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.