Connection get Joe Public test

W CONNECTION will face a tough challenge when the 10th round of the T&T Pro League takes place from 4 pm today. Connection, who were the season’s early pace-setters are currently third on the standings and, at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, will face the unbeaten Joe Public who are sixth with 13 points, four behind Connection. National midfielder Arnold Dwarika will be missing from the Connection lineup, as he is in China undergoing a week-long trial stint with Beijing Guoan. But the Leroy Spann-coached outfit can expect strong performances from strikers George Isaac, Earl Jean and Kendall Davis, as well as midfielders Silvio Spann, Gefferson Goulart, Kerwyn “Hardest” Jemmott and captain Reynold Carrington.

The “Eastern Lions” Joe Public have the dubious record of two wins and seven draws in their nine games, but the youthful squad will rest their hopes on the strike duo of Nigel “Croc” Pierre and Andre Toussaint. League leaders San Juan Jabloteh will host “the Stallions” Caledonia AIA at the Hasely Crawford Stadium while the resurgent Defence Force will travel east to the Sangre Grande Recreation Ground to meet the consistent North East Stars. And, in the clash of the lower-placed teams, South West Institute of Football will face Arima Fire at the Palo Seco Recreation Ground, while the match between Tobago United and Star World Strikers has been postponed.

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