Defence Force, Police renew rivalry in Pro League

Both sides are desperate for points with Defence Force (eight points) and Police FC (six) currently occupy sixth and eight positions respectively on the 2017 standings and separated by Morvant Caledonia (seven points), who face second-placed Club Sando in one of four north-vssouth clashes over a five-day period.

Gordon’s side edged Police 1-0 on June 12 when both sides last met at the start of the current season to lead the head-to-head dating back to December 2015 with four wins, while Police have three wins—none of the seven clashes ending in a draw.

“This is a rivalry that goes way back,” continued Gordon. “(…) and has always been in football.

So we are just continuing in the tradition. We take games against Police very personal because the tradition is that we don’t want to lose against Police, and likewise, Police don’t want to lose against us.” “A rivalry will always exist between Police and Defence Force,” echoed Police coach Richard Hood. “It’s a tradition I try to maintain, although I’d say it’s a friendly rivalry. Army nor Police wants to lose to each other.

“I am unaware of the [recent] statistics and it don’t matter too much. But most definitely we want to win the game (today).

We have been dropping too many points in games we were supposed to win this season, and dropping points in games were good enough to draw.”

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