Placencia Assassins still No.1 in Belize Bank Super League football

The Placencia Assassins are back in the driver’s seat in the 2010 Belize Bank Super League football competition after they outlasted San Felipe Barcelona 3-2 at the Placencia field on Sunday.

The Placencia squad drew first blood when Leonard Valdez blasted in the first goal in the 12^th minute of play. Christopher Hendricks equalized for San Felipe Barcelona in the 31^st minute to hold on to a shaky 1-1 draw at the half time break.

Garry Young regained their initiative for the Placencia squad when he scored a 2^nd goal in the 52^nd minute, and Leonard Valdez gave Placencia a 3-1 lead when he scored a 3^rd goal in the 71st minute.

The visitors were not about to give up without a fight and Christopher Hendricks scored San Felipe’s 2^nd goal in the 73^rd minute but the Placencia defense anchored by Dalton Eiley and Jason Kelly locked up shop and the visitors failed to get a 3^rd equalizing goal before the long whistle.

Santa Elena Synergy F.C. struggled to a 2-2 draw when they hosted Hattieville F.C. at the Santa Elena field on Sunday. Calbert Neal scored first for Santa Elena in the 20^th minute, but Jarret Davis soon equalized for Hattieville in the 34^th minute. Emilio Escalante delivered a 2^nd goal for Santa Elena in the 40^th minute to take a 2-1 lead into the locker room at the half.

The Hattieville visitors would not be denied, and came out strong in the second half with Leon “Lem” Jones delivering the equalizer in the 49^th minute. Both sides tried to regain the advantage, but in the end settled for the 2-2 draw.

Nizhee Corozal averted a loss but fell short of the win they sought when they hosted the City Boys United at the Santiago Ricalde Stadium on Sunday. Nizhee’s midfielder Edward Perez tried to get the 1^st goal when he set table for Russel Casanova in the goal area, but Casanova’s header was denied by the crossbar.

City Boys’ Jason Young tried to create a play for striker Dalton Cayetano, but Nizhee’s goalie Benito Moreira was quick off his mark to intervene. The pressure of Darnell Mossiah’s attack forced Mark Grant to give up an early penalty, and team captain Antonio Castillo blasted the ball past City boys’ goalie Charlie Slusher to give Nizhee a 1-0 lead in the 24^th minute.

City Boys counterattacked immediately with Jack Dawson looking for an opening, but Kenny “Chupacabra” Canul made the stop. The City Boys tried again from a free kick by Deon McCauley, but again Nizhee goalie Moreira was on top of the play and Nizhee continued to lead 1-0 at the half..

In the 2^nd half Macaulay set table for Dalton Cayetano, but again Cayetano came up empty. The City Boys finally got on the scoreboard when Deon Macaulay blasted in the equalizer in the 70^th minute. Nizhee’s Michael Whitaker tried for the game winner with a header that sailed over the crossbar, and Eduardo “Gigante”  Perez beat a defender and unleashed a cannonball shot off his left foot, but City boys’ goalie Charlie Slusher came up with a big time save, and in the end both squads settled for a 1-1 draw at the long whistle.

No game was played in Belize City as Belize United F.C. picked up the 3 pts by default when Cayo South United informed them that they could not field a team for their scheduled game at the MCC garden.

The competition continues with Cayo South United hosting Santa Elena Synergy at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium on Saturday, while        Hattieville F.C. will host the Placencia Assassins at the Hattieville Football Field on Sunday, Nizhee Corozal will host San Felipe Barcelona   at the Ricalde Stadium, and it will be City Boys United going up against Belize United F.C at the M.C.C. garden.

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