Fresh from morale-boosting victories, defending champions Weymouth Wales and Gall Hill will now clash in an important football match at the Wildey AstroTurf tonight.
This 7 p.m. encounter will be followed by a match between winless Youth Milan and leaders Barbados Defence Force (BDF).
Gall Hill, after four draws, got their second win with a bruising 4-0 drubbing of Dayrells Road to move to ten points and will be entering the match on a high.
Wales, now on 11 points, have been experiencing difficulty getting in practice sessions because of the number of lower division matches being played weekly at their Weymouth “B” home ground.
But new coach Adrian Hall will be heartened by a come-from-behind 4-1 win over lowly Families First St John Sonnets.
The most pleasing aspect was the return to form of striker Dwayne Stanford, who notched a hat-trick while teenaged forward Kemar Headley looked sharp despite not scoring.
Headley, along with midfielder Jabar “Buggy” Greene and Carl Joseph, who has not really hit top form in Wales’ colours after switching from Notre Dame, will be looking to penetrate a Gall Hill defence, marshalled by Romelle Burgess with the experienced Oscar Nero strategically used in an attacking midfield role.
Nero, Renaldo Marques, Jason Goodridge and the roving Ramuel Miller will again be looking to create goal-scoring opportunities for strikers Ryan Griffith and Sherwin Success against the Wales’ defensive quartet of Julian Mottley, Shawn Clarke, Corey McCollin and Jamar “Bird” Walters.
BDF vs YOUTH MILAN
Desperate for their first win, Milan couldn’t ask for a worse time to face the only unbeaten side in the Premiership this season.
They will be without their inspirational captain Norman Forde, who has a back injury, while key sweeper Dwayne Skinner is still recuperating from a leg injury.
Milan will welcome back midfielder Ramon Greaves from a short overseas cricket trip and he will no doubt take over the play-making role in Forde’s absence.
One encouraging factor is that striker Damien “Duffy” