BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis: The SKNFA Premier League produced an action- packed weekend of football from Friday, October 23, to Sunday, October 25, with convincing victories, a high-scoring encounter and a hard-fought draw highlighting the latest round of
matches. SKELEC Garden Hotspurs, Azul Cayon Rockets, Rams Village Superstars and SL Horsford St. Paul’s United all featured prominently in the weekend’s action.
GARDEN HOTSPURS SECURE VICTORY
On Friday, October 23, SKELEC Garden Hotspurs defeated SOL IAS Conaree FC 2-0. Raheem Davis proved decisive, scoring in the 68th and 73rd minutes to secure all three points for the Hotspurs.
CAYON ROCKETS HIT SEVEN
Azul Cayon Rockets recorded the weekend’s biggest victory, defeating 607 Construction Lodge Patriots 7-1. Carlos Bertie opened the scoring in the second minute before Dane Weston Jr. equalised for Lodge in the 24th minute. Karique Knight restored Cayon’s lead in the 33rd
minute, followed by goals from Kejorn Wattley in the 45th minute and Niquan Phipps in the second minute of stoppage time. Bertie scored his second goal in the 58th minute, while Mervin Lewis added two late strikes in the 88th and 90th minutes to complete the emphatic victory.
OLD ROAD AND ST. PETERS SHARE POINTS
Saturday’s encounter between MFCR Old Road United Jets and Development Bank St. Peters ended in a 1-1 draw. Tiquanny Williams gave Old Road the lead in the 50th minute, but Devion Harvey found the equaliser for St. Peters in the 84th minute, ensuring both teams left with a point.
VILLAGE SUPERSTARS OVERCOME DIEPPE BAY
Rams Village Superstars secured a 4-2 victory over Trans Global Engineering Ltd. Dieppe Bay Eagles on Sunday, October 25. Dieppe Bay took the lead through Jase Greene in the 27th minute. Village responded through Kimaree Rogers in the 41st minute and G’Vaune Amory in the 44th minute to take a 2-1 advantage into the latter stages of the match. Diandra Challenger equalised for Dieppe Bay in the 63rd minute, but Ordell Flemming restored Village’s lead in the 70th minute. Amory then scored his second goal of the match in the 89th minute to seal the 4-2 win for Village Superstars.
ST. PAUL’S DEFEAT NEWTOWN
SL Horsford St. Paul’s United also recorded a victory on Sunday against Honda Newtown United. Jahlyan Burt scored in the 25th, while Keithroy Freeman found the net in the 49th and 52nd minutes. Newtown responded through Markenson Hyppolite in the 67th minute and
Zarique Bradshaw in the 87th minute. Vyhonrai Francis added another for St. Paul’s in the 78th minute. The weekend’s matches provided another round of competitive action in the SKNFA Premier League as clubs continue their campaigns.
