Jabloteh draw with Joe Public

With a tally of 35 points from 16 matches, Jabloteh still holds a three-point lead over the “Eastern Lions,” with North East Stars third on 31 points.

But North East failed to recapture second spot after they fell 2-1 to United Petrotrin at the Palo Seco Recreation Ground.

Kennedy Hinkson put Petrotrin ahead on the hour mark before Joseph “Gouti” Peters equalised for the Sangre Grande-based outfit in the 65th.

The match was drifting towards a draw until Sylvester Teesdale got the winner for the hosts in stoppage time.

Starworld Strikers were the day’s most convincing winners, as they trounced Neal and Massy Caledonia AIA 3-1 at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva.

Dreadlocked defender Dexter Franklyn got things going for Starworld after three minutes, with Kester Cornwall doubling the lead in the 34th.

All hopes of a comeback by AIA were dashed when former Trinidad and Tobago Under-20 defender Radanfah Abu Bakr netted an own goal in the 82nd.

National Under-21 striker Hayden Tinto pulled one back for Caledonia in the 90th, but it was the lone consolation for the Morvant-based outfit.

Midfielder Christian Baptiste netted a double as Defence Force rebounded from a goal-down to whip Tobago United 2-1 at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet.

Noel Williams sent the home crowd in a frenzy when he found the back of the net in the fifth minute before Baptiste silenced the supporters with a pair, in the 31st and 64th.

One match was scheduled to take place yesterday with fourth-placed W Connection squaring off against sixth-placed Superstar Rangers at Arima.