Colts title hopes dented by giant-slayers X Roads
X Roads took their giant-slaying act to Police Field yesterday where they put the brakes on Devonshire Colts? championship hopes.
Dennis Musson jr and the red-hot Nashon Smith were both on target for the visiting X Roads, while veteran striker Aljame Zuill replied for Colts.
Southampton Rangers? championship hopes suffered a mild setback yesterday.
Towering striker Dawud Tucker struck twice to raise Rangers? hopes of savouring a seventh victory of the season at the Oval.
However, Social Club had ideas of their own and hit back via a brace from the boot of former North Village striker, Quincy Paynter.
League leaders Ireland Rangers further distanced themselves from nearest rivals Devonshire Colts and Southampton Rangers after comfortably disposing of cellar-dwellers Hot Peppers at Malabar.
Leading Rangers? charge was Lamuel Weeks who netted a hat-trick, while Henry Santucci and Sean Brangman rounded out the home team?s scoring.
Former North Village striker Sean Dill scored Parish?s consolation.
Somerset Eagles warmed up for this week?s Shield semi-final clash with Southampton Rangers at Wellington Oval yesterday.
Single strikes from Trinidadian Marlon Rojas and Jermaine Salaam coupled by a pair from Darrin Dowling earned visiting Eagles a hard-fought win over St.George?s who replied through a Gregg Foggo brace.
Wolves kept their championship hopes alive at Police Field.
The two-time Dudley Eve champions gallantly came from two-goals down to grab a vital point from hosts Prospect United.
Keiron Bennett and Deforrest Evans forged United ahead, only for Wolves to claw their way back through goals from Russ Ford jr and Keemo Smith.