs each year.
We also get lots of kids contact us on facebook.

Hard to believe how you bold facely lie in public. I remember you saying you discovered those players when Central played Stokely Vale and FC Phoenix in some tournament some time ago.

Then it open the doors and Central went to scout in Tobago.

You never discovered those players, they were already good players playing in the Super League week in, week out, a tournament where teams are equally on par with Pro League and 6 place Central.

« Last Edit: February 15, 2014, 10:42:04 AM by Jack Horner »
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Re: Stars go second; Central snaps six-game winless streak against Jabloteh
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2014, 10:59:45 AM »
Our staff check a lot of school football. We also actively scouted in Tobago, which is where we found Winchester, Mitchell, Dario Holmes (now Jabloteh) and Omarr Charles (now Point Fortin). Plus, of course, try outs each year.
We also get lots of kids contact us on facebook.

Hard to believe how you bold facely lie in public. I remember you saying you discovered those players when Central played Stokely Vale and FC Phoenix in some tournament some time ago.

Then it open the doors and Central went to scout in Tobago.

You never discovered those players, they were already good players playing in the Super League week in, week out, a tournament where teams are equally on par with Pro League and 6 place Central.



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Re: Stars go second; Central snaps six-game winless streak against Jabloteh
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2014, 12:06:10 PM »
Our staff check a lot of school football. We also actively scouted in Tobago, which is where we found Winchester, Mitchell, Dario Holmes (now Jabloteh) and Omarr Charles (now Point Fortin). Plus, of course, try outs each year.
We also get lots of kids contact us on facebook.

Hard to believe how you bold facely lie in public. I remember you saying you discovered those players when Central played Stokely Vale and FC Phoenix in some tournament some time ago.

Then it open the doors and Central went to scout in Tobago.

You never discovered those players, they were already good players playing in the Super League week in, week out, a tournament where teams are equally on par with Pro League and 6 place Central.

I'm not sure why you post here - it's clearly no good for your heart and you never post anything positive, similar in many ways to your favourite scoundrel.

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Re: Stars go second; Central snaps six-game winless streak against Jabloteh
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2014, 12:15:34 PM »
Our staff check a lot of school football. We also actively scouted in Tobago, which is where we found Winchester, Mitchell, Dario Holmes (now Jabloteh) and Omarr Charles (now Point Fortin). Plus, of course, try outs each year.
We also get lots of kids contact us on facebook.

Hard to believe how you bold facely lie in public. I remember you saying you discovered those players when Central played Stokely Vale and FC Phoenix in some tournament some time ago.

Then it open the doors and Central went to scout in Tobago.

You never discovered those players, they were already good players playing in the Super League week in, week out, a tournament where teams are equally on par with Pro League and 6 place Central.



As usual Jack, you are 100% correct. Every other team who played Stokely last season didn't see those boys because they we wearing an invisible cloak. We also never spoke to their coaches or went over to Tobago to see them in action again. We also never spoke to their families in Tobago. Truth is, they just happened to knock on our door, wearing our uniforms and offered to play for free and sleep in their cars.

Damn, we've been found out!

It was actually the F.A. Trophy, which we reached the final of two years in succession. In fact I believe we actually beat Super League giants such as Joe Public on the way, despite being on par with them.  :devil:
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Re: Stars go second; Central snaps six-game winless streak against Jabloteh
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2014, 01:23:14 PM »
Our staff check a lot of school football. We also actively scouted in Tobago, which is where we found Winchester, Mitchell, Dario Holmes (now Jabloteh) and Omarr Charles (now Point Fortin). Plus, of course, try outs each year.
We also get lots of kids contact us on facebook.

Hard to believe how you bold facely lie in public. I remember you saying you discovered those players when Central played Stokely Vale and FC Phoenix in some tournament some time ago.

Then it open the doors and Central went to scout in Tobago.

You never discovered those players, they were already good players playing in the Super League week in, week out, a tournament where teams are equally on par with Pro League and 6 place Central.



So, Jack, tell us why your side not playing in the pro league?

 

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