2019/20 T&T Pro League Thread

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Army opens 9-point Pro League advantage.
T&T Guardian Reports.

De­fence Force ex­tend­ed its lead at the top of T&T Pro League be­hind a com­fort­able 3-1 vic­to­ry over AC Port-of-Spain when com­pe­ti­tion con­tin­ued with a dou­ble-head­er at the Ato Boldon Sta­di­um in Bal­main, Cou­va on Fri­day night.

The army/coast­guard com­bi­na­tion unit took the lead in the con­test in the 38th minute through Brent Sam for a 1-0 lead at th half-way make of the con­test. In the sec­ond half the 'Tetron Boys' added two more to kill-off any hopes the op­po­si­tion had of a fight back with strikes from Re­on Moore, who net­ted nine min­utes af­ter the re-start and Adri­an Welch scored in the 65th minute.

How­ev­er, AC Port-of-Spain showed some fight and was re­ward­ed with a Shem Clauziel goal three min­utes be­fore time.

It was De­fence Force ninth vic­to­ry from 12 match­es for a to­tal of 29 points which com­pris­es two draws and one loss, while AC Port-of-Spain slipped two spots down the 11-team stand­ing from eighth place to tenth.

In the fea­tured match, Tiger Tanks Club San­do got two goals from Shaque­em Joseph, one against the run of play in the 13th minute and a penal­ty sec­onds be­fore the half-time whis­tle sound­ed and Keron Corn­wall sealed all three points against Mor­vant Cale­do­nia Unit­ed. With the win Club San­do moves up a spot to eighth place, while Mor­vant Cale­do­nia Unit­ed dropped from fourth to sixth de­spite the re­sults was on­ly the team's third loss from 13 meet­ings.

Full Results

(Friday 14 February)

Defence Force 3 (Brent Sam 38, Reon Moore 54, Adrian Welch 65) v AC Port of Spain 1 (Shem Clauziel 87), 6:00pm, Ato Boldon Stadium;

Club Sando 3 (Shaqueem Joseph 13, 45+1-Pen, Keron Cornwall 61) v Morvant Caledonia United 0, 8:00pm, Ato Boldon Stadium;

Point Fortin Civic 2 (Daniel Diaz 27, Justin Sadoo 32-Pen) v San Juan Jabloteh 1 (Brandon Semper 77), 7:00pm, Mahaica Oval.

Lat­est Team Stand­ings

P  W  D  L  F  A  GD  Pts
1  Defence Force FC  12 9 2 1 22 10 +12 29
2  La Horquetta Rangers  12 6 2 4 35 17 +18 20
3  Police FC  12 5 4 3 21 12 +9 19
4  W Connection  11 5 3 3 21 15 +6 18
5  Point Fortin Civic  12 5 3 4 18 20 -2 18
6  Morvant Caledonia United  13 4 6 3 14 16 -2 18
7  San Juan Jabloteh  14 4 4 6 19 27 -8 16
8  Club Sando  13 4 3 6 19 17 +2 15
9  Central FC  13 3 4 6 14 19 -5 13
10  AC Port of Spain  14 3 4 7 17 33 -16 13
11  Cunupia FC  12 1 5 6 9 23 -14 8

Upcoming Fixtures

(Saturday 15 February)

Central FC v Police FC, 6:00pm, La Horquetta Recreation Ground;

La Horquetta Rangers v W Connection, 6:00pm, La Horquetta Recreation Ground.

(Tuesday 18 February)
Reschedule Matches Round 1 Match #7 & Round 2 Matches #13 & 14

Defence Force v Cunupia FC, 6:00pm, Ato Boldon Stadium;

Police FC v Club Sando, 8:00pm, Ato Boldon Stadium;

Point Fortin Civic v W Connection, 7:00pm, Mahaica Oval.

NB: Please be informed that following the three (3) matches scheduled to be played on February 18, 2020, the league will be taking a short break for the Carnival season. League matches will resume on Friday February 28, 2020.

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Stern: ‘Our players have not been paid’; W Connection clobber downcast Central in Couva Clásico.
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868).

Traditional Pro League powerhouses, W Connection FC, jumped two places to fourth spot after a 4-1 win over Central FC last night but there were more reasons to despair than cheer in a lopsided derby at the Ato Boldon Stadium.

The ‘Couva Clásico’ was the Pro League’s last hot ticket argument, capable of attracting close to 2,000 supporters and extensive media coverage up to five years ago—when Terry Fenwick and Stuart Charles-Fevrier led Central and Connection into battle.

Last night, Central could not even fill their substitutes bench and the outcome of the game, according to their own coach, was a foregone conclusion.

“It’s difficult for those players to get going because they haven’t been paid,” Central head coach and Trinidad and Tobago’s all-time leading international goal scorer Stern John told Wired868. “I knew we were going to lose even before the game started because some of the boys are disappointed they haven’t been paid.”

The result saw the ‘Couva Sharks’ slip to eighth place in the 11-team standings, as Point Fortin Civic leapfrogged them to seventh—thanks to a 3-2 win over AC Port of Spain at the Mahaica Oval.

Attacking midfielder John-Paul Rochford kept his personal hot streak going with a goal in his third successive game for AC. It was his fifth goal of the season, which is three shy of the Pro League’s top scorer, Jamal Creighton of Terminix La Horquetta Rangers.

Civic would not be denied, though, as teenager Julien Bristol scored a last minute winner for the Point Fortin-based club, who snapped a three game losing run in the process.

AC are level on points with Central but have an inferior goal difference.

There has been little to smile about in the Central dressing room of late, though.

The manic Pro League schedule sees clubs asked to play three games every eight days. Although the competition’s organisers have not said so explicitly, the reasoning behind the fixtures is believed to be an attempt to complete the league as quickly as possible—so as to minimise the number of monthly pay cheques due to players by club owners.

Most clubs are funded primarily by the Trinidad and Tobago government, courtesy of annual subventions by the Sport Company. The 2019/20 Pro League season started in December and ends in March.

Central, it seems, cannot afford to pay their own players for even that long. It is an especially ironic situation since the club’s managing director, Brent Sancho, is simultaneously the Pro League’s interim chairman as well as a former minister of sport.

Sancho was abroad when contacted by Wired868 and unavailable to comment at the time.

“When W Connection and Central played [each other] it used to be a massive game but I had a difficult time getting the players up for the game yesterday,” said John. “They just can’t get their head around the football because of their own situations. The day before [the game] we only had 10 players in the session.

“I am surprised so many players came out to play [last night].”

In the end, Central had 16 players on match day—two less than the 18 permitted. Among the high profile absentees was veteran attacker Akim Armstrong.

“The situation is disappointing because we have some of the younger boys like Jesse Williams and Ché Benny who want to play,” said John, “because they have a chance of getting on to the National Senior or Under-20 Team. But some of the senior guys have said that if they aren’t paid then they won’t be playing.”

On paper, Central still had a decent team last night. But it did not take long before the cracks showed.

By halftime, Connection were two goals clear after close ranged headers by defender Isaiah Garcia and flanker Dimitrie Apai. But the lead might easily have been by five items, as Apai and forward Jevaughn Humphrey missed one on one opportunities while right back Adan Noel had a free kick tipped on to the bar by Central custodian Abbion Devon Phillip.

“The tempo of the game was not what we are used to playing,” said John. “We were lacklustre. I had a go at them at halftime and told them: ‘you are not being paid but at least you can show some pride’.”

Central pulled a goal back in the 54th minute and it was a beauty, as attacking midfielder Sean Bonval cut in off the right wing and slapped low into the far corner with his left boot.

Bonval, a former Trinity College East player, has been one of the Pro League’s bright sparks this season. But, flickers from Benny and forward Noel Williams apart, it was a rare moment of quality from the Sharks yesterday.

Connection looked like scoring on every transition with Central’s defensive pairing of Williams [J] and Damani Richards repeatedly exposed by their teammates.

“In the second half, we had a go at Connection for about 10 or 15 minutes but then we lost shape again,” said John. “To be fair, [the loss] should have been by more than four [goals].”

Apai and Connection captain Neil Benjamin Jr were merciless on the flanks and Central full backs Myles Yorke and Jameel Neptune may have needed a dose of Andrews after the 90 minute affair.

‘Benjie’ got Connection’s third goal from the penalty spot in the 79th minute, after the Central goalkeeper upended Apai. And the Surinamese speedster, Apai, rounded off the score summary in stoppage time with a fierce finish in the roof of the net off a rapid counter attack.

While Benny did not have many opportunities to catch the eye, 15 year old Connection and National Youth Team midfielder Molik Jesse Khan looked every inch the showman.

Assured in possession, intelligent and full of swagger, it is hard not to see Khan earning a living off the sport in the not so distant future.

Central’s immediate future looks ragged though. The only club to ever win three straight Pro League titles in 2015, 2016 and 2017, John said he was unsure about his employer’s current ambitions.

“We are just trying to see out the season,” said John, a former England Premier League striker with Birmingham City and Sunderland. “Obviously as the coach you don’t want to finish last in the league. But with nothing to play for and players not being paid, it is hard to motivate your players.

“This is the first time I can say I am just waiting for the season to finish. I can’t lie to you.”

