Jabloteh continue winning ways

CHAMPIONS CL Financial Jabloteh continued their triumphant unbeaten march in the T&T Pro League when they shut out Starworld Strikers 3-0 at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella yesterday. Victory extended their lead over W Connection to 11 points, as the Savonetta-based team were idle yesterday, with opponents Caledonia AIA on tour in Antigua.

Cornel Glenn put Jabloteh on the victory road in the 15th minute with a right-footed blast. And Devon Mitchell made his contribution in the 38th minute for a comfortable 2-0 half-time lead. After the interval, Strikers made a valiant effort to get back into the match  and kept Jabloteh at bay until the 80th minute when Celestine Phillip put the issue out of their reach. At the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar, Arima Fire whipped Tobago United 2-1 after Wayne Ellis scored in the 18th minute to give the firemen a 1-0 interval lead. Anton Elliot banged in a powerful shot to make it 2-0 in the 55th  minute before Sean Job got an 85th minute consolation for the team from the sister isle. With the victory, Fire now have 10 points and leap-frogged two places from the bottom. The match betweeen Defence Force and Joe Public at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo was not played because the ground was not properly marked.