Under-13 division leader Defence Force, as well as its U-15 and U-17 teams won the derby of protective services when the club secured three straight wins over Police in the Oasis Youth Pro League, last Sunday.
At the end of the day, Defence Force outscored Police by 17 goals to three, opening with a big 6-1 win in the U-13 division, which kept it at the top of the standings by three points.
Matheus De Lima scored for Police in the 7th minute to cancel out an early own goal, which saw the score stand at 1-1 at the half. The second half was greeted with a flurry of goals in a strong response from Defence Force as Jodel Brown (41st) and Nickell Orr (57th) found the back of the net, while their teammate scored a brace separated by less than a minute (48th and 49th).
The second match saw a one-sided affair from the onset as Defence Force eased to a 4-0 win with goals from Atiba Lucas (20th), Ronaldo Francois (34th), Lawrence Davidson (56th) and Joshua Marshall (73rd). That win kept the Teteron Boys three points behind division leader St Ann’s Rangers, which trounced Central FC 3-0.
Then, in its third match, Defence Force picked up a much needed victory in an action-packed 7-2 win over Police. National U-17 standout Shannon Gomez scored a double, while his fellow national teammate Bret Sam, stole the spotlight with a first half hat-trick.
All Defence Force’s goals had, in fact, been scored in the first half, with Kyell Lancaster and Daniel Banfield the other players on target. Police FC could only muster a two-goal response in the second period through Jabari Cummings and Brent Joel. The U-17 team’s win put them within a point of third spot.
Results
Under-13
Defence Force 6 (og 5th, Tigana O’Brien 11th, Jodel Brown 41st, Tyrese Bailey 48th, 49th, Nickell Orr 57th) v Police FC 1 (Matheus De Lima 7th)
North East Stars 3 (Kesean St Rose 50th, Kishon Hackshaw 57th, Jelani Sampson 70th) v W Connection 0
St Ann’s Rangers 2 (Che Benny 38th pen, Nathaniel Alexander 60th) v Central FC 2 (Malik Robinson 20th, Aaron Best 58th)
T&TEC 3 (Justin Ataujo-Wilson 9th, Marli Greaves 47th, Jordan Pascall 69th) v Caledonia AIA 1 (Jahilil James 32nd)
Under-15
Defence Force 4 (Atiba Lucas 20th, Ronaldo Francois 34th, Lawrence Davidson 56th, Joshua Marshall 73rd) v Police FC 0
W Connection 6 (Jeron Pantor 4th, 18th, Bradlee Lee Foon 25th, 34th, Isaiah Hudson 63rd, Anthony Herbert 64th, Jeremiah Kesar 72nd) v North East Stars 0
St Ann’s Rangers 3 (Isaiah Lopez 34th, 51st, Raheam Borde 44th) v Central FC 0
T&TEC v Caledonia AIA - T&TEC won 3-0 by default
Under-17
Defence Force 7 (Kyell Lancaster 12th, Brent Sam 18th, 28th, 41st, Shannon Gomez 23rd, 33rd, Daniel Banfield 42nd) v Police FC 2 (Jabare Cummings 49th, Brent Joel 75th)
North East Stars 6 (Andell Jones 31st, 54th, 69th, Reon Moore 35th, Thomas O’Neil 37th, 89th) v W Connection 1 (Trent Paul 41st)
St Ann’s Rangers 2 (Josh Toussaint 26th, Kadeem Corbin 77th) v Central FC 1 (Nicholas Dillon 60th)
T&TEC v Caledonia - T&TEC won 3-0 by default