Full Results

(Wednesday 12 February)

Central FC 1 (Sean Bonval 54) v W Connection 4 (Isaiah Garcia 28, Dimitrie Apai 42, 90+2, Neil Benjamin Jr, 80-Pen), 6:00pm, Ato Boldon Stadium; - Match Highlights

Point Fortin Civic 3 (Daniel Diaz 2, Justin Sadoo 61, Julien Briston 89) v AC Port of Spain 2 (John-Paul Rochford 22, Xae Pierre de Fou 77), 7:00pm, Mahaica Oval.

(Teams)

Central FC (4-2-3-1): 1.Abbion Devon Phillip (GK); 26.Myles Yorke, 27.Jesse Williams, 24.Damani Richards, 16.Jameel Neptune; 5.Omari Lezama (25.Romario Burke 76), 8.Kevon Goddard (captain); 10.Sean Bonval, 29.Ché Benny, 2.Kadeem Riley (23.Kesean St Rose 75); 11.Noel Williams.

Unused substitutes: 30.Jardel Poon-Lewis (GK), 3.Hakeem Baird, 12.Renaldo Alexander.

Coach: Stern John

W Connection FC (4-2-3-1): 18.Denzil Smith (GK); 11.Adan Noel, 3.Isaiah Garcia, 6.Alvinus Myers, 2.Kurt Frederick (27.Aaron Rodney 66); 8.Rhondel Gibson, 36.Molik Jesse Khan; 7.Neil Benjamin (captain) (99.Quinn Rodney 88), 32.Isaiah Hudson, 17.Dimitrie Apai; 13.Jevaughn Humphrey (9.Mickaeel Jem Gordon 59).

Unused substitutes: 1.Jason Belfon (GK), 24.Ronald Charles, 29.Jabari Lee, 35.Nathaniel James.

Coach: Earl Jean

Referee: Crystal Sobers

Wired868 Man of the Match: Dimitrie Apai (W Connection)

Lat­est Team Stand­ings

P  W  D  L  F  A  GD  Pts
1  Defence Force FC  11 8 2 1 19 9 +10 26
2  La Horquetta Rangers  12 6 2 4 35 17 +18 20
3  Police FC  12 5 4 3 21 12 +9 19
4  W Connection  11 5 3 3 21 15 +6 18
5  Morvant Caledonia United  12 4 6 2 14 13 +1 18
6  San Juan Jabloteh  13 4 4 5 18 25 -7 16
7  Point Fortin Civic  11 4 3 4 16 19 -3 15
8  Central FC  13 3 4 6 14 19 -5 13
9  AC Port of Spain  13 3 4 6 16 30 -14 13
10  Club Sando  12 3 3 6 16 17 -1 12
11  Cunupia FC  12 1 5 6 9 23 -14 8

Upcoming Fixtures

(Friday 14 February)

Defence Force v AC Port of Spain, 6:00pm, Ato Boldon Stadium;

Club Sando v Morvant Caledonia United, 8:00pm, Ato Boldon Stadium;

Point Fortin Civic v San Juan Jabloteh, 7:00pm, Mahaica Oval.

(Saturday 15 February)

Central FC v Police FC, 6:00pm, La Horquetta Recreation Ground;

La Horquetta Rangers v W Connection, 6:00pm, La Horquetta Recreation Ground.

(Tuesday 18 February)
Reschedule Matches Round 1 Match #7 & Round 2 Matches #13 & 14

Defence Force v Cunupia FC, 6:00pm, Ato Boldon Stadium;

Police FC v Club Sando, 8:00pm, Ato Boldon Stadium;

Point Fortin Civic v W Connection, 7:00pm, Mahaica Oval.

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Rangers spanks W Connection.
By Nigel Simon (Guardian).

Four dif­fer­ent play­ers were on tar­get as Ter­minix La Hor­quet­ta Rangers spanked de­fend­ing cham­pi­ons W Con­nec­tion 4-1 in the fea­ture match of a 2019/2020 T&T Pro League dou­ble-head­er at the La Hor­quet­ta Recre­ation Ground, Phase II, La Hor­quet­ta, on Sat­ur­day night.

With the win, La Hor­quet­ta Rangers car­ried their points tal­ly to 23 from 13 match­es in the sec­ond spot on the 11-club ta­ble, six adrift of lead­ers De­fence Force, who have a game in hand and one more than third place Po­lice FC, who trounced Cen­tral FC 5-1 in the open­ing match on Sat­ur­day.

For­mer na­tion­al Un­der-20 play­er Ja­mal Creighton fired Rangers ahead as ear­ly as the eighth minute with his league-best ninth goal of the sea­son, while an­oth­er for­mer na­tion­al youth play­er, Kishun Seecha­ran, made it 2-0 two min­utes lat­er.

W Con­nec­tion, com­ing off a 4-1 win over Cen­tral FC last Wednes­day, man­aged to cut the lead in half in the 18th minute via na­tion­al Un­der-20 play­er Mo­lik Khan.

But nine min­utes be­fore the half-time whis­tle, na­tion­al mid­field­er Ross Rus­sell Jr re­claimed a two-goal cush­ion for Rangers and in the 38th minute out-of-favour na­tion­al mid­field­er Keron “Ball Pest” Cum­mings ex­tend­ed the ad­van­tage to 4-1 for the hosts to go in well poised at the break.

The home fans were ex­pect­ing an­oth­er bar­rage of goals in the sec­ond pe­ri­od but Rangers failed to add to their tal­ly as W Con­nec­tion gave a much im­proved sec­ond-half de­fen­sive dis­play.

Ear­li­er on, na­tion­al strik­ers Ju­ma Clarence and Jabari Mitchell net­ted two goals each to help Po­lice reg­is­ter a come-from-be­hind 5-1 over Cen­tral FC 5-1.

Ro­mario Burke had giv­en Cen­tral FC a 16th minute lead on­ly for Clarence (18th & 20th), Mitchell (55th & 71st) and Chris­ton Thomas (47th) to hit back for the law­men.

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Jean protests ‘Wales of a decision’, Connection crumble to 4-1 Rangers loss after controversial call.
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868).

Terminix La Horquetta Rangers maintained their menacing offensive record at Phase 2, La Horquetta yesterday but the host team did benefit from a helping hand, as they trounced W Connection FC 4-1 in Pro League action.

In seven games at the Phase 2 Recreation Ground, Rangers have five emphatic wins—7-2 (AC Port of Spain), 6-0 (San Juan Jabloteh), 5-1 (Point Fortin Civic), 8-1 (Cunupia FC) and 4-1 (Connection) respectively.

Yet, Connection insisted, the turning point came before a goal was scored, as referee Keilon Bacchus pointed to the penalty spot and issued a red card to their defender Adan Noel for a supposed handled ball that none of the players from either team saw.

“I don’t usually comment on referees but this was really, really disappointing,” said Connection head coach Earl Jean. “Now Adan cannot play the next game because it is a straight red card. And for what? We are going to appeal on Monday but we have a game on Tuesday [against Point Fortin Civic] and how long will the appeal take [to reach a decision]?

“That decision destroyed our players! One game can have a big effect because it is a short league. We could have gone [third] if we won the game. Who knows?”

Instead, Connection, the defending champions, stay fourth on 18 points—11 points short of leaders, Defence Force. Rangers are second with 23 points.

Police FC are third with 22 points and might have gone second if Rangers had lost. Yesterday, the ‘Lawmen’ were first out on to the La Horquetta surface and put Central FC to the sword 5-1 in a one-side fixture.

Central coach Stern John spoke last week about the club’s failure to pay players and staff and the absence of several senior players as a result. The ‘Couva Sharks’, whose managing director is Pro League interim chairman Brent Sancho, have now conceded nine goals in their last two games while scoring twice.

There can be no doubting the commitment of 23-year-old flanker Sean Bonval though. Blessed with quick feet, tenacious spirit and a precise delivery, the former Trinity College East student gave the best individual performance of yesterday’s clash—even as the Sharks were being torn asunder.

Bonval created the game’s opening item with a teasing free kick that Police and Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team Adrian Foncette failed to gather, allowing midfielder Romario Burke to poke Central ahead in the 16th minute.

Bonval almost created a second with a raking cross that forward Noel Williams headed against the upright, while he tormented both Police full backs in turns.

Yet, it was not nearly enough to compensate for Central’s ragged collectively showing, particularly in defensive transition.

Police flanker Joel Lewis created two goals with low, precise crosses that were tucked away by Juma Clarence and Kareem Freitas respectively. And defender Elijah Belgrave scored with a thumping header off a corner kick while left back Christon Thomas and midfielder Jabari Mitchell both cashed in with speculative attempts that embarrassed veteran Central custodian Cleon John.

The Pro League goes on break this week for Carnival. But Central, who are ninth in the 11-team standings, are well ahead of them. The Sharks look more like an ‘old mas’ band than a team with three League titles these days.

The feature match of the double header promised to be a more evenly contested clash. Connection spanked Rangers 3-1 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last month but could not have expected such a straightforward affair on the tiny La Horquetta pitch that has seen defences repeatedly humiliated since its opening last August.

Noel is the latest in a line of defenders to have a nightmarish introduction to Phase 2, although it was hard not to sympathise with him.

