St. George's made it possible for Somerset to return to the top of the First Division standings on Sunday by beating previous leaders Devonshire Colts.

But the favours stop there tonight at Somerset Cricket Club (9.00) as the two teams meet for the fourth time this season in the Friendship Trophy quarter-finals.

The Trojans, already with the Martonmere Cup and Dudley Eve Trophy in their trophy case and still in the running for the league, FA Cup and Friendship Trophy, are threatening to make a clean sweep of the major prizes in local soccer.

St. George's, who improved their own survival chances with Sunday's win, which stretched their unbeaten run in 1993 to four league matches, will be looking for a win tonight to avenge their recent loss to the Trojans in the FA Cup.

"I feel we stand a chance of winning,'' said St. George's coach Gregory Foggo yesterday. "We're looking to even the series between us. It's always nice playing Somerset, the guys pick up for it.'' In their previous visit to Somerset, the Trojans won 1-0 on the opening day of the season.

Both teams will be missing key players because of suspension, with Somerset without Dwight Basden who is serving a five-match ban and St. George's minus both Duval Smith, who is serving a three-match ban for an incident with Basden at Wellington Oval recently, and tough-tackling midfielder Jan Cieters who was sent off against Colts on Sunday.

One of the most impressive wins by St. George's over Somerset in recent times was in the 1986-87 season -- the last time they were relegated -- when they came from two goals down at half-time to beat Somerset 4-2 in extra time in the Friendship Trophy. They reached the final that year -- their only appearance in a major final -- before losing 4-3 to PHC.

And while they are only two matches away from another final, surviving remains their top priority.

"If we can keep the momentum going I think we can not only survive but even get in the Martonmere Cup,'' said Foggo. "If you look at it the only game where we weren't competitive was against Dandy Town (a 5-1 loss) when we had a lot of defensive lapses.'' The winner of this match will meet North Village in the semifinals on March 2.

Tonight's 7.00 opener sees Paget and Social Club meeting in the Second Division Shield competition. Social Club, out of the running for promotion, should be firm favourites to book a semifinal meeting with Prospect.