Madison Campbell got the lone item for Jewels FC on the sister-isle in a 1-0 win over arch rivals Tobago Chicas at the Courland Recreation Ground on Saturday, when action in the Women's Football League (WoLF) continued.
It was the second straight victory for the Jewels women over their Chicas counterparts in consecutive weekends. From the group stage, the teams will then play five random matches against teams from Trinidad for the right to qualify for the knockout playoff.
Also in the sister isle weekend, there was a convincing 3-0 victory for the Black Panthers over Combined Ballerz in the second match of the doubleheader at the Courland Recreation Ground. Kayla Cooper opened the scoring after just the fourth minute of play, only for Gyasi Lewis and Sherniah Alfred to compound the Combined Ballerz's troubles in the 14th and the 89th minutes, respectively.
In one of two Groups in Trinidad, the Defence Force continued their dominance on the field by hammering Athletic International Academy (AIA) 12-0 at the Defence Force Reserves Ground in Chaguaramas, also on Saturday.
The trio of Nikita Gosine, Summer Arjoon and Alexcia Ali spearheaded the win with hat-tricks each, while Shania Lewis (18th minute), Breanna George (19th minute) and former national striker Aaliyah Prince (64th minute) got the other goals.
Gosine, the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) goalscoring ace, got her items in the seventh, 13th and 83rd minutes, with Ali getting her items in the first minute, the 32nd and 39th minutes, while Arjoon's times for glory were recorded in the 34th, 59th and 81st minutes.
Last year, Club Sando claimed the League title by beating AC Port-of-Spain in the final. Defence Force clinched the third-place prize while Trincity Nationals was fourth.
For the Cup Tournament, the Army Coast Guard Combination women's team placed first, ahead of Club Sando.
Results
Tobago
Jewels FC 1 (Madison Campbell) vs Tobago Chicas 0
Black Panthers 3 ( Kayla Cooper 4th minute, Gyasi Lewis 14th, Sherniah Alfred 89th) vs Combined Ballerz 0
Trinidad
Defence Force 12 (Alexcia Ali 1st, 32nd, 39th, Nikita Gosine 7th, 13th, 83rd, Summer Arjoon 34th, 59th, 81st, Shania Lewis 18th, Breanna George 19th, Aaliyah Prince 64th) vs Athletic International Academy 0