Results: Premier & First Division Football
Footballers in both the Premier Division and First Division were in action this weekend, with the Devonshire Colts, Paget Lions, St. David’s & X-Road’s all earning wins, while two other matches ended in draws.
Premier Division
Devonshire Colts 1 PHC Zebras 0
The league leaders PHC Zebras unbeaten run to start the league season came to a halt at the police field as they were edged 1 – 0 by Devonshire Colts.
Sage Blair Paynter gave the Devonshire Colts the lead in the 16th minute, and that score held to the end.
Paget Lions 4 Young Men Social Club 1
At the Southampton Oval, the Paget Lions defeated Young Men Social Club 4 – 1.
The Paget Lions went ahead 1 – 0 in the 31st minute when Diaje Hart scored, one minute later Hart doubled the lead, but in the 35th minute Ryan Parris pulled a goal back for Young Men Social Club as the teams went to the break with the score 2 – 1.
In the 78th minute Tristen Davis scored to make it 3 – 1 to the Paget Lions, and then in stoppage time the Paget Lions got a fourth with Shakir Smith finding the back of the net.
Hamilton Parish 2 Dandy Town Hornets 2
Hamilton Parish came from two goals down to earn their first point of the season in a 2 – 2 draw with the Dandy Town Hornets at the Wellington Oval.
Terrence Webb gave the Dandy Town Hornets the lead in the first half, Oneiko Lowe doubled the Dandy Town Hornets lead in the second half. But Hamilton Parish would stage a comeback when Quinn Outerbridge scored in the 71st minute to make it 2 – 1, and then an own goal in the 79th minute earned the Hamilton Parish the point.
First Division
Somerset Eagles 2 St. David’s 3
St. David’s reclaimed their winning form and soared to the top of the first division standings after a 3 – 2 triumph over the Somerset Eagles at the White Hill Field.
The match ignited from the first whistle, with Tre McCallan striking early to give St. David’s the lead in the 1st minute. The Somerset Eagles retaliated with ferocity, leveling the score in the 31st minute through Michael Tyler Emery. However, St. David’s refused to be denied, and just two minutes later, the league’s leading goal scorer, Keishen Bean, struck to restore their advantage.
The drama intensified in the second half as Nathan Rego delivered an equalizer for the Somerset Eagles in the 78th minute, setting the stage for a nail-biting finish. But St. David’s, fueled by an unyielding spirit, snatched victory from the jaws of a draw when Kieshon Wilson delivered the decisive blow in the 83rd minute.
X-Road’s 4 Robin Hood 1
X-Road’s continued their surge up the first division leaderboard when they defeated Robin Hood 4 – 1 at Lord’s in St. David’s.
Donavan Thompson led X-Road’s to victory with two goals, while Paul Simons and Khamori Brangman added a goal each, while Tokia Bean scored the lone goal for Robin Hood, the first goal X-Road’s have conceded in the league after 3 matches.
