Six different players were on target as Defence Force got back to winning ways in the T&T Women’s League Football (TT WoLF) with a comfortable 6-0 drubbing of Trincity Nationals at the Defence Force Reserves Ground, Macqueripe, Chaguaramas, on Sunday.
For the Defence Force, who dropped their first points of the season in a 1-1 draw with the University of T&T in Round Six, Naomie Guerra opened the scoring against Trinity Nationals in the 21st, which they carried into the interval.
On the resumption, Tsai-Anne Fernandez doubled the advantage in the 51st minute before a late flurry of goals in the final 15 minutes from Nikita Gosine (76th), Alexcia Ali (82nd penalty), Aaliyah Trim (85th) and Ketara Munroe three minutes into time added on at the end of full time added to the scoreline to the delight of the home crowd.
Visitors Trinicty Nationals ended the match with ten players after substitute goalkeeper and outfield player Jennifer Lopez, who went in goal for the injured Nicole Mitchell-Thomas, was issued a straight red card by referee Nathalya Williams for the foul on Ali in the 18-yard box which led to the penalty kick.
With the win, Defence Force reclaimed sole possession of the top spot with 19 points from seven matches, three clear of Tobago Chicas, who whipped Black Panthers 3-1 on Saturday, led by a hat-trick from Gloria Henry at the Signal Hill Recreation Ground, Tobago, yesterday.
Henry fired in her goals in the 45th, 48th and 54th minutes for Tobago Chicas, while Kellecia Taylor got an 89th-minute consolation for Black Panthers.
However, the biggest winners on the day were defending champions Club Sando, who slammed Diego Martin Central United 32-0 at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium, Training Field, Marabella, led by nine goals from T&T international Karyn Forbes and eight from Ahkeelah Mollon.
The duo of Anique Walker and Javanah Moreno both added beaver tricks, while Lorall Romain and Colette Morgan got two each, and the trio of Rhea Belgrave, Tisha Belfon and Kelly-Ann Williams got the others in the one-sided contest.
At UTT Campus, O’Meara Rd, Arima, Tyeisha Griffith netted a pair of goals after Carissa Cowan and Aaquila Virgill got one each to earn UTT a 4-0 triumph over Athletic International Academy, while at Ken Cooke Grd, St James Police Barracks, Point Pioneers made the long journey north and won 2-0 over Police FC, with Temia St Clair and Daniella Findley both scoring penalties.
In the other match played at Signal Hill on Saturday, Jewels got a lone strike from Samantha Isles to beat Combined Ballerz 1-0 for their third win in six matches to climb to fourth on the table with nine points.
T&T WoLF results
Sunday, March 23
UTT 4 (Tyeisha Griffith 2, Carissa Cowan, Aaqila Virgil) vs Athletic International Academy 0
Club Sando 32 (Karyn Forbes 9, Ahkeelah Mollon 8, Anique Walker 4, Javanah Moreno 4, Lorall Romain 2, Collette Morgan 2, Rhea Belgrave, Tisha Belfon, Kelly Ann Williams) vs Diego Martin Central Utd 0
Defence Force 6 (Naomie Guerra 21st, Tsai-Anne Fernandez 51st, Nikita Gosine 76th, Alexcia Ali 82nd pen, Aaliyah Trim 85th, Ketara Munroe 93rd) vs Trincity Nationals 0
Point Pioneers FC 2 (Temia St Clair pen, Daniella Findley pen) vs Police FC 0
Saturday, March 22
Tobago Chicas 3 (Gloria Henry 45th, 48th, 54th) vs Black Pnathers 1 (Kellecia Taylor 89th)
Jewel SC 1 (Samantha Isles) vs Combined Ballerz 0
Current T&T WoLF standings
Pos P W D L F A GD Pts
1. Defence Force 7 6 1 0 52 1 51 19
2. Tobago Chicas 7 5 1 1 14 9 5 16
3. Club Sando 6 5 0 1 55 3 52 15
4. UTT 6 3 1 2 24 6 18 10
5. Jewels 6 3 0 3 7 9 -2 9
6. Trincity Nationals 6 2 2 2 6 14 -8 8
7. Point Pioneers 6 2 1 3 13 15 -2 7
8. Combined Ballerz 7 2 1 4 9 13 -4 7
9. Police 6 2 1 3 8 12 -4 7
10. Black Panthers 7 2 0 5 6 12 -6 6
11. AIA 6 1 2 4 5 16 -11 5
12. DMC Utd 5 0 0 5 2 87 -85 0