T&T Prisons opened a two-points lead at the top of the CNG National Super League Championship Division after a 3-1 whipping of Malabar FC at the D’Abadie Recreation Ground, Arouca on Tuesday.
Starting the day, level with Queen’s Park Cricket Club on 13 points each, T&T Prisons took a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute which it held until the half.
Five minutes after the resumption, Prisons doubled its advantage through a 50th minute an own-goal while Kelvin Ramnath made it 3-0 in the 84th before Richard Ayres got a 90th minute consolation for Malabar.
With the win, T&T Prisons pushed its points tally to 16 points from six matches, two more than Queen’s Park which was held to a 0-0 draw Petit Valley United FC at the Queen’s Park Oval, Tragarete Road.
Third placed Cunupia FC failed to make up significant ground as it too was held to a draw, 2-2 by Saddle Hill Hotspur after leading 2-0.
Results
Tuesday’s CNG National Super League Championship Division results
Barrackpore United SC 0 vs XtraFoods Chaguanas FC 0
T&T Prisons 3 (Ricardo Alleyne, 14th, own goal 50th, Kelvin Ramnath 84th) vs Malabar FC 1 (Richard Ayres 90th)
UTT 3 (Isaiah Mejias 7th, Mc Roy Mc Knight 29th, Jamal Creighton 76th) vs Edinburgh 500 FC 0
Cunupia FC 2 (own goal 11th, Lester Joseph 19th) vs Saddle Hill Hotspur 2 (Hector Sam 45th, Cyrano Glen 87th)
QPCC 0 vs Petit Valley United FC 0
Matches
Today’s CNG National
Super League Premier Division matches:
Bethel United vs La Horquetta SA Mt Gomery Ground, 5pm
Real Maracas vs Police FC Maracas Rec Ground, 5pm
Matura ReUnited vs Stokely Vale Matura Rec Ground, 4pm
1976 FC Phoenix vs Defence Force Canaan Ground, Bon Accord, 5pm