The talented right back was stationed on the goal line when Rangers captain Jamal Creighton thumped a header in his direction, off a right side corner kick.

Noel took the effort on his chest and prepared to punt the ball forward, before he noticed that the Rangers players were all hurriedly backing away from him.

So he took another touch. And then a third, before passing the ball into a midfield teammate.

It was only then, six seconds after he chested down Creighton’s header, that referee Keilon Bacchus blew his whistle and pointed to the penalty spot. Bacchus followed up on that decision by brandishing a red card and ordering Noel to the dressing room.

The game was only six minutes old and goalless at the time.

“When a referee is in position and the linesman is further away from the situation, then how can he overrule the referee?” asked Jean. “The referee was in a better position to see and he continued play—and the players never appealed; they continued playing. But [assistant referee Caleb Wales] is flagging away. Then the referee calls a penalty and goes over to the linesman and comes back and shows a straight red card.

“Straight red?! That is baffling. Even the Rangers players said the referee threw off the game.”

Connection goalkeeper Denzil Smith got a hand to Creighton’s penalty kick but could not keep it out.

Rangers are not the bashful sort when an opponent loses their bearings. They doubled their lead within seconds, as midfielder Keron ‘Ball Pest’ Cummings picked off an errant Smith clearance and Samuel Delice crossed for Kishun Seecharan to head home at the far post—where Noel would have been but for the controversial sending off.

Fifteen-year-old Connection midfielder Molik Jesse Khan got his team on Bacchus’ score card in the 18th minute, as he dribbled past Rangers right back Anselm ‘Worm’ Jackson and surprised goalkeeper Jabari St Hillaire at his near post.

Remarkably, Khan is the third 15-year-old to score in the Pro League this season, after his club teammate Nathaniel ‘Natty’ James and San Juan Jabloteh attacker Jaheim Faustin.

But it is a stat that owes much to the mass exodus of talent to destinations as varied as India, El Salvador, Malta, the Philippines and Barbados, due to the financial shortcomings of the local top flight competition.

Rangers did not stop there, as left back Ross Russell Jr got his first item of the season off a corner kick with a header that Smith mishandled. And Cummings got the goal of the night with a fine volley, after skilful wide play by teammate Tyrone Charles.

There might have been a fifth too, as Seecharan struck the inside of the Connection upright after a clever Cummings backheel in a flowing Rangers move.

The second half had barely begun when Jean threw in the towel, as Connection went into damage limitation mode and the game petered out.

“With some of the decisions going against us, I said let us hold back instead of getting embarrassed and focus on our game against Civic on Tuesday,” said Jean. “I saw no way we were getting anything from the referees on the day… It was really disheartening and I am still bitter about it.

“[…] The players were furious when they came into the dressing room at halftime and I had to ask them to calm down… I think we shut off a bit after the penalty and Rangers took full advantage.

“But I give the guys kudos in the second half because they battled well and played tactically. They are a young team so it is a learning process.”

Jean credited Rangers too for their aggressive approach, as they pressed high up the field and forced Connection into mistakes. However, his mood was not helped by assistant referee Caleb Wales’ insistence that the Noel decision was correct.

“The linesman said he saw it and his eyes are not lying to him,” said Jean. “How can you be wrong and strong and say your eyes are right after that? It is just ridiculous man; that really broke me.

“[…] Games should be decided by players—not them. We don’t want referees and linesmen coming out thinking it is about them.”

Connection vowed to fight until the last, as they try to claw their way back into contention. Truth is, there was not enough of that fighting spirit exhibited yesterday.

Twice, Defence Force were reduced to 10 players in La Horquetta. The Army/Coast Guard combination managed a draw during the 2019 Ascension Invitational Tournament and, earlier this month, they came away with a 2-0 win despite having star defender Curtis ‘Boyo’ Gonzales ejected in the 19th minute.

Incidentally, Rangers got a penalty in each game against Defence Force too. Goalkeeper Aaron ‘Demon’ Enill saved both of them.

Connection did not display such mettle. Instead, Rangers exhibited more control of the ball than usual and never looked in trouble once ahead.

As a result, Rangers remain in the title race. But the involvement of Bacchus and Wales will rankle for some time yet.

(Teams - by Wired868)

Terminix La Horquetta Rangers (4-4-2): 20.Jabari St Hillaire (GK); 99.Anselm Jackson, 12.Caleb Sturge, 26.Jesus Perez, 17.Ross Russell Jr; 7.Aikim Andrews, 8.Jamal Creighton (captain), 15.Keron Cummings, 9.Kishun Seecharan; 77.Samuel Delice (5.Leslie Russell 87), 10.Tyrone Charles (28.Johnny Noriega Brito 83).

Unused substitutes: 29.Emmanuel John (GK), 27.Isaiah Lee, 31.Junior Asson, 32.Yohannes Richardson, 45.Kadeem Corbin.

Coach: Dave Quamina

W Connection FC (4-3-3): 18.Denzil Smith (GK); 11.Adan Noel, 3.Isaiah Garcia, 8.Rhondel Gibson, 6.Alvinus Myers; 27.Aaron Rodney, 19.Briel Thomas, 36.Molik Khan; 7.Neil Benjamin Jr (29.Jabari Lee 79), 35.Nathaniel James (32.Isaiah Hudson 66), 17.Dimitrie Apai (9.Mickaeel Jem Gordon 80).

Unused substitutes: 1.Jason Belfon (GK), 14.Akinola Gregory, 24.Ronald Charles, 99.Quinn Rodney.

Coach: Earl Jean

Referee: Keilon Bacchus

Wired868 Man of the Match: Keron Cummings (LH Rangers)

Full Results

(Saturday 15 February)

Central FC 1 (Romario Burke 16) v Police FC 5 (Juma Clarence 18, 20, Christon Thomas 47, Jabari Mitchell 55, 71), 6:00pm, La Horquetta Recreation Ground;

La Horquetta Rangers 4 (Jamal Creighton 8-Pen, Kishun Seecharan 10, Ross Russell Jr, 36, Keron Cummings 38) v W Connection 1 (Molik Khan 18), 6:00pm, La Horquetta Recreation Ground. - Highlights

Lat­est Team Stand­ings

P  W  D  L  F  A  GD  Pts
1  Defence Force FC  12 9 2 1 22 10 12 29
2  La Horquetta Rangers  13 7 2 4 39 18 21 23
3  Police FC  13 6 4 3 26 13 13 22
4  W Connection  12 5 3 4 22 19 3 18
5  Point Fortin Civic  12 5 3 4 18 20 -2 18
6  Morvant Caledonia United  13 4 6 3 14 16 -2 18
7  San Juan Jabloteh  14 4 4 6 19 27 -8 16
8  Club Sando  13 4 3 6 19 17 2 15
9  Central FC  14 3 4 7 15 24 -9 13
10  AC Port of Spain  14 3 4 7 17 33 -16 13
11  Cunupia FC  12 1 5 6 9 23 -14 8

Upcoming Fixtures

(Tuesday 18 February)
Reschedule Matches Round 1 Match #7 & Round 2 Matches #13 & 14

Defence Force v Cunupia FC, 6:00pm, Ato Boldon Stadium;

Police FC v Club Sando, 8:00pm, Ato Boldon Stadium;

Point Fortin Civic v W Connection, 7:00pm, Mahaica Oval.

Noel suspension rescinded, refs allegedly admit error in Connection red card
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868).

W Connection right back Adan Noel will be allowed to represent his club in Pro League action against Point Fortin Civic tomorrow night after the league ruled that he was unjustly sanctioned during Saturday’s affair against Terminix La Horquetta Rangers in Phase 2, La Horquetta.

Noel was shown a straight red card in the sixth minute of play after referee Keilon Bacchus—on the advice of his assistant, Caleb Wales—incorrectly ruled that he used his arm to stop a goal-bound header by Rangers captain Jamal Creighton. A video replay confirmed that Noel used his chest.

Creighton scored the resulting penalty kick and Rangers went on to whip the 10-man Connection outfit 4-1.

Wired868 understands Bacchus and Wales admitted their error after the match and it meant that Connection’s subsequent appeal was uncontested.

There was a suggestion too that Connection could go a step further and push for a replay. According to one informed source, who chose to remain anonymous: ‘a referee’s decision is final always correct except when he errs on a point of law’.

There is precedent. On 3 September 2005, Uzbekistan edged Bahrain 1-0 at home but protested that the match referee robbed them a chance of a second item by misapplying the law.

Uzbekistan scored a second goal during the affair, only for the referee to disallow it for encroachment. Uzbekistan took their case to Fifa and asked that they forfeit the match and award them a 3-0 win.

Fifa rejected the forfeiture request and awarded the replay instead, which, ironically, Bahrain drew 1-1 and then went on to draw goalless at home to advance to a Fifa World Cup play-off against Trinidad and Tobago. The Soca Warriors, of course, eliminated Bahrain at that stage.

W Connection coach Earl Jean said he will not demand a replay, though.

“We did lodge the appeal and they rescinded the red card,” Jean told Wired868. “For me that was the end of it. I am not looking for a replay. I thought [the red card] was unjust and I was disappointed with what happened to my player because I know he didn’t do it.

“I am satisfied that they dealt with that.”

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Defence Force stretch lead atop Pro League.
By Joel Bailey (Newday).

DEFENCE FORCE stretched their lead atop the standings in the TT Pro League too nine points, over Terminix La Horquetta Rangers, on Tuesday.

The Army-Coast Guard combination notched a hard-fought 2-1 win over Cunupia FC, at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva. Winger Darius Ollivierra got a double for the league leaders, in the 61st and 83rd minutes, as Defence Force earned their tenth win of the season. Substitute forward Mikheil Peters pulled one back for the bottom-placed Cunupia, in second-half stoppage time. After 13 games, Defence Force have a tally of 32 points while Cunupia have amassed only eight points.

Cunupia have shown steady improvement, in terms of their discipline and tactical formation, during their debut season in the top-flight of local club football. But they show too much of a reliance on their experienced captain and striker Kevon ‘Showtime’ Woodley. Defence Force were comfortable winners on the day, even though it took a while for them to penetrate the well-organised Cunupia backline.

Ollivierra had the first chance for Defence Force, after 18 minutes, with a low left-footed shot which went wide of Keston Malchan’s goal. Reon Moore and forward Brent Sam exchanged passes, but Moore sent his right-footed effort overbar, while Adrian Welch and Moore had a give-and-go before Welch skied his right-footer.Sam could not keep down his right-footed drive, after good work by Moore, and Moore took matters into his own hands, in the 40th minute, with a shot which was denied by Malchan. Eight minutes into the second half, Ollivierra made a move from the right and drilled his shot against the crossbar.

And the constant pressure by Defence Force proved effective shortly afterwards when Ollivierra raced on to a squared pass from Moore to send his shot via Malchan’s body and into the back of the net. Woodley and Rudy James had opportunities to equalise, but they were unable to do so.Those errors were costly as Ollivierra took aim from 25 metres, and fired past Malchan, who was badly out of position.

Peters got a consolation item, when he headed home a good cross from the left by fellow reserve Donan Jervier.

The other scheduled clash at Couva on Tuesday, between Police FC and Tiger Tanks Club Sando, has been pushed back to Thursday, from 6 pm, at Couva.

In the oth­er match W Con­nec­tion, known as the 'Savonet­ta Boys' need­ed just a sin­gle goal from Briel Thomas in the 31st minute for max­i­mum points. De­spite the win, how­ev­er, they re­mained in the fourth po­si­tion on 21 points.

Full Results

(Tuesday 18 February)
Reschedule Matches Round 1 Match #7 & Round 2 Match #13

Defence Force 2 (Darius Ollivierra 63, 84) v Cunupia FC 1 (Mikheil Peters 90+2), 6:00pm, Ato Boldon Stadium.

Point Fortin Civic 0 v W Connection 1 (Briel Thomas 31), 7:00pm, Mahaica Oval. - Match Highlights

Upcoming Fixtures

(Thursday 20 February)
Reschedule Match for Round 2 Match #14

Police FC v Club Sando, 6:00pm, Ato Boldon Stadium.

Lat­est Team Stand­ings

P  W  D  L  F  A  GD  Pts
1  Defence Force FC  13 10 2 1 24 11 +13 32
2  La Horquetta Rangers  13 7 2 4 39 18 +21 23
3  Police FC  13 6 4 3 26 13 +13 22
4  W Connection  13 6 3 4 23 19 +4 21
5  Morvant Caledonia United  13 4 6 3 14 16 -2 18
6  Point Fortin Civic  13 5 3 5 18 21 -3 18
7  San Juan Jabloteh  14 4 4 6 19 27 -8 16
8  Club Sando  13 4 3 6 19 17 +2 15
9  Central FC  14 3 4 7 15 24 -9 13
10  AC Port of Spain  14 3 4 7 17 33 -16 13
11  Cunupia FC  13 1 5 7 10 25 -15 8

[Flex]

Police FC comes from behind to arrest Club Sando in a 2-2 draw.
By Inshan Mohammed.

Club Sando surrendered a two goal lead which allowed third placed team Police FC to rally back and draw the match 2-2 at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Thursday.

Kemuel Rivers opened the scoring for Sando in the 29th minute with a neat left side tuck-in after being freed to roam in Police penalty box. Rivers were first to arrived by the near post and would make no mistake as he slipped his shot pass the Police custodian.

Then three minutes later Keron Cornwall 32nd minute breakaway goal doubled the lead for the Southerns that gave them a comfortable 2-goal cushion.

However, Police wasn't done yet and responded on the brink of halftime when Joshua Leach netted a 45 minute goal that kept the men in blue alive. Leach, was allowed to run pass two of Sando's central defenders to slot home a right side cross.

Club Sando, who is coached by current National Under 20 assistant coach Angus Eve probably thought they had the game in the bag as Police just couldn't penetrate Sando's defence and full time was quickly approaching.

Then with 10 minutes of regulation time remaining the persistent Law-men hard work finally paid off.

Former T&T youth player Juma Clarence did the justice for Police when he met a left-side cross and headed the ball down and into the goal to seal the 2-2 tie as both teams shared the points each in the end.

Full Results

(Thursday 20 February)
Reschedule Matches Round 2 Match #14

Police FC 2 (Joshua Leach 45, Juma Clarence 80) v Club Sando 2 (Kemuel Rivers 29, Keron Cornwall 32), 6:00pm, Ato Boldon Stadium. - Match Highlights

Lat­est Team Stand­ings

P  W  D  L  F  A  GD  Pts
1  Defence Force FC  13 10 2 1 24 11 +13  32
2  La Horquetta Rangers  13 7 2 4 39 18 +21  23
3  Police FC  14 6 5 3 28 15 +13  23
4  W Connection  13 6 3 4 23 19 +4  21
5  Morvant Caledonia United  13 4 6 3 14 16 -2  18
6  Point Fortin Civic  13 5 3 5 18 21 -3  18
7  Club Sando  14 4 4 6 21 19 +2  16
8  San Juan Jabloteh  14 4 4 6 19 27 -8  16
9  Central FC  14 3 4 7 15 24 -9  13
10  AC Port of Spain  14 3 4 7 17 33 -16  13
11  Cunupia FC  13 1 5 7 10 25 -15  8

[Tallman]

WATCH: Police FC and Club Sando in 2-2 draw

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[Sam]

11 T&T players in de Pro League who look good so far.

Aaron Enill (Defence Force) - GK

Christian Thomas (Police FC), Ross Russell Jr, (Defence Force), Adan Noel (W Connection), Brandon Semper (San Juan Jabloteh) - DF

Keron Cummings (La Horquetta Rangers), Molik Khan (W Connection), John-Paul Rochford (AC Port of Spain), Sean Boval (Central FC) - MID

Jamal Creighton (La Horquetta Rangers), Kevon Woodley (Cunupia FC) - FWD

[Tiresais]

11 T&T players in de Pro League who look good so far.

Aaron Enill (Defence Force) - GK

Christian Thomas (Police FC), Ross Russell Jr, (Defence Force), Adan Noel (W Connection), Brandon Semper (San Juan Jabloteh) - DF

Keron Cummings (La Horquetta Rangers), Molik Khan (W Connection), John-Paul Rochford (AC Port of Spain), Sean Boval (Central FC) - MID

Jamal Creighton (La Horquetta Rangers), Kevon Woodley (Cunupia FC) - FWD

How good Molik Khan looking?

[Flex]

Upcoming Fixtures - Round Two, Match Day Five

Friday February 28

San Juan Jabloteh v La Horquetta Rangers, 6pm, Ato Boldon Stadium

W Connection v Defence Force, 8pm, Ato Boldon Stadium

Point Fortin Civic v Police FC, 7pm, Mahaica Oval

Sunday March 1st

Morvant Caledonia United v Cunupia FC, 4pm, Ato Boldon Stadium

Club Sando v Central FC, 6pm, Ato Boldon Stadium

[Flex]

Rangers cuts into Army lead.
T&T Guardian Reports.

While De­fence Force were left idle on Match Day Five, Ter­minix La Horquat­ta Rangers used the op­por­tu­ni­ty to cut in­to the ti­tle chal­lengers’ lead with a 2-0 vic­to­ry over San Juan Jabloteh.

Rangers’ ef­fort came in the the first match of a dou­ble-head­er in the T&T Pro League as com­pe­ti­tion re­sumed af­ter the Car­ni­val break at the Ato Boldon Sta­di­um in Bal­main, Cou­va, on Fri­day night.

Af­ter a goal­less first half, Rangers Ty­rone Charles scored in the 59th and 66th min­utes to guide his team to vic­to­ry and 26 points, six be­hind the Army/Coast Guard com­bi­na­tion unit.

In the fea­ture match-up of the night, Mor­vant Cale­do­nia Unit­ed main­tained their fifth-place po­si­tion on the 11-team stand­ings af­ter a 3-1 tri­umph over Cunu­pia FC thanks to goals from Tev Lawrence, Per­nell Schultz and Shel­don Hold­er in the 12th, 20th and 68th min­utes of the con­test.

Cunu­pia FC’s on­ly item came from the in­form Kevon “Show­time” Wood­ley, who re­duced his team’s half­time deficit by one with his strike in the 32nd minute.

