‘Tigers,’ Malick, Arima set to match on

ST ANTHONY’S, Malick and Arima will all be eyeing their second successive wins in the 2003 British Gas Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) competition.

Twelve matches are carded for today, in the North, East and South Zones, with St Anthony’s hosting Fatima at the St Anthony’s Grounds, Westmoorings, Malick meeting QRC at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo and Arima welcoming Barataria at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar, Arima. The “Westmoorings Tigers” showed that they are the team to beat with a 2-0 whipping of the Royalians on the opening day on Thursday last while Malick’s striker Hayden Tinto made his presence felt in a 2-0 triumph over Diego Martin on Saturday. Morvant/Laventille kicked off their debut season with a 4-2 humiliation of St Mary’s two days ago, and they will be pursuing their second victory against Mucurapo at the Fatima Grounds. Diego Martin and the Saints will try to redeem themselves when they face off at the Diego Martin Grounds.

The “Dial Dynamos” Arima, who recorded a crushing 4-0 win over San Juan, will be looking to carry that momentum when they meet Barataria while the “Blue Thunder” El Dorado, who edged St Augustine 2-1 on Thursday, will host Toco at the El Dorado Grounds. St Augustine will battle newcomers Hillview at the St Augustine Grounds while St George’s, who were held to a 2-2 draw against Toco on Friday last, face off against San Juan at St George’s Grounds. In South Zone action, Naparima will eye their second win in a row when they meet Fyzabad at Fyzabad while Mayaro and Vessigny, who lost their opening round of matches, clash at Mayaro. All matches will kick off at 3.45 pm with the exception of a doubleheader at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, with defending champs Princes Town meeting Pleasantville at 3 pm while St Benedict’s oppose Presentation San Fernando at 5 pm.