The Defence Force's dominance in the T&T Pro League came to a screeching end when Morvant Caledonia United edged them 2-1 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva on Saturday.
In spite of the victory, however, the Defence Force still maintained their top position on the 11-team standings with 17 points, but the Morvant men have now closed the gap between the teams to within one point as they moved to 16 points.
The Army Coast-Guard combination until, for all their dominance in the season so far, had to depend on the unfortunate generosity of the opposition which scored all three goals in the contest on the day.
Following a goalless first half, Tev Lawrence fired the Morvant Caledonia team into the lead in the 52nd minute.
But they began to feel unlucky when their defender Melville Doxilly turned the ball into his own goal to even up the scoreline at 1-1 some nine minutes after the opening goal.
However, Joshua Alexander sealed the win for Jamaal Shabazz's team with a goal in the 71st minute that assured them maximum points in the encounter.
Over at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar, Arima, Jamal Creighton scored a double to guide Terminix La Horquetta Rangers to a 2-0 shut-out of Central FC which moved them to fourth on the table.
Rangers, which struggled to replicate the form that took them to the final of the First Citizens Cup in December, saw a semblance of it when Creighton took the advance in the 86th minute before he later drilled the nail into the Central FC coffin three minutes later.
RESULTS
Terminix La Horquetta Rangers 2 (Jamal Creighton 86th & 89th) vs Central FC 0
Morvant Caledonia United 2 (Tev Lawrence 52nd, Joshua Alexander 71st) vs Defence Force 1 (Melvin Doxilly- own goal)
LATEST TEAM STANDINGS
Teams*P*W*D*L*GF*GA*GD*Points
1*Defence Force FC*8*5*2*1*12*8*4*17
2*Morvant Caledonia United*9*4*4*1*11*7*4*16
3*Police FC*8*4*2*2*13*7*6*14
4*Terminix La Horquetta Rangers*8*4*1*3*20*11*9*13
5*W Connection*7*3*3*1*13*6*7*12
6*Point Fortin Civic*7*3*3*1*11*7*4*12
7*Central FC*9*2*3*4*8*11*-3*9
8*San Juan Jabloteh*8*2*3*3*9*13*-4*9
9*AC Port of Spain*8*2*1*5*10*24*-14*7
10*Club Sando*8*1*3*4*7*12*-5*6
11*Cunupia FC*8*0*3*5*5*13*-8*3