How­ev­er, the match of the round was the con­test be­tween hosts Point Fortin and Po­lice at Ma­haica Oval, in which the vis­i­tors ex­pe­ri­enced their fourth loss of the sea­son when Tyrel Em­manuel se­cured all three points in the 53rd minute to the de­light of cheer­ing home fans. De­spite the un­favourable re­sult for Po­lice, both teams main­tained their third and sixth po­si­tions on the stand­ings, re­spec­tive­ly.

Full Results

Friday February 28

Morvant Caledonia United 3 (Tev Lawrence 12, Pernell Schultz 20, Sheldon Holder 68) v Cunupia FC 1 (Kevon Woodley 32), 4pm, Ato Boldon Stadium

San Juan Jabloteh 0 v La Horquetta Rangers 2 (Tyrone Charles 59, 66), 6pm, Ato Boldon Stadium

Point Fortin Civic 1 (Tyrel Emmanuel 53) v Police FC 0, 7pm, Mahaica Oval

Upcoming Fixtures - Round Two, Match Day Five

Sunday March 1st

W Connection v Defence Force, 4pm, Ato Boldon Stadium

Club Sando v Central FC, 6pm, Ato Boldon Stadium

Lat­est Team Stand­ings

P  W  D  L  F  A  GD  Pts
1  Defence Force FC  13  10  2  1  24  11  +13  32
2  La Horquetta Rangers  14  8  2  4  41  18  +23  26
3  Police FC  15  6  5  4  28  16  +12  23
4  W Connection  13  6  3  4  23  19  +4  21
5  Morvant Caledonia United  14  5  6  3  17  17  0  21
6  Point Fortin Civic  14  6  3  5  19  21  -2  21
7  Club Sando  14  4  4  6  21  19  +2  16
8  San Juan Jabloteh  15  4  4  7  19  29  -10  16
9  Central FC  14  3  4  7  15  24  -9  13
10  AC Port of Spain  14  3  4  7  17  33  -16  13
11  Cunupia FC  14  1  5  8  11  28  -17  8

[Flex]

Welch restores Army 9 points lead.
By Nigel Simon (Guardian).

Adri­an Welch got the lone goal as three-time T&T Pro League cham­pi­ons De­fence Force re­mained on course for a first league crown since 2012-2013 af­ter edg­ing W Con­nec­tion 1-0 in the open­ing match of a dou­ble-head­er at the Ato Boldon Sta­di­um, Cou­va on Sun­day.

Fol­low­ing a goal­less first-half, Welch net­ted the game's lone item in the 59th to se­cure all three points for the Army/Coast-Guard com­bi­na­tion to move to 35 points from 14 match­es, nine clear of Ter­minix La Hor­quet­ta Rangers with both teams hav­ing six match­es each left to play.

Third-placed Po­lice FC has 23 points from 15 match­es, two more than the trio of six-time league cham­pi­ons W Con­nec­tion, Mor­vant Cale­do­nia Unit­ed and Pt Fortin Civic, who have all played 14 match­es as well.

In the night's sec­ond match-up, Tiger Tanks Club San­do got a goal each from Shaq­keem Joseph and for­mer US-based na­tion­al strik­er, Trevin Cae­sar to blank three-time league win­ners Cen­tral FC 2-0.

Joseph got the open­ing item in the 32nd minute and 20 min­utes from full-time Cae­sar, who last played in Al­ba­nia with SC Gji­lani fired in the in­sur­ance item.

Tonight, (Tues­day, March 3), La Hor­quet­ta Rangers will have a chance to trim De­fence Force back to six points when they en­ter­tain third-placed Po­lice FC from 7 pm at the La Hor­quet­ta Recre­ation Ground, Phase II, La Hor­quet­ta while Cunu­pia FC and AC Port-of-Spain, the two bot­tom-placed clubs meet at Cou­va from 7 pm as well.

And to­mor­row (Wednes­day, March 4), De­fence Force plays Jabloteh at Cou­va from 6 pm fol­lowed by Mor­vant Cale­do­nia and Cen­tral FC at the same venue two hours lat­er, while Pt Fortin Civic hosts Club San­do at Ma­haica Oval.

Full Results

Sunday March 1st

W Connection 0 v Defence Force 1 (Arian Welch 59), 4pm, Ato Boldon Stadium

Club Sando 2 (Shaqkeem Joseph 32, Trevin Caesar 70) v Central FC 0, 6pm, Ato Boldon Stadium

Lat­est Team Stand­ings

P  W  D  L  F  A  GD  Pts
1  Defence Force FC  14  11  2  1  25  11  +14  35
2  La Horquetta Rangers  14  8  2  4  41  18  +23  26
3  Police FC  15  6  5  4  28  16  +12  23
4  W Connection  14  6  3  5  23  20  +3  21
5  Morvant Caledonia United  14  5  6  3  17  17  0  21
6  Point Fortin Civic  14  6  3  5  19  21  -2  21
7  Club Sando  15  5  4  6  23  19  +4  19
8  San Juan Jabloteh  15  4  4  7  19  29  -10  16
9  Central FC  15  3  4  9  15  26  -11  13
10  AC Port of Spain  14  3  4  7  17  33  -16  13
11  Cunupia FC  14  1  5  8  11  28  -17  8

Upcoming Matches.

To­day's Match­es

Cunu­pia FC vs AC Port-of-Spain, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um, Cou­va, 7 pm

La Hor­quet­ta Rangers vs Po­lice FC, La Hor­quet­ta Rec. Grd, 7 pm

To­mor­row

San Juan Jabloteh vs De­fence Force, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um, Cou­va, 6 pm

Mor­vant Cale­do­nia Unit­ed vs Cen­tral FC, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um, Cou­va, 8 pm

Point Fortin Civic vs Club San­do, Ma­haica Oval, Point Fortin 7 pm

[Flex]

Seecharan double keeps Rangers lurking.
By Nigel Simon (Guardian).

For­mer na­tion­al Un­der-23 mid­field­er Kishun Seecha­ran scored a first-half dou­ble to lead Ter­minix La Hor­quet­ta Rangers past Po­lice FC 2-0 in a key 2019/2020 T&T Pro League match at La Hor­quet­ta Recre­ation Ground, Phase II, La Hor­quet­ta on Tues­day night.

With the win, Rangers im­proved to 29 points from 15 match­es on the 11-team ta­ble and five match­es left to play to com­plete their cam­paign while three-time T&T Pro League cham­pi­ons De­fence Force and 18-time na­tion­al league win­ners De­fence Force leads with 32 points from 14 match­es and well on course for a first league crown since 2012-2013 while Po­lice FC stayed third with 23 points from 16 match­es.

The 23-year-old Seecha­ran who had stints pre­vi­ous­ly at De­fence Force, Cen­tral FC and North East Stars opened the scor­ing in the 18th minute and added the sec­ond on the stroke of half-time to give his team a com­fort­able lead at the break which they held on­to in the sec­ond half with­out con­ced­ing.

Down at the Ato Boldon Sta­di­um, Cou­va in the oth­er match on sched­ule na­tion­al beach soc­cer play­er Kevon "Show­time" Wood­ley con­tin­ued to im­press in his quest for se­nior na­tion­al foot­ball team call-up by net­ting the de­ci­sive item in Cunu­pia FC's 2-1 de­feat of AC Port-of-Spain.

Shem Clauzel, the son of long-time stand­out Ian "The Dread­ed Drib­bler" Clauzel hand­ed AC Port-of-Spain the lead a minute be­fore the half-time in­ter­val.

Nine min­utes af­ter the restart, Gio­van­ni Abra­ham drew Cunu­pia FC lev­el and 12 min­utes be­fore the fi­nal whis­tle, Wood­ley banged in the match-win­ner, to earn his team on­ly their sec­ond win in 15 match­es this cam­paign.

Last night (Wednes­day, March 4), De­fence Force h had a chance to re­store its nine-point lead when they face San Juan Jabloteh at Cou­va from 6 pm fol­lowed by Mor­vant Cale­do­nia and Cen­tral FC at the same venue two hours lat­er, while Pt Fortin Civic host­ed Club San­do at Ma­haica Oval.

Full Results

March 3

Cunu­pia FC 2 (Giovanni Abraham 54, Kevon Woodley 78) vs AC Port-of-Spain 1 (Shem Clauzel 44), Ato Boldon Sta­di­um, Cou­va, 7pm

La Hor­quet­ta Rangers 2 (Kishun Seecharan 18, 45) vs Po­lice FC 0, La Hor­quet­ta Rec. Grd, 7pm - Match Highlights

Lat­est Team Stand­ings

P  W  D  L  F  A  GD  Pts
1  Defence Force FC  14 11 2 1 25 11 +14 35
2  La Horquetta Rangers  15 9 2 4 43 18 +25 29
3  Police FC  16 6 5 5 28 18 +10 23
4  W Connection  14 6 3 5 23 20 +3 21
5  Morvant Caledonia United  14 5 6 3 17 17 0 21
6  Point Fortin Civic  14 6 3 5 19 21 -2 21
7  Club Sando  15 5 4 6 23 19 +4 19
8  San Juan Jabloteh  15 4 4 7 19 29 -10 16
9  Central FC  15 3 4 8 15 26 -11 13
10  AC Port of Spain  15 3 4 8 18 35 -17 13
11  Cunupia FC  15 2 5 8 13 29 -16 11

Upcoming Matches.

