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San Juan Jabloteh leapfrogged W Connection to first position in the 2017 Pro League standings yesterday afternoon after a 2-0 win over St Ann’s Rangers at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar.
Jabloteh, who are unbeaten so far this season with three wins and a draw, are one point clear of W Connection and North East Stars respectively—although the latter team have a game in hand against defending champions, Central FC.
Jabloteh won 3-2.
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Still, it was not a straightforward affair for Jabloteh who had to wait until the 88th minute to go ahead courtesy of a penalty from Jamaican defender Adrian Reid. Lively winger Aaquil Campbell added an insurance item, two minutes into stoppage time, to bury Rangers.
The result saw Rangers slip one spot to ninth position in the 10-team table with just one draw to show from three outings so far this term.
Rangers return to the field on Tuesday when they face Club Sando from 6pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium in a rescheduled fixture.
Pro League results
(Friday 30 June)
Police FC 1 (Gerard Williams OG 55), W Connection 0 at Hasely Crawford Stadium;
Defence Force 0, Central FC 4 (Sean De Silva 64, 73, Johan Peltier 79, Nathaniel Garcia 87) at Hasely Crawford Stadium;
Point Fortin Civic 1 (Kevin Rouse 35), Club Sando 1 (Kevon Piper 33) at Mahaica Oval;
North East Stars 1 (Rundell Winchester 42), Morvant Caledonia Utd 0 at Arima Velodrome;
(Saturday 1 July)
San Juan Jabloteh 2 (Adrian Reid 88 pen, Aaquil Campbell 90+2), St Ann’s Rangers 0 at Larry Gomes Stadium;
Looking on (from right) are Grenades FC players Rakeem Henry and Nazir McBurnette and referee Sherwin Moore.
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Upcoming fixtures
(Tuesday 4 July)
Club Sando v St Ann’s Rangers, 6pm, Ato Boldon Stadium; DNP
(Friday 7 July)
Club Sando v Police FC, 6pm, Ato Boldon Stadium;
W Connection v San Juan Jabloteh, 8pm, Ato Boldon Stadium;
(Saturday 8 July)
St Ann’s Rangers v North East Stars, 4pm, St Augustine Secondary;
Morvant Caledonia Utd v Central FC, 4pm, Larry Gomes Stadium;
(Tuesday 11 July)
Defence Force v Point Fortin Civic, 6pm, Ato Boldon Stadium;
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