A single item from Ricardo John in the 70th minute ensured Prison Services FC reclaimed their top position in Tier 1 of the T&T Premier Football League on Sunday, the second match of a doubleheader at the Ken Cooke Ground of the Police Barracks in St James.
Before Sunday’s encounter, Club Sando FC took the leading spot temporarily after thumping MIC Central FC Reboot 6-1 at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Friday. It was the second six-goal victory for the Southerners in two matches, until Prisons, unbeaten after four matches up to Sunday, made it a fifth consecutive victory at the expense of Terminex La Horquetta Rangers 1-0.
The victory secured their stronghold at the summit, moving to 15 points after five matches, a mere three-point advantage on second-place Club Sando, whose short but enjoyable stint as leaders is set to motivate them when they next face San Juan Jabloteh on Sunday at Mahaica Oval in Point Fortin.
That encounter will be followed by another between third-on-the-standings Miscellaneous Police and the home team, Point Fortin Civic, at 7pm at the same venue. The Policemen stumbled on their way with a loss and a draw that followed a near-perfect start; however, the Point Fortin men are in need of at least a couple of wins to lift them from their ninth position on the chart with a meagre four points, coming from a win and a draw in a total of four matches to date.
The Point men on Sunday were beaten 2-1 by AC Port-of-Spain after an own goal in the 67th minute.
Ezekiel Kesar drew first blood in the 8th minute, but Shackiel Henry levelled the score in the 23rd. The game seemed to be heading for a stalemate when Point self-destructed with an own goal coming from Jommal Trim, handing the Capital City Boyz the win.
RESULTS
AC Port-of-Spain 2 (Shackiel Henry 23rd, own goal 67th) vs Point Fortin Civic 1 (Ezekiel Kesar 8th)
Prison Service FC 1 (Ricardo John 70th) vs Rangers 0
LATEST STANDING
Teams*P*W*L*D*F*A*GD*Pts
1. Prison Service FC*5*5*0*0*10*2*8*15
2. Club Sando FC*5*4*1*0*15*2*13*12
3. Miscellanous Police FC*5*3*1*1*13*7*6*10
4. Defence Force FC*4*2*0*2*5*3*2*8
5. Athletic Club POS*5*2*1*2*6*6*0*8
6. Central FC Reboot*4*2*2*0*7*11*-4*6
7. San Juan Jabloteh*5*1*2*2*7*10*-3*5
8. Caledonia AIA*4*1*2*1*6*7*-1*4
9. Point Fortin Civic FC*4*1*2*1*5*6*-1*4
10. 1976 FC Phoenix*5*1*4*0*7*13*-6*3
11. Terminex La Horquetta Rangers*5*1*4*0*3*13*-10*3
12. FC Eagles*5*0*4*1*4*9*-5*1