March 4

San Juan Jabloteh vs De­fence Force, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um, Cou­va, 6pm

Mor­vant Cale­do­nia Unit­ed vs Cen­tral FC, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um, Cou­va, 8pm

Point Fortin Civic vs Club San­do, Ma­haica Oval, Point Fortin 7pm

March 6

W Connection v AC Port of Spain, 6pm, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um

March 7

Point Fortin Civic v Morvant Caledonia United, 6pm, Mahaica Oval

March 8

Club Sando v La Horquetta Rangers, 3:30pm, Larry Gomes Stadium

Central FC v Cunupia FC, 4pm, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um

Defence Force v Police FC, 6pm, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um

[Deeks]

Is Shem Clauzel related to the Clauzel of yesteryear.

[Tallman]

Is Shem Clauzel related to the Clauzel of yesteryear.

Yes, he is his son.

[Deeks]

Is Shem Clauzel related to the Clauzel of yesteryear.

Yes, he is his son.

Wow, time flies! Nice to see his name regularly on the scoreboard.

[Cocorite]

Is Shem Clauzel related to the Clauzel of yesteryear.

Yes, he is his son.

Wow, time flies! Nice to see his name regularly on the scoreboard.

Anything like Pops?

[Flex]

Army stops Jabloteh to maintain 9-point lead.
By Walter Alibey (Guardian).

T&T Pro League lead­ers De­fence Force just can­not stop win­ning.

On Wednes­day at the Ato Boldon Sta­di­um in Bal­main Cou­va, the Army men ben­e­fit­ted from an own goal in the 15th minute, as well as a 61st-minute item from the boot of Hashim Ar­cia, which ex­tend­ed their lead fur­ther on the 11-team stand­ings.

The San Juan men may have on­ly them­selves to blame for sur­ren­der­ing max­i­mum points. They pulled a goal back in the 76th minute from Justin Arau­jo-Wil­son, but it was the own goal that came un­for­tu­nate­ly from Ma­lik Mieres that cost them dear­ly.

The win for the De­fence Force means they have now moved to 38 points to main­tain their nine-point lead on their clos­est ri­vals Ter­minix La Hor­quet­ta Rangers on 29 points.

In an­oth­er game Mor­vant Cale­do­nia Unit­ed se­cured third with 24 points by de­feat­ing Cen­tral FC 3-1 in the sec­ond match of a dou­ble­head­er. How­ev­er, it was the Cen­tral men who took the ad­van­tage with a 35th-minute Sean Bon­val's strike.

There­after, Tev Lawrence equal­ized for the Mor­vant men in the 48th, while Joshua Alexan­der's 53rd and Mu­lik Duke's 93rd-minute item sealed the win.

Mean­while, Point Fortin Civic and Tiger Tank Club San­do shared the points in a 1-1 tie at the Ma­haica Oval. Point Fortin may have ben­e­fit­ted more from the re­sult, mov­ing to the fifth po­si­tion on the stand­ings with 22 points. Ronell Paul gave his team the lead in the 64th minute. The home team got a late equal­iz­er in the 90+3 minute from Michael Bas­deo.

March 4 Results

San Juan Jabloteh 1 (Justin Araujo-Wilson 76) vs De­fence Force 2 (Malik Mieres 15 Own-Goal, Hashim Arcia 61), Ato Boldon Sta­di­um, Cou­va, 6pm - Match Highlights

Mor­vant Cale­do­nia Unit­ed 3 (Tev Lawrence 48, Joshua Alexander 53, Mulik Duke 90+3) vs Cen­tral FC 1 (Sean Bonval 35), Ato Boldon Sta­di­um, Cou­va, 8pm

Point Fortin Civic 1 (Michael Basdeo 90+3) vs Club San­do 1 (Ronell Paul 64), Ma­haica Oval, Point Fortin 7pm

Lat­est Team Stand­ings

P  W  D  L  F  A  GD  Pts
1  Defence Force FC  15 12 2 1 27 12 +15 38
2  La Horquetta Rangers  15 9 2 4 43 18 +25 29
3  Morvant Caledonia United  15 6 6 3 20 18 +2 24
4  Police FC  16 6 5 5 28 18 +10 23
5  Point Fortin Civic  15 6 4 5 20 22 -2 22
6  W Connection  14 6 3 5 23 20 +3 21
7  Club Sando  16 5 5 6 24 20 +4 20
8  San Juan Jabloteh  16 4 4 8 20 31 -11 16
9  Central FC  16 3 4 9 16 29 -13 13
10  AC Port of Spain  15 3 4 8 18 35 -17 13
11  Cunupia FC  15 2 5 8 13 29 -16 11

Upcoming Matches.

March 6

W Connection v AC Port of Spain, 6pm, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um

March 7

Point Fortin Civic v Morvant Caledonia United, 6pm, Mahaica Oval

March 8

Club Sando v La Horquetta Rangers, 3:30pm, Larry Gomes Stadium

Central FC v Cunupia FC, 4pm, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um

Defence Force v Police FC, 6pm, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um

[Tallman]

WATCH: La Horquetta Rangers stayed in touch with leaders Defence Force and closed the gap to six points after blanking third-placed Police in their latest T&T Pro League encounter.

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[Tallman]

WATCH: The Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force remains on course for the 2020 T&T Pro League Title after notching another victory to help them regain a nine-point lead over second-placed La Horquetta Rangers.

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[Deeks]

It was unfortunate that I was not able to see a game while in TT. Games suspended and to busy checking long times friends. Nice goal(volley) by Seecharan.

[Flex]

Hudson, Gordon lift W Connection to third.
By Nigel Simon (Guardian).

Isa­iah Hud­son and Gem Gor­don were both on tar­get to lead reign­ing ti­tle-hold­ers W Con­nec­tion to a 2-0 vic­to­ry AC Port-of-Spain in the lone 2019/2020 T&T Pro League match at the Ato Boldon Sta­di­um in Cou­va on Fri­day.

The vic­to­ry lift­ed six-time cham­pi­ons W Con­nec­tion to 24 points from 15 match­es, the same as fourth-placed Mor­vant Cale­do­nia Unit­ed but with a su­pe­ri­or goal-dif­fer­ence of plus-five to plus-two, while Po­lice FC and Pt Fortin Civic are next with 23 and 22 points from 16 and 15 match­es re­spec­tive­ly.

At Cou­va on Fri­day, the “Savonet­ta Boys” had to wait un­til the 42nd minute to take the lead in the 42nd minute against stub­born AC Port-of-Spain, and 20 min­utes in­to the sec­ond-half Gem Gor­don dou­bled the ad­van­tage for W Con­nec­tion, which they took to the fi­nal whis­tle.

On Sat­ur­day night, Pt Fortin Civic and Mor­vant Cale­do­nia Unit­ed both had chances to move ahead of W Con­nec­tion as they clashed at Ma­haica Oval, while three match­es are on the sched­ule Sun­day with ti­tle-favourites De­fence Force fac­ing Po­lice FC in the fea­ture match of a dou­ble-head­er at Cou­va from 6 pm.

Cur­rent­ly, three-time T&T Pro League cham­pi­ons and 18-time na­tion­al league win­ners De­fence Force leads the 11-team ta­ble with 38 points from 15 match­es and needs on­ly sev­en points from their re­main­ing five match­es to claim yet an­oth­er league crown.

How­ev­er, Po­lice FC, who have al­ready claimed the First Cit­i­zens Cup, the first ti­tle up for grabs this sea­son, will have their eyes set on up­set­ting their pro­tec­tive ser­vice ri­vals while im­prov­ing their am­bi­tions for a top-two fin­ish.

Two hours ear­li­er at Cou­va, low­ly Cen­tral FC and Cunu­pia FC will do bat­tle while in the oth­er match on to­day, sev­enth-placed Tiger Tanks Club San­do en­ter­tains sec­ond-placed Ter­minix La Hor­quet­ta Rangers, who have to 29 points from 15 match­es.

Full Results

W Connection 2 (Isaiah Hudson 42, Mickaeel Gem Gordon 65) v AC Port of Spain 0, 6pm, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um - Match Highlights

Lat­est Team Stand­ings

P  W  D  L  F  A  GD  Pts
1  Defence Force FC  15 12 2 1 27 12 +15 38
2  La Horquetta Rangers  15 9 2 4 43 18 +25 29
3  W Connection  15 7 3 5 25 20 +5 24
4  Morvant Caledonia United  15 6 6 3 20 18 +2 24
5  Police FC  16 6 5 5 28 18 +10 23
6  Point Fortin Civic  15 6 4 5 20 22 -2 22
7  Club Sando  16 5 5 6 24 20 +4 20
8  San Juan Jabloteh  16 4 4 8 20 31 -11 16
9  Central FC  16 3 4 9 16 29 -13 13
10  AC Port of Spain  16 3 4 9 18 37 -19 13
11  Cunupia FC  15 2 5 8 13 29 -16 11

Upcoming Matches.

