Samba Xtra Malt whip Carib 2-1

SAMBA Xtra Malt East San Juan United danced their way to the top of the standings in the race for the Arthur “Jap” Brown Trophy in the Eastern Football Association when they grounded out a 2-1 victory over Carib FC.

Curt Cudjoe and Brent Edwards were the heroes of Saturday’s match on the Aranguez Savannah. Bernard McCall got the consolation for the Brewery Boys. But the San Juan team missed the chance of pulling clear when they stunned by Hearty Food Bulls 2-0 on Wednesday last at the St Joseph Recreation Ground in a re-scheduled match on goals by Mark Ramkhellawan and Adrian Nunez. Crab Connection shut out JGS Maloney Two Touch with goals by Christian Freitas and Irvin Trim at the Maloney Recreation ground, to keep up their chase for the title just two points behind the leaders with a match in hand.

Police, who whipped BM Spurs 3-1 on Wednesday last with a Sean Rosales double and the other from Sean McLetchie, came back on Saturday to hold defending champions WASA Clean and White to a 1-1 draw. McLetchie was again the goalscorer for the lawmen, while Kien Hernandez got the equaliser for the champions. TSTT swamped East/West Coaching School 5-0 at Five Rivers, with Marvin Lee scoring a hat-trick and Don Endeavour and Quesi Thomas getting the other goals. And Delta Glass Young Hearts scored only their second victory when they stopped Athletico Sports Institute 2-1. Roger Phillip and Henry Fabien scored for the winners, while Clint Raymond got the goal for ASI.

Scores in the Under-13 Division: CRUZ INTERNATIONAL (7) vs BARATARIA BALL PLAYERS (2); NATIONAL FLOUR MILLS (6) vs JOE PUBLIC (1); MEMPHIS (2) vs ARIMA BALL MASTERS (2); ARIMA UNITED (3) vs 1ST SANTA ROSA FC (1).
Under-20 Division - CREEK SPORTS won by default over ATHLETICO SPORTS INSTITUTE; TRINCITY NATIONALS (1) vs BEST WARRIORS FC 200 (0); YTC (2) vs SHOCKING VIBES (1).