Mantab, St. Peters, Spurs register wins

Mantab, St. Peters and Garden Hotspurs each recorded wins on the weekend in the SKNFA National Bank Premier League. On Saturday at the Warner Park, Hobson Enterprise Garden Hotspurs got a big win over former champions Flow 4G Cayon Rockets. Spurs went ahead in the 62nd minute through a Kishawn Francis strike, but Cayon restored parity with a 75th minute strike and almost went ahead minutes later. Giovannie Lake however made sure the victory belong to the team from Central Basseterre rocketing a shot into the back of the net in the 89th minute.

Coach Austin Huggins is obviously pleased with four victories on the trot for his club. He said increased training has been the reason for the good results.  “We’ve been getting more players consistently attending training. We are able to train more. We get a lot of tactical stuff done, most importantly on the defense. We have been holding out very strong, numbers behind the ball, players being aggressive and trying to win back the ball and counter attack,” explained Huggins. He also noted that the spirit of the players is also improved. “They have been working together as a unit, as a better team and that has spilled on to the field and therefore we’re getting better performances,” he added.

On the other hand, Tyrone O’Loughlin, a member of the Cayon coaching staff, said the loss was a tough one for Cayon. “We went down one nil, but we kept fighting and we got the equalizer and we had a chance to go ahead…unfortunately the fella missed the opportunity to score. It’s a tough loss,” he said. O’Loughlin lamented that the team had a tough season so far losing some of their top players to transfers and injuries but he commended the young players for their tenacity in filling the void. He is still confident Cayon will make the playoffs in the Super Six. “I know we are going to be in the (Super) Six. We just have to keep the youngsters and the experienced guys that we have. I know we have some injuries but we will fight and get there,” he said.

In the weekend’s other results:

AT WARNER PARK 

MATCH # 1 

FAST CASH SADDLERS UTD 0 – 2 MANTAB 

             (Halftime score 0- 0) 

SCORING FOR MANTAB 

Eversley Davis 48th min 

Eldean Huggins 53rd min 

YELLOW CARDS 

Kimo Henry    (Saddlers) 15th min 

Junique Eddy  (Saddlers)  42nd min 

Nigel Browne  (Mantab)  43rd min 

*** OFFICIALS were Jeremy Richards,  Shakel Campbell, Obrian Clarke & MervonjaePemberton 

GC: Theo Clarke 

MATCH #2 

S L HORSFORDS ST PAUL’S UTD  0 – 1  ATIBA HARRIS ST PETER’S 

                (Halftime 0 – 1 in favor of St. Peters) 

SCORING FOR ST PETERS 

Yuson Slader 44th min 

YELLOW CARD

Devante Fahie (St. Peters) 62nd min 

*** OFFICIALS were David Phipps, Ike Inniss, Yohan Henderson & Mervonjae Pemberton 

GC: Derrick Fyfield 

MATCH # 3 

SOL ISLAND AUTO CONAREE   2 – 2  S KRAVE NEWTOWN UTD 

             (Halftime 0 – 2 in favour of Newtown) 

SCORING FOR NEWTOWN 

Orlando Mitcham 34th min 

Levanje Liburd 44th min 

SCORING FOR CONAREE 

Tijani Fahie 84th min 

Jazzil Francis 90 + 1 min 

YELLOW CARDS FOR NEWTOWN 

Kevon Browne 45th min

Kimron Browne 50th min 

Rohan Joseph 69th min

Levanje Liburd 73rd min

Niquon Francis 79th min 

YELLOW CARDS FOR CONAREE 

Kadeen Lewis 36th min

Mudassa Howe 69th min 

Errol O’ loughlin 85th min 

*** OFFICIALS were Trevester Richards,  Graeme Browne,  Ulinda Warner & Kareem Benjamin 

RA: Lloyd Rouse 

GC: Kevin Gerald 

AT WARNER PARK 

MATCH # 1 

RAMS VILLAGE SUPERSTARS   vs   UNITED OLD ROAD JETS 

** UNITED OLD ROAD JETS did not show up for the match. ** 

*** OFFICIALS were Trevester Richards, Graeme Browne, Juson Gordon & David Phipps 

RA: Malcolm Ramsey 

GC: Michelle Collins 

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Caption: Action between Spurs and Cayon on Saturday.