QPCC closes in on Tier II leaders Police

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Saleem Henry scored a pair of goals as Queen’s Park Cricket Club blanked Palo Seco Union Hall United 2-0 to close the gap on idle T&T Premier Football League Tier II Division One leaders T&T Police FC at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar, on Saturday.

Following a goalless first half, Henry put the visitors ahead in the 49th minute and added a second four minutes into injury time to seal the three points and moved the Parkites to 32 points from 15 matches, two behind T&T Police, who entertain the University of T&T at the Ken Cooke Ground, St James Police Barracks, St. James, on Wednesday from 6 pm.

Third-placed Carnbee/Mt. Pleasant with 27 points also picked up three valuable points in a 1-0 win over Malabar Young Stars thanks to a Miguel George goal in the 84th minute at the Black Rock Recreation Ground, Courland.

And in the two other matches on Saturday, Dylon King’s second-half double led last year’s winners T&T Defence Force to a 5-2 hammering of Central Soccer World at Defence Force Reserves Ground, Macqueripe, Chaguaramas, while Leroy Whyle scored a hat-trick (40th, 83rd, 84th) for 2024 winners Harlem Strikers in their 5-0 bashing of Matura Reunited at Ancil Elcock Ground in Caroni.

City FC blanks Division Two leaders Sidey’s SC

Three different players got a goal each to lead City FC to a 3-0 shutout of Division Two leaders Sidey’s FC at the T&T Defence Force Reserves Ground, Macqueripe, Chaguaramas, on Sunday.

The trio of Keston Richards (25th), Nadeem Grant (31st), and Myle Yorke (42nd) all scored first-half items for City to secure the win and climb to 27 points from 134 matches, just one behind Sidey’s SC.

In another key encounter, T&T Prison Service got goals from Emmanuel Bunting in the 44th and a decisive item from Josiah Joseph in the 89th to snatch a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over host Club Sando/Pro Series at Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, to improve to 24 points, one adrift of their opponents.

Also on Sunday, Petit Valley/Diego Martin United held off San Fernando Giants 2-1 at St Anthony’s College Ground, Westmoorings; RSSR FC edged rivals Miscellaneous Laventille United 1-0 at Park Street, Morvant, via a lone item from Antonio Sealey; and Eagles FC also won 1-0 at home against Bethel SC at Balmain Recreation Ground, Couva, with Tyreeke Rock on target in the 51st minute.

Results

Saturday

Division One

Carnbee/Mt Pleasant 1 (Miguel George 84th) vs Malabar Young Stars 0

QPCC FC 2 (Saleem Henry 49th, 90+4) vs Palo Seco Union Hall Utd 0

T&T Defence Force 5 (Dylon King 52nd, 54th, Jules Lee 45+3, Josiah Superville 67th, Nicholas Bobcombe 87th) vs Central Soccer World 2 (Nathan George 36th, Simon Joseph 40th)

Harlem Strikers 5 (Leroy Whyle 40th, 83rd, 84th, Roshaun Doobay 8th, Japhia Ellis 5th) vs Matura Reunited 0

Division Two

• ↓RSSR FC 1 (Antonio Sealey 78th) vs Misc. Laventille Utd 0

• ↓Eagles FC 1 (Tyreeke Rock 51st) vs Bethel SC 0

• ↓T&T Prison Service 2 (Emmanuel Bunting 44th, Josiah Joseph 89th) vs Club Sando/Pro Series 1 (Kerry Baptiste Jr 19th)

• ↓City FC 3 (Keston Richards 25th, Nadeem Grant 31st, Myle Yorke 42nd) vs Sideys SC 0

• ↓PV/DM Utd 2 (Joshua Miller 61st, Jean-Marc Thomas 76th) vs San F’do Giants 1 (Arvid Appleew 90+1 pen)

Latest T&TPFL Tier II standings

Division One

Pos Teams P W D L F A Pts

1. T&T Police FC 14 11 1 2 39 17 34

2. QPCC FC 15 10 2 3 24 12 32

3. Carnbee/Mt Pleasant 15 7 6 2 30 14 27

4. Malabar Young Stars 15 7 2 6 23 23 23

5. Matura ReUnited 15 5 4 6 16 26 19

6. Defence Force 15 5 3 7 21 25 18

7. Harlem Strikers 15 4 5 6 22 23 17

8. Palo Seco Union Hall 15 4 4 7 10 21 16

9. UTT 14 4 2 8 19 24 14

10. Central Soccer World 15 1 3 11 15 34 6

Latest T&TPFL Tier II standings

Division Two

Pos Teams P W D L F A Pts

1. Sidey’s SC 13 9 1 3 21 12 28

2. City FC 13 9 0 4 33 16 27

3. Club Sando/Pro Series 12 8 1 3 36 11 25

4. Prison Service 13 7 3 3 29 16 24

5. PV/DM Utd 13 7 2 4 20 18 23

6. Eagles FC 13 5 1 7 17 22 16

7. RSSR FC 13 4 2 7 17 24 14

8. Bethel SC 12 4 1 7 22 22 13

9. San F’do Giants 13 3 1 9 18 28 10

10. Misc Laventille 13 2 0 11 9 54 6

Wednesday’s matches

T&T Police vs UTT, Ken Cooke Ground, St James Police Barracks, St James 6 pm.