Overconfidence causes Naps fall

St Benedict’s took a giant step in pushing for top honours in this year’s British Gas Secondary Schools Football League South Zone competition when they registered their second consecutive victory.  They whipped Presentation 2-0 in the second match of the double-header at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella on Monday. They won their first round match against Vessigny by a 2-0 margin and repeated to move ahead at the top of the standings with maximum six points. And if ever there was a case of over-confidence which resulted in the downfall of a football team it involved the Naparima College strikers.

Ateba Forde, Brenton deLeon and Stephen Byer who were the main culprits and architects of the embarrassing result in their second round encounter against homesters Fyzabad Composite at their home base at Petrotrin, Apex ground. With open goalmouth beckoning, Forde, DeLeon and Byer chose to shoot wide or over the crossbar. It was the most unbelievable performance by such an experienced bunch which treated their supporters with an outstanding display of attacking football against defending zonal champions Princes Town last Friday at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium. That match was a goal feast with seven sparkling goals overall as the match ended 4-3 in favour of the “Boys from the Hill.”  The former national double-crowned champions and zonal Inter-Col champs ended the match goalless despite more than a dozen clear-cut opportunities to find the net. Naps are now second with four points.

While Naps marksmen misfired, Princes Town seemed to have a similar experience but managed to pull one back to finish with a 1-1 draw with Pleasantville Senior Comprehensive in the first match of the double-header at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella. The fourth match between Vessigny and Mayaro was aborted. There was no play because of lack of any security officers at the Mayaro Recreation Ground. The South Zone officers will have to decide on the outcome of this fixture.