T&T striker Marcus "Lobo" Joseph scored in his second straight match from as many outings for new club Mohammedan SC on Wednesday.
Playing in the Calcutta Premier Division, Joseph who starred for his national team at the recently concluded 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup fired in the opener in the eighth minute with a close range finish against Prayag United SC.
However, that lead was short-lived as Murmu drew Prayag level in the 17th minute.
The see-saw battle swung back in Mohammedan SC’s favour on the half-hour mark with a strike from Jaskaranpreet Singh.
But, once again, Prayag United got back on level terms, a minute before the half-time whistle via Orao Jagannath.
On the resumption, both teams failed to rediscover their scoring touch as the match ended in a 2-2 deadlock , extending Mohammedan’s unbeaten league run to three matches.
On Sunday, 30-year-old Joseph who played previously for Gokulam Kerela FC and scored 27 goals in 33 appearances marked his club debut with by heading in his team’s final item in the 77th minute of their 4-1 spanking of Indian Air Force in the opening match of the 2021 Durand Cup.
The trio of Milan Singh (18th), Arijeet Singh and Azharuddin Mallick (45th) had given Mohammedan SC a commanding 3-0 cushion before Saurav Sadukhan got one back for Air Force a minute into the second-half.
Still in Asia, out-of-favour national defender Daneil Cyrus made his debut for Thai League 2 team Chainat Hornbill FC in a 0-0 draw with Rajpracha FC.
Cupid on target in Stony Brook University victory
Former national youth and Presentation College of San Fernando striker Kori Cupid, 24, was among the goal as Stony Brook clawed their way to a narrow 3-2 win over Drexel University in overtime in the American East Conference.
Midfielder Cameron Bonfils sent the Stony Brook University men's football team home with a dramatic win at Drexel as his golden goal in the second overtime proved to be the difference.
The senior broke the 2-2 tie in the 106th minute when he drove the ball into the back of the net from the top of the box to give the Seawolves their second win of the season.
Stony Brook jumped on the board early in the game as Aki Solvason wasted no time by tallying the game's first goal in the fourth minute.
The Dragons responded in the eighth minute with a goal of their own as Tiago Teixeira tied the game up at 1-1.
The game remained tied at 1-1 into the 48th minute when Drexel took the advantage when Chris Donovan gave the Dragons a 2-1 lead early in the second half.
Stony Brook continued to fight and its relentless effort allowed the Seawolves to tie the game up in the 77th minute when Sean Towey sent perfect ball into the box off a corner kick that found graduate midfielder Cupid, who was able to shake loose of the Drexel defenders and head the ball into the back of the net to knot the game up at 2-2, before Bonvil’s overtime winner.
Riley salvages draw for Florida International University
T&T’s Kareem Riley netted a penalty to earn Florida International University (FIU) a 1-1 draw at the University of North Florida in their Conference USA Conference.
The 13th-ranked FIU men's soccer team out-shot the North Florida Ospreys by a tally of 17-7 on Tuesday night, but in the end the Panthers settled for a 1-1 draw in Jacksonville.
FIU's record now stands at 3-0-1 on the season, while UNF is 2-1-1.
After giving up their first goal of the season in the 13th minute, the Panthers answered back just before the half when Riley scored on a penalty kick, his first goal of the season.
Peters named to USL Championship Team of the Week
Senior national and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC defender Jelani Peters was selected to the United Soccer League Championship Team of the Week for Week 20 of the season, the league announced on Wednesday.
Peters is a first-time Team of the Week honouree whose headed goal handed the Hounds a 1-0 win over the visiting New York Red Bulls II last Wednesday.
The goal was the first for Peters in USL with either the Hounds or Toronto FC II, his first USL club.
For the week, Peters played all 180 minutes for the Hounds, which includes the New York match and the 1-1 draw Saturday at San Antonio FC.
The 6-foot-5 center back recorded 10 clearances, seven interceptions and won 8 of 9 tackles across those two matches.
A native of Diego Martin, Peters this year was called up for the first time to the national team and appeared for the Soca Warriors in four matches during qualifying and the group stage of the 2021 Gold Cup.
With the Hounds, his 813 minutes played is the most he has logged in a USL season.
Spicer nets treble, named ASUN Player of the Week
Tyrese Spicer of Lipscomb University was voted the ASUN Conference (formerly the Atlethic Sun Conference) men's soccer Player of the Week as announced by the league office on Tuesday.
This after Spicer, a former St Augustine Secondary and St Mary’s College striker Spicer recorded a hat trick in the Lipscomb University Bison's 4-1 comeback win at Evansville to earn his first career weekly award.
For his stellar performance, Spicer became the 26th all-time ASUN Player of the Week award recipient as helped Lipscomb to a 2-0 record.
He is currently ranked second in the nation and first in the conference with ten points, with four goals and two assists as Lipscomb is off to its best start in program history at 4-0.
Weston lifts Turkish SWA Cup
Quesi Weston and Dumlupınar TSK lifted the Cyprus Turkish Sports Writers Association Cup after a 3-2 win over Dogan Türk Birligi SK. For his performance, Weston was voted as the man-of-the-match.