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 Jabloteh 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