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BY
NIGEL SIMON
CL FINANCIAL San Juan Jabloteh will go into its final T&T
Pro League Lucozade Sport Big Six match against Neal &
Massy Caledonia AIA needing only a draw to clinch its first
league title in four years and third in club history.
Currently the San Juan club, without a title so far this
season, leads with 59 points from 31 matches, three clear
of defending champions bmobile Joe Public while Neal &
Massy Caledonia, who can only finish as high as third, has
55 and Vibe CT 105 W Connection, 54.
The Jabloteh and Caledonia match will take place at the
Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar from 7 pm and with their end
of season awards dinner set for Thursday at Cascadia Hotel,
St Ann’s coach Terry Fenwick will no doubt want to
end the season in fine style.
However, a defeat for Jabloteh will leave the door open
for bitter rival Joe Public with a chance of a repeat, the
first to do so since Jabloteh won back-to-back titles in
2002 and 2003.
However, the “Eastern Lions” must beat W Connection
at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya from 7 pm also.
Last year, W Connection defeated Joe Public 3-1 on the final
day of the season to end with the same number of points,
65.
But the “Savonetta Boys” lost out on the title
because of goal-difference and will be eager to play spoilers
this time around.
W Connection will also have its eyes set on a third title
this season as it leads the “Big Six” competition
with ten points, two more than Defence Force and needs only
a point to clinch the title.
Joe Public who has seven points can also win the “Big
Six” but needs a big win.
The Stuart Charles-Fevrier coach W Connection has so far
won the First Citizens Cup and Courts Pro Bowl.
Defence Force, second in the “Big Six” table with
eight points meets Economy North East Stars in the other
match at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, from 7 pm and will
hope to secure another win to keep alive its chances of
claiming the Big Six.
Another keenly contested race in this year’s league
is the right for the top scorer title, with Peter Byers
(15 goals), Kerry Baptiste (14), Jonathan Frias (13), Devon
Jorsling (12), Randolph Jerome (11) and Earl Jean (10) all
in the hunt.
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