Devon Modeste and Mickel Charles got a goal each as Club Sando came from behind to beat Petrotrin Palo Seco 2-1 to take the T&T Football Association (TTFA) National Super League Group A “Big Eight” crown.
Starting Sunday’s penultimate round of matches with maximum 15 points from five matches, five more than Spurs and Defence Force, Club Sando only needed a draw and its two main rivals to slip up to lift the crown.
However, hosts Petrotrin Palo Seco stunned the visitors when Corey Cyrus banged in the opener in the 26th.
But just when it seemed Petrotrin Palo Seco would take the lead into the break, Modeste drew Club Sando level, and in the second-half, Charles got the decisive item in the 68th to secure the three points. The win carried Club Sando to maximum 18 points from six matches, seven clear of Defence Force and eight ahead of Spurs with a match left for each club.
Defence Force was held 1-1 by Guaya United at Guaya to move to 11 points, while Spurs were blanked 3-0 by former champions, WASA at Fyzabad Recreation Ground in the other Group A matches played. Meanwhile, in the Group B “Relegation Big-Eight” round-robin series previous top two, FC Santa Rosa and D’Lime Goal City were both beaten.
At the Maracas Recreation Ground, Real Maracas pipped Goal City 2-1 to go trop of the seven-team table with nine points from five matches, the same as FC Santa Rosa, which has a match in hand and superior goal-difference.
Over in Tobago, Bethel United blanked FC Santa Rosa 2-0 to hand the latter its first loss in four matches while Stokely Vale joined Las Lomas and Bethel United with six points after crushing Malabar 7-0 at Plymouth.
At the end of the six-match round-robin schedule, the bottom two clubs will join already relegated Joe Public as teams heading back to their respective zonal association competitions at the expense of the three teams to be promoted from the T&T Football Association “Champion of Champions” competition.
Super League Standings - Group A (Top Eight):
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Club Sando 6 6 0 0 19 5 18
Defence Force 6 3 2 1 10 7 11
Siparia Spurs 6 3 1 2 10 9 10
WASA 6 2 1 3 7 8 7
Phoenix 5 2 1 2 5 6 7
Petrotrin P/S 6 1 2 3 6 9 5
La Horquetta 5 1 1 3 9 15 4
Guaya Utd 6 0 2 4 7 13 2
Group B (Relegation Big Six):
Teams P W D L F A Pts
Real Maracas 5 3 0 2 7 6 9
Santa Rosa 4 3 0 1 6 2 9
Goal City 5 2 1 2 10 7 7
Stokely Vale 4 2 0 2 11 7 6
Las Lomas 4 2 0 2 7 6 6
Bethel Utd 4 2 0 2 6 7 6
Malabar 4 0 1 3 3 15 1
Super League Results
Group A:
Club Sando 2 (Devon Modeste 40th, Mickel Charles 68th) vs Petrotrin Palo Seco 1 (Corey Cyrus 26th)
WASA 3 (Gary Glasgow 16th, 41st, Dominic Hutchinson 75th) vs Siparia Spurs 0
Guaya United 1 (Ryan Stewart 62nd) vs Defence Force 1 (Brandon Fountain 88th)
Group B:
Stokely Vale 7 (Trevonne James 6th, 73rd, Krishawn Joseph 11th, Travis Winchester 33rd, Dominic Mc Dougall 44th, Omar Charles 77th) vs Malabar 0
Bethel 2 (Carron Williams 73rd, Densyl James 77th) vs Santa Rosa 0
Real Maracas 2 (Shakquille Smith 35th, Andell King 74th o.g) vs Goal City 1 (Akini Ferguson)
Upcoming Fixtures - Group A:
Tomorrow:
La Horquetta vs 1976 Phoenix, UTT Ground, O’Meara Road, Arima, 6 pm
Sunday:
Phoenix vs Club Sando, Canaan Rec. Ground, 4 pm
WASA vs La Horquetta, WASA Ground, St Joseph, 3.30 pm
Petrotrin Palo Seco vs Guaya Utd, Palo Seco, 3.30 pm
Defence Force vs Siparia Spurs, Youth Camp, Macqueripe, Chaguaramas, 3.30 pm
Group B:
Wednesday:
Stokelyvale vs Bethel Utd, Plymouth Rec. Ground, 4 pm
Santa Rosa vs Las Lomas, Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, 3.30 pm
Real Maracas vs Malabar, Maracas Rec Ground, St Joseph, 3.30 pm
Sunday:
Goal City vs Stokelyvale, Plymouth Rec. Ground, 3.30 pm
Bethel Utd vs Las Lomas, Mt Gomery Ground, 5 pm
Santa Rosa vs Malabar, Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, 3.30 pm
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