Title chasers W Connection continue winning ways

Second half goals by Jamal Charles, Jelani Peters and Hughtun Hector ensured Connection were comfortable 3-0 winners over Caledonia to celebrate a fifth straight win .

The result put the Digicel Pro League 2016-17 leaders at 40 points, five points more than rivals and second-positioned Central FC, which has two games in hand .

Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Darryl Smith, and a brigade of other ministry officials including MP for Laventille West, Fitzgerald Hinds, and Sport Company (SPORTT) chairman Michael Phillips, and officials from the TT Electricity Commission were all on hand for the commissioning of the floodlights at the HCS training ground .

Then it was down to action on the slick surface due to earlier rainfall .

Charles, with a neat flick off the outside of his boot to beat goalkeeper Kern Caesar, celebrated his eighth league goal to put Connection 1-0 in front from Dimitrie Apai’s cross in the 50th minute .

Two minutes later, Connection were celebrating another and it was 2-0 advantage .

This time, defender Peters headed in substitute Shaquille John’s cross from a free-kick which was misjudged by Caesar .

Hector made it 3-0 in the 82nd minute .

Andre Toussaint brilliantly held up play at the edge of the area before slipping a pass to Hector who darted into the area and controlled the ball before hitting past a hapless Caesar .

San Juan Jabloteh and Ma Pau Stars, in a personal battle for a respectable third place finish — with Connection and Central virtually securing the top-two spots — both enjoyed wins in a double-header at the Ato Boldon Stadium. Jabloteh improved their position in third to 29 points after defeating St Ann’s Rangers 5-0, but Ma Pau Stars kept alive their mathematical chance with a 2-0 win over Defence Force .

Round Two Match Day Seven Results (Friday)

At Ato Boldon Stadium: St Ann’s Rangers 0 vs San Juan Jabloteh 5 (Jamal Gay 10’, Keon Edwards 28’, Nathan Lewis 37’, 68’, Aaquil Campbell 89’)

At Ato Boldon Stadium: Ma Pau Stars 2 (Kerry Baptiste 56’, Jason Scotland 82’) vs Defence Force 0

At Hasely Crawford Stadium Training Ground: Morvant Caledonia United 0 vs W Connection 3 (Jamal Charles 50’, Jelani Peters 52’, Hughtun Hector 82’)

Today’s Fixtures Police FC vs Club Sando, 3.30pm, Larry Gomes Sta