Morvant/Caledonia United severely dented San Juan Jabloteh chances of advancing to the First Citizens Cup playoffs on Saturday night, after handing them a 1-0 defeat at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.
After a goalless first half, Caledonia were able to break the deadlock in the 69th minute through Sheldon Holder. Jabloteh then tried desperately to find an equaliser but they could not penetrate the Morvant/Caledonia defence.
The result kept both teams on five points in the Immortelle Group with five points each and both will now struggle to get into the playoffs ahead of leaders Cunupia FC and Club Sando, who both have eight points to their credit but have played a game less.
In the nightcap game, Terminix La Horquetta Rangers continued their winning ways, making it five wins from as many outings, after they whipped Central FC 4-2.
Shakiel Henry gave Central FC the lead as early as the eighth minute and it looked as if it would have been his team’s night. However, Kadeem Corbin tied things up in the 21st and Anslem Jackson got the go-ahead goal for Rangers 10 minutes later as they took a 2-1 half-time advantage.
On the resumption, there were many chances for either team and it took goals in the 84th and 87th minutes from Corbin and Jamal Creighton respectively to seal the win for Rangers.
Central FC got a consolation goal in time added on as Che Benny found the back of the net.
SCORES
Friday
AC PORT-OF-SPAIN 2 (Kordell Samuel 40th, Rivaldo Coryat 82) v 1976 FC TOBAGO PHOENIX 1 (Levi Trim 4th)
POLICE FC 1 (Christian Thomas 39th) v W CONNECTION 0
Saturday
MORVANT/CALEDONIA 1 (Sheldon Holder 69th) v SAN JUAN JABLOTEH 0
LA HORQUETTA RANGERS 4 (Kadeem Corbin 21st & 84th, Anslem Jackson 31st, Jamal Creighton 87th) v CENTRAL FC 2 (Shakiel Henry 8th, Che Benny 90+3)
LATEST STANDINGS
ABERCROMBIE GROUP
T*P*W*D*L*GF*GA*GD*PTS
Rangers*5*5*0*0*16*5*11*15
Police FC*5*3*1*1*9*3*6*10
Central FC*5*2*1*2*8*8*0*7
W Connection*5*1*1*3*6*7*-3*4
Defence Force*4*1*1*2*4*7*-3*4
Civic Centre*4*0*0*4*2*15*-13*0
IMMORTELLE GROUP
T*P*W*D*L*GF*GA*GD*PTS
Cunupia FC*4*2*2*0*6*2*4*8
Club Sando*4*2*2*0*8*5*3*8
AC PoS*5*1*4*0*7*6*1*7
Jabloteh*5*1*2*2*9*8*1*5
Caledonia*5*1*2*2*7*9*-2*5
Tobago Phoenix*5*0*2*3*3*10*-7*2