Defending champions, Morvant Vikings left it until its final two matches to secure their quarterfinal spot in the T&T Fire Service Northern Division Seven-a-Side at Tyro Recreation Ground, Bourg Mulatresse, San Juan on Saturday.
Competing in a very tight eight-team Pool B, Morvant Vikings got a win by default over cellar-placed Headquarters Black The Bravest 3-0 to improve to an unassailable 11 points from six matches and fourth on the table, two ahead of fifth-placed Four Roads Swordsmen which has completed its campaign.
Morvant Vikings caused was earlier enhanced on June 19 (Labour Day) by a 3-0 triumph over Santa Cruz Underdogs with a goal each from Steve Edwards, Kevin Bridgewater and Reynold Reece.
Already qualified from the Pool B were the unbeaten duo of Santa Cruz Cruzers (16 points) and Headquarters Blue Steel (12 points), both with a match left as well as Belmont Biohazards (12 points), the latter thanks to a 2-0 defeat of Headquarters fifth-placed Red Rockets (nine points) in their final pool match with a strike each from Ralph Trimmingham and Maurice Derby.
Pool A is also decided with undefeated San Juan Rebels (11), 8-4 Blazers (nine), Headquarters White Eagles (eight) and Tunapuna Warriors (eight), the four qualifiers.
White Eagles battled to a 0-0 draw with Woodbrook Playaz on June 18 and followed up with a narrow 1-0 win against Ari-Madrid courtesy She Perreira to pick up four valuable points ahead of their final match with Rebels.
RESULTS
June 18
Santa Cruz Cruzers 2 (Colan Gomez 2) vs HQ Red Rockets 1 (Kiel Murray)
Woodbrook Playaz 0 vs HQ White Eagles 0
June 19
Morvant Vikings 3 (Steve Edwards, Kevin Bridgewater, Reynold Reece) vs Santa Cruz Underdogs 0
June 20
Belmont Biohazard 2 (Ralph Trimmingham, Maurice Derby) vs HQ Red Rockets 0
HQ Blue Steel 0 vs Four Roads Swordsmen 0
June 21
HQ White Eagles 1 (Shea Perreira) vs Ari-Madrid 0
Morvant Vikings 0 vs Four Roads Swordsmen 0
June 23
Morvant Vikings 3 vs HQ Black The Bravest 0 – by default
CURRENT STANDINGS
Pool A
Teams P W D L F A Pts
1. San Juan Rebels 5 3 2 0 7 1 11
2. 8-4 Blazers 6 2 3 1 5 4 9
3. HQ White Eagles 5 2 2 1 5 3 8
4. Tunapuna Warriors 5 2 2 1 5 5 8
5. Woodbrook 6 2 1 3 7 6 7
6. Chaguaramas Outkasts 5 0 3 2 4 8 3
7. Ari-Madrid 4 0 1 3 1 5 1
Pool B
Teams P W D L F A Pts
1. Santa Cruz Cruzers 6 5 1 0 20 1 16
2. HQ Blue Steel 6 3 3 0 7 2 12
3. Belmont Biohazards 7 3 3 1 7 5 12
4. Morvant Vikings 6 3 2 1 7 5 11
5. HQ Red Rockets 7 3 0 4 7 5 9
6. Four Roads Swordsmen 7 2 2 3 3 6 8
7. Santa Cruz Underdogs 5 1 0 4 2 15 3
