Results: Premier & First Division Football
Footballers in both the Premier Division and First Division were in action this weekend, with the Devonshire Colts, Young Men Social Club, PHC Zebras, North Village Rams, and Devonshire Cougars all earning wins.
First Division
Devonshire Colts 5 – Southampton Rangers 2
At the Police Field, the Devonshire Colts picked up their second win of the season by defeating the Southampton Rangers 5 – 2.
Keino Burch led them to victory with a hat trick, while Keston Lewis added the other two goals. Sijay Samuels and Jahni Bean scored a goal each for the Southampton Rangers, who also had Bean sent off.
Wolves 1 – Young Men Social Club 2
At the Wellington Oval, league leaders Young Men Social Club came from a goal down to edge the Wolves 2 – 1.
Marrioko Iris gave the Wolves the lead in the 41st minute, but Giniko Butterfield equalized for Young Men Social Club in the 74th minute. Just when it seemed as if the teams would share the points, Butterfield added his second goal of the game to earn Young Men Social Club their fourth win of the season.
Premier Division
PHC Zebras 3 – X-Roads 1
At the PHC Stadium, Paul Simons scored a hat trick to lead the PHC Zebras to a 3 – 1 win over his former team.
Donovan Thompson pulled a goal back for X-Roads late in the match; he had another chance to pull X-Roads within one when he was brought down, but his spot kick crashed against the crossbar.
Dandy Town Hornets 1 – North Village Rams 2
At the BAA Field, the North Village Rams edged the defending Premier Division champions Dandy Town Hornets 2 – 1.
Jalen Harvey gave the North Village Rams the lead in the fourth minute, but Jomei Bean-Lindo equalized for the Dandy Town Hornets in the 15th minute. On the stroke of half-time, the North Village rams took the lead when Pierre Smith found the back of the net.
The second half produced no goals as the North Village Rams remained undefeated in the league.
Devonshire Cougars 2 – St. George’s Colts 1
At the Devonshire Recreation Club, the Devonshire Cougars came from behind to defeat the St. George’s Colts 2 – 1.
Blaiz Hall gave the St. George’s Colts the lead in the first half, but Elisha Darrell equalized for the Devonshire Cougars in the 67th minute, and then four minutes later Che’Kai Caisey found the back of the net for what proved to be the winner for the Devonshire Cougars.