Saturday March 7

Point Fortin Civic v Morvant Caledonia United, 6pm, Mahaica Oval

Sunday March 8

Club Sando v La Horquetta Rangers, 3:30pm, Larry Gomes Stadium

Central FC v Cunupia FC, 4pm, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um

Defence Force v Police FC, 6pm, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um

Tuesday March 10

AC Port of Spain v San Juan Jabloteh, 6pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium

Wednesday March 11

Central FC v Point Fortin Civic, 6pm, La Horquetta Recreational Ground

La Horquetta Rangers v Morvant Caledonia United, 8pm, La Horquetta Recreational Ground

W Connection v Cunupia FC, 6pm, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um

Defence Force v Club Sando, 6pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium

[Tallman]

WATCH: W Connection jumped into third place in the T&T Pro League standings following a 2-0 win over strugglers, AC Port Of Spain.

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Sam's double pushes Army closer to title.
By Nigel Simon (Guardian).

For­mer na­tion­al youth play­er Brent Sam scored ear­ly in each half as De­fence Force whipped Po­lice FC 4-1 to close in on a record 19th na­tion­al league ti­tle when the 2019/2020 T&T Pro League con­tin­ued on Sun­day night.

Play­ing in the sec­ond match of a dou­ble-head­er on a very hot and hu­mid evening at the Ato Boldon Sta­di­um, Cou­va, the Army/Coast Guard com­bi­na­tion, which last won the Pro League crown in the 2012/2013 sea­son their third in the com­pe­ti­tion's 20-year his­to­ry went ahead as ear­ly as the third minute via Aaron Lester.

The Law­men who have al­ready claimed the First Cit­i­zens Cup so far this sea­son hard­ly had time to try and re­cov­er from the ear­ly set­back when Sam, the youngest broth­er of ex-Eng­land-based T&T strik­er Hec­tor Sam made it 2-0 in the fourth minute.

Nine min­utes be­fore the half-time the ram­pant De­fence Force line-up boast­ing their next gen­er­a­tion of strik­ers as vet­er­an De­vorn Jorsling, the league's all-time lead­ing scor­er with 155-plus goals edges to­wards the end of his ca­reer, vir­tu­al­ly put the match to rest when Dwight Quin­tero made it 3-0.

On the re­sump­tion, Po­lice FC need­ed to score the next goal in the match if they har­boured any hopes of mount­ing a come-back and Eli­jah Bel­grave pro­vid­ed that hope by scor­ing in the 56th minute.

But, that joy was short-lived as with­in three min­utes when Sam fired in his sec­ond on the night and De­fence Force's fourth.

With the com­fort­able lead, De­fence Force then coast­ed the rest of the half to push their points tal­ly to 41 from 16 match­es, nine more than sec­ond-placed Ter­minix La Hor­quet­ta Rangers who have to 32 points from 16 match­es.

This af­ter na­tion­al winger Ross Rus­sell Jr net­ted the 82nd-minute item to earn Rangers a 1-0 win over Tiger Tanks Club San­do at the Lar­ry Gomes Sta­di­um, Mal­abar.

With four match­es left each for the top two clubs, De­fence Force needs on­ly to win two of their match­es to add to their ti­tle tri­umphs or for Rangers to fal­ter in two match­es as well.

In Sun­day's first match at Cou­va, for­mer St An­tho­ny's Col­lege Sec­ondary Schools Foot­ball League stand-outs, Cen­tral FC's Che Paul Ben­ny (40th) and Cunu­pia FC's Xavier Ra­j­paul (54th), both scored from their penal­ty-spot in their team's 1-1 draw.

Full Results

Saturday March 7

Point Fortin Civic 1 (Tyrel Emmanuel 41) v Morvant Caledonia United 0, 6pm, Mahaica Oval

Sunday March 8

Club Sando 0 v La Horquetta Rangers 1 (Ross Russell Jr, 82), 3:30pm, Larry Gomes Stadium

Central FC 1 (Ché Raul Benny 40-Pen) v Cunupia FC 1 (Xavier Rajpaul 54-Pen), 4pm, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um

Defence Force 4 (Aaron Lester 3, Brent Sam 4, 59, Dwight Quintero 36) v Police FC 1 (Elijah Belgrave 56), 6pm, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um

Lat­est Team Stand­ings

P  W  D  L  F  A  GD  Pts
1  Defence Force FC 16 13 2 1 31 13 +18 41
2  La Horquetta Rangers 16 10 2 4 44 18 +26 32
3  Point Fortin Civic 16 7 4 5 21 22 -1 25
4  W Connection 15 7 3 5 25 20 +5 24
5  Morvant Caledonia United 16 6 6 4 20 19 +1 24
6  Police FC 17 6 5 6 29 22 +7 23
7  Club Sando 17 5 5 7 24 21 +3 20
8  San Juan Jabloteh 16 4 4 8 20 31 -11 16
9  Central FC 17 3 5 9 17 30 -13 14
10  AC Port of Spain 16 3 4 9 18 37 -19 13
11  Cunupia FC 16 2 6 8 14 30 -16 12

Upcoming Matches.

Tuesday March 10

AC Port of Spain v San Juan Jabloteh, 6pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium

Wednesday March 11

Central FC v Point Fortin Civic, 6pm, La Horquetta Recreational Ground

La Horquetta Rangers v Morvant Caledonia United, 8pm, La Horquetta Recreational Ground

W Connection v Cunupia FC, 6pm, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um

Defence Force v Club Sando, 6pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium

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Edwards grab winner for Jabloteh.
By Nigel Simon (Guardian).

Jair Ed­wards got the lone goal as San Juan Jabloteh eked out a 1-0 win over AC Port-of-Spain when match­es in the 2019/2020 T&T Pro League con­tin­ued at the Hase­ly Craw­ford Sta­di­um, Mu­cu­rapo on Tues­day night.

Ed­wards found the back of the net in the 65th minute to hand Jabloteh a fifth win in 17 match­es to move to 19 points, but still eighth on the 11-club ta­ble.

Go­ing in­to last night's three match­es on sched­ule 18-time na­tion­al league cham­pi­ons and three-time Pro League win­ners' De­fence Force led the stand­ings with 41 from 16 match­es, nine more than sec­ond-placed Ter­minix La Hor­quet­ta Rangers and needs to win two of re­main­ing four match­es or hope Rangers slip up in their next to claim their first ti­tle since the 2012/2013 sea­son.

Point Fortin Civic sits third with 25 fol­lowed by six-time win­ners and de­fend­ing cham­pi­ons W Con­nec­tion with 24, the same as Mor­vant Cale­do­nia Unit­ed.

In their re­main­ing match­es, De­fence Force faces Mor­vant Cale­do­nia Unit­ed, Pt Fortin Civic and three-time cham­pi­ons Cen­tral FC while Rangers come up against Cen­tral FC, Cunu­pia FC and Point Fortin Civic.

Full Results

Tuesday March 10

AC Port of Spain 0 v San Juan Jabloteh 1 (Jair Edwards 65), 6pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium - Match Highlights

Lat­est Team Stand­ings

P  W  D  L  F  A  GD  Pts
1  Defence Force FC 16 13 2 1 31 13 +18 41
2  La Horquetta Rangers 16 10 2 4 44 18 +26 32
3  Point Fortin Civic 16 7 4 5 21 22 -1 25
4  W Connection 15 7 3 5 25 20 +5 24
5  Morvant Caledonia United 16 6 6 4 20 19 +1 24
6  Police FC 17 6 5 6 29 22 +7 23
7  Club Sando 17 5 5 7 24 21 +3 20
8  San Juan Jabloteh 17 5 4 8 21 31 -10 19
9  Central FC 17 3 5 9 17 30 -13 14
10  AC Port of Spain 17 3 4 10 18 38 -20 13
11  Cunupia FC 16 2 6 8 14 30 -16 12

Lead­ing Scor­ers

9 - Ja­mal Creighton (La Hor­quet­ta Rangers), Shaq­keem Joseph (Club San­do).

7 - Kevon Wood­ley (Cunu­pia FC), Ty­rone Charles (La Hor­quet­ta Rangers).

6 - Tev Lawrence (Morvant Cale­do­nia United), Ka­reem Fre­itas, Keion Wil­son (Po­lice FC), Kerville Je­re­mi­ah (Pt Fortin Civic), Isa­iah Lee, Kishun Seecha­ran (La Hor­quet­ta Rangers), Dim­itrie Apai (W Con­nec­tion).

5 - John-Paul Rochford (AC PoS), Che Paul Ben­ny, Sean Bon­val (Cen­tral FC), Keron Corn­wall (Club San­do), Re­on Moore (De­fence Force).

4 - Keron Cum­mings, (La Hor­quet­ta Rangers), Rashad Hyacinth (AC PoS), Cris­t­ian Thomas, Ju­ma Clarence, (Po­lice FC), Daniel Di­az (Pt Fortin Civic), Je­vaughn Humphrey (W Con­nec­tion).

Upcoming Matches.

Wednesday March 11

Central FC v Point Fortin Civic, 6pm, La Horquetta Recreational Ground

La Horquetta Rangers v Morvant Caledonia United, 8pm, La Horquetta Recreational Ground

W Connection v Cunupia FC, 6pm, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um

Defence Force v Club Sando, 6pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium

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WATCH: Suffering a 1-0 loss, AC Port of Spain have only themselves to blame for not getting at least a point in their clash with San Juan Jabloteh.

