Another Joseph hat-trick for Police footballers

NERI JOSEPH scored his second hat-trick in as many matches, when Police drubbed Caroni 6-1 when action in the All Sports National Super League continued yesterday. The lawmen skipper netted goals in the fourth, 26th and 70th minutes to guide his team to their emphatic victory. After Ahmed Mohammed equalised in the sixth minute, Dwight Elliot (35th), Ronald John (78th) and Richard de Couteau (88th) got the other goals for Police. Maraval Youths kept their unbeaten slate withh a 4-2 victory over WASA Clean and White. Ainsley Joyeau got the first Maraval goal in the 42nd, but Gary Jones to equalise in the 63rd.

But Wesley Valcin (71st), Sherwin Waldron (75th) and Jason Thomas (86th) extended the lead before Jones got his second goal in the 90th. Tobagonian team Stokelyvale shut out Tamana United 3-0 with a 10th minute penalty from Warren Phillip, and other goals came from Curtis Jobn (61st) and Darren Williams (79th). The Defence Force match against Carb Connection was blown off 17 minutes before regulation time by referee Austin Pereleon, after referee’s assistant Anaz Mohammed reported a plastic bottle was thrown at him. At the stoppage, The Crabs were leading 2-1, and despite a Defence Force officer’s intervention, bringing in several soldiers for protection, the referee insisted in halting the match. Club Sando came back from two goals down to whip TCL Samba Boys 4-2 in the other match.