Kadeem Frederick scored the lone goal as Central/Eastern Division edged Western Division 1-0 to be certain of a semifinal spot in the 110th anniversary of the Port-of-Spain Corporation Football League Tournament at Nelson Mandela Park, St Clair on Friday night.
With the win, Central/Eastern joined fellow unbeaten team Transport & Cleansing in a two-way share of the lead on the seven-team table with 13 points from five matches and confirmed as two of the semifinals qualifiers ahead of their final round clash on Monday from 6 pm.
In another match on Friday night, Sean Ramdoo scored both goals to fire Central Market to a comfortable 2-0 triumph over cellar-placed Corporation Veterans to improve to eight points in the third spot, and needing only a draw in their final match against fifth placed Public Health, who have five points to advance to the semis.
Public Health stay in the semifinal hunt following a 1-1 draw with City Hall with Kern Malcolm strike being cancelled out by Jabari Raphael.
Following the conclusion of the round-robin phase of the competition on Monday, the top four teams will contest the semifinals on Wednesday, July 10 followed by the third place playoff and final on Friday, July 12.
Results
Friday, July 5
Central Market 2 (Sean Ramdoo 2) vs Corporation Veterans 0
Man-of-the-match: Joel Thomas (Corporation Veterans)
Public Health 1 (Kern Malcolm) vs City Hall 1 (Jabari Raphael)
Man-of-the-match: Jabari Raphael (City Hall)
Central/Eastern 1 (Kadeem Frederick) vs Western Division 0
Man-of-the-match: Kadeem Frederick
Latest Standings
Teams P W D L F A Pts
1. Transport&Cleansing*5*4* 1*0*13*3*13
2. Central/Eastern*5*4*1*0*9*1*13
3. Central Market*5*2*2*1*6*4*8
4. Western Division*5*2*0*3*5*5*6
5. Public Health*5*1*2*3*8*6*5
6. City Hall*6*1*2*3*4*11*5
7. Veterans*5*0*0*5*0*15*0
Upcoming matches
Monday
Central/Eastern vs Transport & Cleansing, 6 pm
Corporation Veterans vs Western Division, 7 pm
Central Market vs Public Health, 8 pm