<Bt-3z42>Key West maintain lead with hard-fought win over Roots
Reigning Commercial A champs Key West are hitting form at the right moment as they consolidated their lead over rivals Dandy Town Roots.
Goals from Key West in the first and last minutes proved enough to consign BAA to their first defeat in 2007 in a hard-fought contest on Saturday at BAA. Key West came flying out of the blocks as BAA failed to clear a free kick and Sergio Griffin pounced with a superb finish.
The goal spurred on Key West and they continued to dominate and only the woodwork and some superb goalkeeping from John Doran kept BAA in contention.
As the half wore on BAA began to get a foothold in the game and the last 15 minutes of the half belonged to BAA, but for all their possession they failed to create any clear-cut chances while Earl Richardson wrapped it up just before the final whistle.
Lobster Pot put the pinch on Dandy Town Root’s title aspirations with a 1-0 win at St. John’s field on Saturday. A couple of world-class saves from Pot keeper Brian Ward and old fashioned luck kept Pot in it before a late counter attack saw Taurianno Trott claim the only goal of the game with a fine finish as Pot recorded their first win in two months.
MR Onions overtake BAA for third spot after a 4-1 win over North Village Rams. Onions dominated the first half and went ahead after 20 minutes when Eoghan O’Dwyer scored after being put through by a long ball from Matt Ashfold.
Poor defending allowed Onions to extend their lead after half an hour when a short corner was played to Chris Fleming who scored with a low driven shot that was deflected past the ‘keeper.
Rams pulled a goal back within a minute when Kevin Bailey blasted a free-kick from 25 yards out into the top corner.
Onions extended their lead midway through the second half when an excellent O’Dwyer pass set up Steve Woodward to lob the keeper with a mishit shot. Rams fought back strongly but were unable to turn possession into goals. O’Dwyer completed the scoring from the spot after Matt Savage was tripped in the area.
Relegation rivals Robin Hood fought out a 2-2 draw with Gary Ray and Alfred Wolffe on target for Hood and Carlos Lopes and Joe Carolo netting for Tuff Dogs.
Meanwhile the game between PHC and Island XI was abandoned in the first half after it got out of hand without an official referee present. The BFA has yet to decide whether to replay the game.
The race for the B Division title looks like going all the way to the wire with the top three teams all winning again. Leaders St. George’s beat Vasco 1-0 but had to endure constant first half pressure in blustery conditions.
All-Stars came more into the match in the second half and were duly rewarded 20 minutes from the end when veteran defender Fred Hall, seeing action for the first time this season, scored a spectacular 40-yard winner much to the delight of the home fans.
Somerset Extros are chasing hard and beat Pest Control 5-4 with two goals from Rodney Bascome, two from Gareth Lewis and one from Mark Grant.
Valley beat Devonshire All-Stars 5-1 while Somerset Bridge Peskies put Devonshire Lions to the sword 5-2. Timothy Telford got two while Shane Proctor, Kirk Simons and Errol Bean got one.
Boulevard beat bottom of the table Prospect/Fire Michael Pond and Easton Joell scored before the break while Cleve Rodgers scored two late goals after Prospect/Fire had levelled through Dean Martin and Andre Bassett.
