Unbeaten Rangers surge to third

Previously dubbed the whipping boys of the Digicel Pro League, Rangers are now up one spot into third, hurdling San Juan Jabloteh, who play Police FC today.

Rangers are just three points adrift of 2016-2017 leaders and two-time defending champions Central FC.

Rangers coach Anthony Streete said afterwards, the target is to achieve “more than 14 points”.

That’s the points tally Rangers achieved under last season’s coach, Angus Eve, as the struggling St Ann’s club finished last for a third consecutive time.

“I just want to prove it wasn’t really the players [at fault],” said Streete who returned this season as coach of Rangers. “Don’t take a job that you know will have faults and make the players the problem.

If you take such a job, you have to do your best to try and make it work.” Coincidentally, Eve now heads Club Sando, the side Streete led to a seventh-position finish on Pro League debut last season.

Sando were also in action on Sunday but had to settle for a point after thrilling 3-3 draw against Morvant Caledonia United in the first game of the Mahaica Oval double-header.

Sando had led on three occasions with goals by Keron Cornwall, Akeem Roach and substitute Shaquille Holder but failed to hold out against the Eastern Stallions who snatched their third equaliser in stoppage time.

Kordell Samuel first equalised for Morvant Caledonia three minutes from the half off a low feed from Jameel Neptune after Cornwall had put Sando ahead just over the half hour mark with a solo item.

Roach then restored Sando’s advantage in the 56th minute with his second league goal this season after beating goalkeeper Stephon Seepersad to the ball to hit into an exposed net. But six minutes later Akim Armstrong, also for his second goal of the season, headed in a Densill Theobald corner to level the scores again.

The see-saw effect continued after Holder buried a rebound to again put Sando ahead following a save by Seepersad -- who started in absence of injured Marvin Phillip (groin) -- to deny Keithy Simpson in the 89th minute.

However, Morvant Caledonia were in the end celebrating a point after staring defeat in the face.

Neptune connected on a long pass out of the back by defender Seon Thomas before quickly rounding goalkeeper Kelvin Henry inside the area to hit into the net for his third league goal of the season and a 3-3 finish in stoppage time.

The result saw Morvant Caledonia (five points) and Sando (four points) maintain seventh and eight positions, respectively.

(ttproleague.com)