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Club Sando slows down Army title march.
By Nigel Simon (Guardian).

National defender Curtis Gonzales went from villain to hero as his penalty-kick strike four minutes into time added on at the end of the match earned T&T Pro League leaders Defence Force an entertaining 4-4 draw with Tiger Tanks Club Sando at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo on Wednesday night.

Despite the drawn results, Defence Force still leads the 11-club table with 42 points from 17 matches, seven ahead of Terminix La Horquetta Rangers with three matches left for both clubs and will claim the title with a victory in their next match or a slip up by Rangers.

However, on Wednesday, the Army/Coast-Guard combination had only themselves to blame for not coming away with all three points and climbing to within a win of a record 19th national league crown and fourth in the competition 20-year history after squandering a commanding 2-0 lead.

Going into the match at Mucurapo, Defence Force who last won the Pro League in the 2012/2013 season held a nine-point cushion over Terminix La Horquetta Rangers and needed to win two of their remaining four matches to seal the title.

And it took only six minutes for first-year head coach Lloyd Andrews and his charges to take the lead through Dylon King who then doubled the "Teteron Men" advantage in the 32nd minute.

But on the stroke of half-time things started to turn in coach Angus Eve's Club Sando favour when some sloppy defensive play by Gonzales allowed Kevon Williams to steal the ball and beat advancing goalkeeper Andre Marchan, who picked up a thigh injury in the process.

Seven minutes after the restart, Shaqkeem Joseph made amends for a clear missed chances two minutes earlier when he capitalised on a mix-up between defender Jamali Garci and a nervous-looking substitute goalkeeper Sheldon Clarke to make it 2-all by lobbing the ball over the latter from a long clearance in his half.

Keon Moore then had a chance to reclaim the lead for Defence Force in the 55th minute, but his tame effort was easily handled by goalkeeper Kelvin Henry.

Clarke's nightmarish afternoon would continue in goal for Defence Force on the hour mark when he hesitated with the ball at his feet before robbed of possession, only for Club Sando's Michael Basdeo to let him off the hook, by firing his effort overbar.

Keron Cornwall eventually made Clarke and his sloppy defender pay for their casual play after the goalkeeper's weak clearance fell to his feet, and he nonchalantly curled a right-footed effort into the top left-hand corner of the goal for a shock 3-2 lead.

The out-of-sync Moore had another chance to get on the scoresheet and put his team on level terms, but after some neat build-up play at the top of the Club Sando 18-yard box with Brent Sam, his effort was smartly kept out at the near post by Henry.

The game was no an all-out attacking affair with chances coming fast and furious at both ends with both sets of players tiring from the afternoon hot and humid conditions.

And newly recruited Dwight Quintero eventually took one of the many chances for Defence Force to get his team level again at 3-3 by out jumping two Club Sando defenders to nod in a headed at the from a Moore left-sided flighted cross in the 76th minute.

Club Sando may have felt hard done by Quintero's equaliser after wasting a few chances of their own, but Joseph had them celebrating six minutes later when tapped into at the far post, with his league-best 11th goal of the season, for a 4-3 advantage after second-half introduction Trevin Caesar had raced past three opposing players on the left side of the defence and fired a pass across the goal through a crowd of four players.

Joseph's strike seemed a certain match-winner for Club Sando, however, Defence Force managed to eke out a deserved share of the points when Gonzales stepped up and converted a penalty after referee Kwinsi Williams whistled for an infringement four minutes into time added-on.

At La Horquetta Recreation Ground, Phase II, La Horquetta, Rangers had no such troubles as they coasted to a 4-0 trashing of Morvant Caledonia United with Isaiah Lee scoring a first-half brace in the 23rd and 45th minutes before Jamal Creighton (66th) and Kadeem Corbin (86th) added second-half items.

Also on Wednesday, Point Fortin Civic whipped three-time league winners Central FC 4-1 in the first match at La Horquetta while six-time league winners and out-going champions W Connection blanked Cunupia FC 3-0 at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva.

Full Results

Wednesday March 11

Central FC 1 (Ché Raul Benny 42) v Point Fortin Civic 4 (Cory Cyrus 9, Tyrel Emmanuel 24, Akeem Redhead 84, Rondell Paul 90+1), 6pm, La Horquetta Recreational Ground

La Horquetta Rangers 4 (Isaiah Lee 23, 45+1, Jamal Creighton 66, Kadeem Corbin 86) v Morvant Caledonia United 0, 8pm, La Horquetta Recreational Ground

W Connection 3 (Neil Benjamin Jr, 23, Mickaeel Jem Gordon 48, Isaiah Hudson 64) v Cunupia FC 0, 6pm, Ato Boldon Sta­di­um

Defence Force 4 (Dillon King 6, 32, Dwight Quintero 76, Curtis Gonzales 94+4-Pen) v Club Sando 4 (Kevon Williams 45+1, Shaqkeem Joseph 52, 82, Keron Cornwall 65), 6pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium

Lat­est Team Stand­ings

P  W  D  L  F  A  GD  Pts
1  Defence Force FC 17 13 3 1 35 17 +18 42
2  La Horquetta Rangers 17 11 2 4 48 18 +30 35
3  Point Fortin Civic 17 8 4 5 25 23 +2 28
4  W Connection 16 8 3 5 28 20 +8 27
5  Morvant Caledonia United 17 6 6 5 20 23 -3 24
6  Police FC 17 6 5 6 29 22 +7 23
7  Club Sando 18 5 6 7 28 25 +3 21
8  San Juan Jabloteh 17 5 4 8 21 31 -10 19
9  Central FC 18 3 5 10 18 34 -16 14
10  AC Port of Spain 17 3 4 10 18 38 -20 13
11  Cunupia FC 17 2 6 9 14 33 -19 12

Lead­ing Scor­ers

11 - Shaq­keem Joseph (Club San­do).

10 - Ja­mal Creighton (La Hor­quet­ta Rangers).

8 - Isa­iah Lee (La Hor­quet­ta Rangers).

7 - Kevon Wood­ley (Cunu­pia FC), Ty­rone Charles (La Hor­quet­ta Rangers).

6 - Tev Lawrence (Morvant Cale­do­nia United), Che Paul Ben­ny (Central FC), Keron Corn­wall (Club San­do), Ka­reem Fre­itas (Po­lice FC), Keion Wil­son (Po­lice FC), Kerville Je­re­mi­ah (Point Fortin Civic), Kishun Seecha­ran (La Hor­quet­ta Rangers), Dim­itrie Apai (W Con­nec­tion).

5 - John-Paul Rochford (AC Port-of-Spain), Sean Bon­val (Cen­tral FC), Re­on Moore (De­fence Force).

4 - Keron Cum­mings, (La Hor­quet­ta Rangers), Rashad Hyacinth (AC Port-of-Spain), Cris­t­ian Thomas (Po­lice FC), Ju­ma Clarence (Po­lice FC), Daniel Di­az (Point Fortin Civic), Je­vaughn Humphrey (W Con­nec­tion).

Upcoming Matches - Round Two Match Day Nine.

Friday March 13

AC Port of Spain v Police FC, 6pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium

Sunday March 15

Cunupia FC v Point Fortin Civic, 3:30pm, Larry Gomes Stadium

La Horquetta Rangers v Central FC, 4pm, La Horquetta Recreational Ground

San Juan Jabloteh v W Connection, 4pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium

Morvant Caledonia United v Defence Force, 6pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium

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WATCH: Highlights of La Horquetta Rangers' 4-0 win over Morvant Caledonia United

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T&T Pro League on hold due to coronavirus
By Sheldon Pierre (T&T Newsday)

THE T&T Pro League has joined several sporting disciplines across the world and locally to call off matches this weekend as they continue to monitor the situation with covid19 (coronavirus). The 11-team league, which has three more matchdays remaining in the 2019-2020 season, was carded to be completed by next weekend.

The League's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Julia Baptiste, sent a press release on Friday evening stating, “The T&T Pro League has taken the decision to cancel all matches in the League as of this weekend until further notice. This comes on the heels of what is taking place nationally with covid19 (novel coronavirus).”

The release continued, “The T&T Pro League believes that it has a responsibility to protect its players, technical staff, match commissioners, referees, dedicated media officers and the general public from any continuous spread of the virus. It is with this in mind that the League has taken the aforementioned decision.”

Baptiste added, “We must be responsible as a league. While we are not going to be in a state of panic or pandemonia, we have to be mindful of the multiplier effect of the virus and act in the best interest of all stakeholders and limit its spread as much as possible.”

Defence Force are closing in on their fourth league title as they lead the chart with 42 points from 17 games (13 wins, three draws, one defeat) followed by Terminix La Horquetta Rangers with 35 points (11 wins, two draws and four defeats) and Point Fortin Civic FC with 28 points (eight wins, four draws and five defeats).

The leading scorers are Club Sando`s Shaqkeem Joseph with 11 goals, Jamal Creighton (Terminix La Horquetta Rangers) with 10 goals and Kevon ‘Showtime’ Woodley (Cunupia FC) with seven.