Phoenix give Coaching School first beating

THAT man Brent Cruickshank and 1976 FC Phoenix XS are proving a thorn in the side of two-time champions and current leaders St Clair’s Coaching School in the Warner’s Group of Companies-sponsored Premier Division in the Tobago Football Association Semi-Professional League.

Cruickshank whoscored the only goal for his team to beat Coaching School 1-0 in the third-place playoff in the Pepsi FA Cup series, hit a late winner for Phoenix to hand the champions their first league defeat 3-2, at the Canaan No 2 ground on Wednesday. Coaching School seemed to be cruising to victory when they held a 2-0 lead on a double strike by Kareem Robley. Cruickshank pulled one back for the ex-Pepsi FA Cup holders and Kevin Keith struck the equaliser, before Cruickshank’s winning goal. Also on Wednesday, Sidey’s and Earlbrokes played to a 2-2 draw at Roxborough ground. Cuthbert Ragman and Kelvon Smith scored for Earlbrokes, while Ryan Gray and Kevin Lyon struck back for Sidey’s. Bethel United climbed the standings with a 3-1 win over Georgia at the Dwight Yorke Stadium on goals by Cedric Neptune, Joel John and a Robbie Thomas own goal.  Thomas also scored for Georgia. Hope Village Milan leapt from the bottom rung of the standings with a 2-0 shut out of Charlotteville Unifiers,  with Dillet Walters and Reveille Adams scoring the goals in the earlier game at the Bacolet stadium.

Other results: Sports & Games Zonal Division - DSX YOUNG HEARTS (8) vs SIGNAL HILL UTD (0); NORTHSIDE COMBINED (2) vs STAG UPRISING (1); ARGYLE YOUTH STARS (3) vs CALDER HALL (2).