Valtrin, Santa Rosa down to the wire today

Valtrin Football Club went within two points of Santa Rosa in second position, with one match-day remaining in the Emerald Apartments and Plaza Eastern Football Association (EFA) Premier Division, following a vital 1-0 win over Joe Public, on Thursday. Keston Henry scored the only goal of the encounter just before the hour-mark, keeping Valtrin in contention for the title, while giving his team all to play for in the final round of matches which kicks off today. Valtrin will be faced in a title decider against FC Santa Rosa at home at the NUGFW, Valsayn from 5pm, with Santa Rosa requiring a solitary point to seal top spot, and a place in the Champions of Champions competition which kicks off in March. Valtrin, meanwhile, will need all three points to leapfrog Santa Rosa to go top.

Fixtures- today
Maloney v Carib, St Augustine- 4 pm
Upper Santa Cruz v Malabar, Larry Gomes Stadium Training Ground, Arima- 4 pm
Prisons FC v St John’s United, YTC Ground- 4 pm
Valtrin United v Santa Rosa, NUGFW, Valsayne- 5 pm

EFA Standings
Teams    Pld    W    D    L    F    A    Pts
Santa Rosa    17    11    2    4    51    17    37
Valtrin    17    10    2    5    36    23    35
Joe Public    18    9    6    3    41    22    30
Malabar    17    8    6    3    51    31    27
WASA    18    8    8    2    30    37    26
Maloney    17    7    6    4    48    38    25
St John’s    17    5    6    6    29    38    21
Upper Santa Cruz    17    5    8    4    30    41    19
Carib    17    3    9    5    29    40    14
Prisons    17    2    13    2    15    57    8