Defence Force and DIRECTV North East Stars walked away with a point each on Tuesday night following a rescheduled Digicel Pro League Round One Match Day Three clash at the Larry Gomes Stadium which ended 1-1.
Defence Force, winners of the Championship last season, got the opening item in the 59th minute from midfielder Sean Narcis who had a simple tap in past goalkeeper Andrew Durant from close range after a flick on by substitute Sterling O’Brien between a cluster of players for a 1-0 advantage.
The soldiers found the back of the net again in the 63rd minute with a brilliant flick by striker Richard Roy beating Durant at near post off Kerry Joseph’s well worked low cross from the right, however the celebrations were cut short with the near assistant ruling it offside.
And a minute later, Stars were awarded a penalty by referee Annaz Mohammed when goalkeeper Kevin Graham brought down Anthony Wolfe inside the area on a quick attack by the Emerson Alcantara coached outfit.
Wolfe stepped up to the spot himself and converted past the Defence Force custodian, but a retake was ordered. He kept calm and did it again on the retake blasting low shot past Graham to level the scores 1-1.
Just nine minutes into the match Graham was put to the test by North East Stars and pulled off an excellent tip behind denying Charles Pollard who latched onto an Akeil Guevara’s corner with a header.
At the final whistle, Graham’s failure to shut out Wolfe from the penalty spot, saw North East Stars move up one spot on the standings into fifth with nine points, bumping St. Ann’s Rangers into sixth by a better goals difference, while Defence Force sits in seventh with 8 points.
2011-12 Digicel Pro League Championship
Round One Match Day Three results
Caledonia AIA 1—1 Police FC
Ataullah Guerra 35’ ; Noel Williams 45’
Defence Force 1—1 North East Stars
Sean Narcis 59’ ; Anthony Wolfe 65’(pen)
Upcoming match
Friday 27 January
Ato Boldon Stadium
Round One Match Day Two rescheduled match
Defence Force vs T&TEC FC—6pm