March 22nd, 2019 -- Mantab, St. Peters and Garden Hotspurs each recorded wins on the weekend in the SKNFA National Bank Premier League. On Saturday at the Warner Park, Hobson Enterprise Garden Hotspurs got a big win over former champions Flow 4G Cayon Rockets. Spurs went ahead in the 62nd minute through a Kishawn Francis strike, but Cayon restored parity with a 75th minute strike and almost went ahead minutes later. Giovannie Lake however made sure the victory belong to the team from Central Basseterre rocketing a shot into the back of the net in the 89th minute.
Coach Austin Huggins is obviously pleased with four victories on the trot for his club. He said increased training has been the reason for the good results. “We’ve been getting more players consistently attending training. We are able to train more. We get a lot of tactical stuff done, most importantly on the defense. We have been holding out very strong, numbers behind the ball, players being aggressive and trying to win back the ball and counter attack,” explained Huggins. He also noted that the spirit of the players is also improved. “They have been working together as a unit, as a better team and that has spilled on to the field and therefore we’re getting better performances,” he added.
On the other hand, Tyrone O’Loughlin, a member of the Cayon coaching staff, said the loss was a tough one for Cayon. “We went down one nil, but we kept fighting and we got the equalizer and we had a chance to go ahead…unfortunately the fella missed the opportunity to score. It’s a tough loss,” he said. O’Loughlin lamented that the team had a tough season so far losing some of their top players to transfers and injuries but he commended the young players for their tenacity in filling the void. He is still confident Cayon will make the playoffs in the Super Six. “I know we are going to be in the (Super) Six. We just have to keep the youngsters and the experienced guys that we have. I know we have some injuries but we will fight and get there,” he said.
In the weekend’s other results:
AT WARNER PARK
MATCH # 1
FAST CASH SADDLERS UTD 0 - 2 MANTAB
(Halftime score 0- 0)
SCORING FOR MANTAB
Eversley Davis 48th min
Eldean Huggins 53rd min
YELLOW CARDS
Kimo Henry (Saddlers) 15th min
Junique Eddy (Saddlers) 42nd min
Nigel Browne (Mantab) 43rd min
*** OFFICIALS were Jeremy Richards, Shakel Campbell, Obrian Clarke & Mervonjae Pemberton
GC: Theo Clarke
MATCH #2
S L HORSFORDS ST PAUL'S UTD 0 - 1 ATIBA HARRIS ST PETER'S
(Halftime 0 - 1 in favor of St. Peters)
SCORING FOR ST PETERS
Yuson Slader 44th min
YELLOW CARD
Devante Fahie (St. Peters) 62nd min
*** OFFICIALS were David Phipps, Ike Inniss, Yohan Henderson & Mervonjae Pemberton
GC: Derrick Fyfield
MATCH # 3
SOL ISLAND AUTO CONAREE 2 - 2 S KRAVE NEWTOWN UTD
(Halftime 0 - 2 in favour of Newtown)
SCORING FOR NEWTOWN
Orlando Mitcham 34th min
Levanje Liburd 44th min
SCORING FOR CONAREE
Tijani Fahie 84th min
Jazzil Francis 90 + 1 min
YELLOW CARDS FOR NEWTOWN
Kevon Browne 45th min
Kimron Browne 50th min
Rohan Joseph 69th min
Levanje Liburd 73rd min
Niquon Francis 79th min
YELLOW CARDS FOR CONAREE
Kadeen Lewis 36th min
Mudassa Howe 69th min
Errol O' loughlin 85th min
*** OFFICIALS were Trevester Richards, Graeme Browne, Ulinda Warner & Kareem Benjamin
RA: Lloyd Rouse
GC: Kevin Gerald
T WARNER PARK
MATCH # 1
RAMS VILLAGE SUPERSTARS vs UNITED OLD ROAD JETS
** UNITED OLD ROAD JETS did not show up for the match. **
*** OFFICIALS were Trevester Richards, Graeme Browne, Juson Gordon & David Phipps
RA: Malcolm Ramsey
GC: Michelle Collins
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