NEWTON GROUND EARNS A POINT, MANTAB KEEPS PACE IN DIVISION 1
Newton Ground Ballers FC are improving their fortunes in Division 1 football with baby steps after coming from behind to draw 3-3 with Rivers of Living Water on Thursday at the Verchilds Playing field. After a creditable performance in a loss to Dieppe Bay, Newton Ground earned a point from a losing position.
FINAL SCORE 3 – 3
Scoring for Rivers
Ricky Tyson 21st min
Jemarie Williams 46th min
Glenford Percival 80th min
Scoring for Newton Ground
Demesh Huggins 10th min
Kevin Scarborough 65th min
Jonathan Williams (pk) 90th +1 min
In the night’s other match:
MANTAB vs TRAFALGAR SOUTHSTARS
(half time score 2 – 0 in favour of Mantab)
FINAL SCORE 2 – 0 in favour of Mantab
Scoring for Mantab
Sylvester Alexander 21st min
Jaquan Liburd 28th min
Yellow cards
K.Alford (Mantab) 39th min
Jelani Willett (Southstars) 45th +2 min
Shawn Percival (Southstars) 61st min
Ricaldo Archibald (Southstars) 65th min
Raheem Browne (Southstars) 86th min
Tiquan Daley (Southstars) 87th min
Red card
(Assistant Coach) Leon Norford (Southstars) 65th min
(Insulting and offensive language toward the referee
With these results, we see TGE Dieppe Bay Eagles still at the top of the table with six points and a +21-goal difference, courtesy of their 17-0 trouncing of Molineux FC earlier this week. Mantab is in second place after earning their second win of the season, Conaree Fireball, which will play their third match on Saturday in St. Peters is in 3rd place owing to their big 6-0 win over Molineux in their opening match; Trafalgar Southstars, 607 Lodge Patriots, and KFC Trinity/Challengers United FC each have three points in 4th, 5th and 6th respectively, Newton Ground Ballers and Rivers of Living Water FC with a point each in 7th and 8th respectively and at the bottom of the table, it’s Hardtimes United and Molineux yet to register a point.
