Connection youths stay on top

W CONNECTION continued their winning form in both the Under-15 and Under-17 categories, defeating South West Institute of Football (SWIF) in the 2003 T&T Pro League on Saturday. At the Palo Seco Recreation Ground, Connection needed a goal from Aaron Downing to defeat SWIF 1-0 in the first match of the double-header. National Under-17 striker Gorean “Mickey Rat” Highley and captain Gerald Johnson were on target for the Connection lads who whipped their fellow Southerners 2-0 in the morning’s Under-17 clash. Connection lead the eight-team table in the U-15s with a maximum 15 points from five matches, with second-placed CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh three points back following a 3-0 win over Arima Fire at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo.

Defence Force jumped to third with a 2-0 triumph over bottom-placed North East Stars at the Sangre Grande Recreation Ground, overtaking Joe Public who pipped South Starworld Strikers 1-0 at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella. The “Eastern Lions” also produced a 1-0 victory against third-placed Strikers in the U-17 age group but Jabloteh failed to narrow the gap between themselves and the top three when they were held to a 3-3 draw against Fire.   And Defence Force recorded their first win in the U-17 division with a 2-0 win over N/East Stars.

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