St Francois stay ahead in NFA

ST FRANCOIS Nationals have shut out Excel Oriental 2-0 to maintain their one-point lead over defending champions Superstar Rangers in the Premier Division of the Northern Football Association.

Marlon Bourne and veteran ex-national Don Morris scored a goal apiece in the St Francois victory. But the champs kept in step with an exciting 3-2 triumph over Queen’s Park also on Sunday at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain. Jason Charles, Colin Roberts and Ronald Musgrave scored for Rangers while Warren Rostant and Alan Tardieu got the goals for the Parkites. La Famille surprised fourth placed Riverpool 3-2 in another match in the same bracket with Victor Arias getting a double and Marvin Francois the other. Wendell Pierre and Daryl Matthews were the scorers for Riverpool. Harvard pounded SKHY 5-1 in a Saturday afternoon match with Lyndon Bartholomew scoring twice, while Akiel Laurir, Kevin Lucas and Marc Jack registered the other goals. Richard Robinson got the lone item for the coaching school. Cocorite United whipped Malvern 3-1 also on Saturday with an Allistair Ramdoo double and another goal from Sherman Bacchus.  Joseph Samuel got the Malvern goal. Meanwhile, San Juan Jabloteh advanced to two knockout finals in the Youth League.

On Saturday, the Under-13s shut out SKHY with Adrian Bourne and Kareem Moses scoring, and the Under-11 youngsters squeaked past Trendsetter Hawks 1-0 on a goal by Andrew Smith. Now they will meet Superstar Rangers in the final. Rangers dumped Net Shakers 4-2 on Saturday, with Timothy Alleyne scoring twice, and Anson Joseph and Raymond Watson getting the other goals.  Keren Anthony and Jerome Ash got Shakers’ goals. Rangers also asdvanced to the final in  the Under-15 category with a 2-1 win over Defence Force. Jeven Morris got both goals for the winners, while Lester Peltier got the goal for the Army-Coast Guard youngsters. The Defence Force Under-17s were luckier, edging Trendsetter Hawks 2-1 in their semi-final match. Lenann Anderson and Lester Peltier got the goals for Defence Force while Keron Ross got the lone goal for Hawks.