Kerin Vincent scored a hat-trick as Matura Re United surged to the top of the T&T Football Association National Super League Premier Division table with a 3-1 whipping of Bethel United at the Arima Municipal Stadium, on Sunday.
Vincent got his first in the 12th minute for Matura to lead 1-0, but that only lasted four minutes as Teejay Cadiz drew Bethel United level.
Seven minutes before the half-time whistle, Vincent netted his second for Matura to take a 2-1 advantage into the break and in the 69th minute he completed his hat-trick with the last goal of the match to take his team to 12 points from five matches, two more than previous leaders FC Santa Rosa and Club Sando Moruga, while the duo of WASA FC and Petrotrin Palo Seco are next with nine points each.
Down at the Grand Chemin Recreation Ground, Moruga, host Club Sando Moruga denied FC Santa Rosa a chance to remain top of the standings with a 1-0 win courtesy a strike from Kyle Morgan as early as the 13th minute while WASA got a first-half double from Glen Walker (15th & 37th) in a 2-1 win over Siparia Spurs at its WASA Ground, St Joseph.
In other matches, defending champions Defence Force battled past Queen's Park Cricket Club 4-3 at Defence Force Headquarters, Chaguaramas, Petrotrin Palo Seco blanked Guaya United 2-0 at Palo Seco Municipal Stadium, Marabella Family CC edged Police FC 3-2 at Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Training Field, Mareblla and Real Maracas crushed 1976 FC Phoenix, 4-0.
Results
Sunday's Premier Division:
Real Maracas 4 (Ryan Stewart 12th, Dillon Bartholomew 26th, Kheelon Mitchell 46th, Aaron Peters 49th) vs 1976 FC Phoenix 0
Club Sando Moruga 1 (Kyle Morgan 13th) vs FC Santa Rosa 0
Matura Re United 3 (Kerin Vincent 12th, 38th, 69th) vs Bethel United 1 (TTeejy Cadiz 16th)
Defence Fore 4 vs QPCC 3
Petrotrin Palo Seco 2 (Antuan John 11th, Shakuile Williams 85th) vs Guaya United 0
Marabella Family CC 3 (Juma Clarence 21st, Andrei Pacheco 26th, Arvid Applewhite 38th) vs Poice FC 2 (Colin Williams 65th, 90th)
WASA FC 2 (Glen Walker 15th, 37th) vs Siparia Spurs 1 (Chris Collins 34th).
Matches
Saturday
Championhsip Division:
Cunupia FC vs Barrackpore United SC, Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar, 4 pm
Petit Valley/Diego Martin Utd vs Prisons FC, Diego Martin North Sec School Grd, 4 pm
Saddle Hill Hotspurs vs Youth Stars, Venue TBA
Valtrin Utd vs UTT, Real Spring Recreation Ground, Valsayn, 6 pm
CarenageUtd vs Central 500 Spartans, Venue TBA
SundayPremier Division:
Siparia Spurs vs Club Sando Moruga, Irwin Park, Siparia,
5 pm
Petrotrin Palo Seco vs Matura Re United, Palo Seco Municipal Stadium, 4 pm.
Marabella Family CC vs FC Santa Rosa, Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, 5 pm
Bethel Utd vs Real Maracas, Mt Gomery Rec. Grd, Tobago, 6 pm
Guaya Utd vs WASA FC, New Lands Grd, Guaya, 4.30 pm
Police FC vs Defence Force, St James Police Training Barracks, 4 pm
1976 FC Phoenix vs QPCC, Canaan Ground, Bon Accord, 5 pm.
NSL Premier Division standing
Teams P W D L F A Pts
1. Matura Re Utd 5 4 0 1 12 9 12
2. Santa Rosa 4 3 1 1 8 5 10
3. Club Sando 5 3 1 1 9 8 10
4. WASA FC 5 3 0 2 9 5 9
5. Palo Seco 5 3 0 2 10 7 9
6. FC Phoenix 5 2 2 1 9 6 8
7. Defence Force 5 2 1 2 9 8 7
8. Siparia Spurs 5 2 1 2 6 10 7
9. Guaya Utd 5 1 3 1 5 6 6
10. Marabella 5 2 0 3 6 10 6
11. Real Maracas 5 1 1 3 8 7 4
12. QPCC 5 1 1 3 8 10 4
13. Police FC 5 1 1 3 6 9 4
14. Bethel Utd 5 0 2 3 4 9 2
15. Real Maracas 4 0 1 3 4 7 1.