St. Paul’s Take Top Spot As Village Beat Newtown
BASSETERRE — SL Horsford St. Paul’s United lead the SKNFA/National Bank Group Premier League with 12 points from four matches, the only side with a perfect record after Match Week Four. Their 3-2 win over Azul Cayon Rockets on Sunday was decided by a Cayon own goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
St. Paul’s are two points clear of Rams Village Superstars, who beat Honda Newtown United 3-1 on Saturday and are the only other unbeaten team on 10 points. Tahir Hanley, GVaune Amory and substitute Joseph Wilkes scored for Village. Newtown’s Tulmul Nisbett got their only goal. It was Newtown’s first defeat of the season and the first goal they had conceded. They are third on nine points.
St. Paul’s Keithroy Freeman scored twice against Cayon, who stay on two points and remain without a win. Yohannes Mitchum and Nicquan Phipps scored for Cayon.
On Friday, MFCR Old Road United Jets beat 607 Construction Lodge Patriots 12-1. Tiquanny Williams and Stanley Province each scored a hat trick, and Old Road led 7-0 at halftime. The Jets have scored 20 goals in two matches since opening the season with two defeats. They are sixth on six points. Lodge Patriots are last with no points, three goals scored and 24 conceded.
TGE Dieppe Bay Eagles beat SKELEC Garden Hotspurs 2-0 on Saturday, with Jase Greene scoring in the 42nd minute and Jacquan Rochester in the 77th. Dieppe Bay have seven points and sit fifth. Garden Hotspurs have lost all four matches without scoring and have conceded 11.
Development Bank St. Peters beat SOL Island Auto Conaree 3-0 on Sunday. Kemenl French scored in the 15th minute, Conaree’s Mudassa Howe put through his own net in the 20th, and Chris Browne scored in stoppage time. Conaree’s Keondre Maynard was sent off in the 29th minute, and St. Peters’ Rocco Browne followed in the 67th. St. Peters are fourth on seven points, ahead of Dieppe Bay on goal difference. Conaree have four points and are seventh.
The five matches produced 27 goals. Week Four also saw three players sent off. All matches were played at the National Bank Group Technical Center.
