Stag Beer/EBFA Div.1 League

Grove Hi Tech and Timehri Panthers are latest winners
TIMEHRI PANTHERS have taken over the lead of the Stag Beer/East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Division One League once again following a solid 5-1 win over Herstelling when play continued with a double-header last Sunday at the Grove Playfield.On the same day, home team Grove Hi Tech defeated Kuru Kururu Warriors 4-1 to overtake them on the points table having played one game less.
Netting a hat-trick to guide his team to their second win of the season was the consistent Dominic Garnett who found the back of the nets in the 27th, 37th and 64th minutes, while Lloyd Matthews converted the other goal for the victorious home team, whose win keeps the title race interestingly poised as no team to date has a clear-cut edge for the first prize of $400 000.
Kuru Kururu Warriors took the early lead through a 9th minute goal off the boot of Ryan Scott. While they kept the home team at bay for some time, the Linden Soesdyke Highway based unit found the task much more challenging as the game progressed.
In the day’s opening fixture, points leaders Timehri Panthers found bottom-of-the-table Herstelling a handful to deal with, as they not only conceded their first goal of the season but it was also the first for Herstelling, compliments of Devon Winter in the 40th minute.
Winter’s strike evened the score since the Panthers took the lead five minutes before through the first of a double from Lawrence Steele. At the half-way mark the game was nicely poised at 1-1.
No doubt, pressure was now on Timehri to keep Herstelling at bay while finding more goals to separate the two. The Soesdyke boys were able to do just that: they found goals and did in rapid succession.
Lawrence was back in scoring mode in the 54th minute to seal his double. Proceedings then turned over to Collis Massiah who netted a brace of his own in the 62nd and 66th minutes. The game was put further beyond the reach of Herstelling when Rommel Myles rocked the nets in the 69th minute.
While it was another defeat for Herstelling, they have been showing encouraging development with every game and with more football forecast for the remainder of the year on the East Bank, their continued development is assured and they will come of age one day.

Latest Points Standings
Teams Played Won Lost Draw GF GA GD Points
Timehri Panthers 4 4 0 0 11 1 +10 12
Agricola 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9
Grove Hi Tech 3 2 1 0 10 6 +4 6
Kuru Kururu 4 2 2 0 7 7 0 6
Soesdyke Falcons 3 1 2 0 9 9 0 3
Diamond 3 1 2 0 2 4 -2 3
Mocha Champs 3 0 3 0 0 7 -7 0
Herstelling 3 0 3 0 1 19 -18 0

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