Soesdyke Falcons clawed their way past Timehri Panthers by a 5-1 score line when the East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Stag Beer division-one league continued on Sunday at the Grove Community ground.
Trevor Marshall fired the Falcons into the early lead as he found the back of the net in the eighth minute. The lead would then be increased as Orin Tasher netted two minutes later. The Panthers would find a foothold in the fixture as the Falcons conceded an unfortunate own goal in the 33rd minute.
However, Falcons would quickly restore their two goal lead six minutes later through an Ulatto Smith strike. It would then become 4-1 in the 44th minute as Marshall completed his first half brace. The win would then be sealed in the 81st minute as Colin McLean etched his name on the scorer’s sheet.
In the other fixture, Agricola Red Triangle earned a walkover from Mocha Champs in their final fixture. With the win, Agricola moved to 32 points and sealed the second position after Grove Hi-Tech had already mathematically sealed the league with games to spare.
The losers for their showing finished their tournament in the cellar position with a single point from a draw in 14 fixtures.
On another note, the EBFA executive body based on the submitted referees report, have officially punished Agricola Red Triangle’s Gordon Grant and Kuru Kururu Warrior’s Joseph Walker for their involvement in an altercation on September 21st between the two sides.
The resulting fracas led to the abandoning of the fixture with the score line tentatively placed at 3-2 in the favour of Agricola. Grant for his involvement was suspended for two games while Walker was given a three-game suspension.
