Corneal Thomas and Kevon Frederick were both on target to lead Transport & Cleansing to a narrow 2-1 win over Central Market when the 110th anniversary of the Port-of-Spain Corporation Football League Tournament continued at Nelson Mandela Park, St Clair on Friday night.
With the win, their third from four matches, Transport & Cleansing regained the top spot on the seven-teams table with ten points, one ahead of the perfect Central/Eastern Division while Central Market who got its lone reply from Ronaldo Burke stayed fourth with four points from three matches.
Also on Friday, City Hall won for the first time in four matches, a 2-0 triumph against City Hall with Akeem Hillaire and Jabari Raphael on target for the winners.
On Wednesday, Jahi Mollick and Israel Mylan were both on target to lead Central/Eastern Division over Public Health for a third straight win while Transport and Cleansing whipped Western Division 3-1 in the opening match.
For Transport & Cleansing, Frederick scored a pair of goals, and Thomas, the other while Jerome Phillip got the consolation strike for Western Division, who slipped to third with six points from four matches. The seven-team tournament continues Thursday at 6 pm.
RESULTS
Friday, June 28
Transport & Cleansing 2 (Corneal Thomas, Kevon Frederick) vs Central Market 1 (Ronaldo Burke)
Man-of-the-match: Corneal Thomas (Transport & Cleansing)
City Hall 2 (Akeem Hillaire, Jabari Raphael) vs Corporation Veterans 0
Man-of-the-match: Akeem Hillaire (City Hall)
Wednesday, June 26
Transport & Cleansing 3 (Kevon Frederick 2, Corneal Thomas) vs Western Division 1 (Jerome Phillip)
Man-of-the-match: Kevon Frederick (Transport & Cleansing)
Central/Eastern 2 (Jahi Mollick, Israel Mylan) vs Public Health 0
Man-of-the-match: Israel Myland (Central/Eastern)
Latest Standings
Teams P W D L F A Pts
1. Transport&Cleansing 4 3 1 0 9 3 10
2. Central/Eastern 3 3 0 0 7 0 9
3. Western Division 4 2 0 2 5 4 6
4. Central Market 3 1 1 1 3 3 4
5. City Hall 4 1 1 2 3 6 4
6. Public Health 3 0 1 3 1 5 1
7. Veterans 3 0 0 3 0 7 0
Today's Matches
Transport & Cleansing vs City Hall, 6 pm
Public Health vs Corporation Veterans, 7 pm
Central/Eastern vs Central Market, 8 pm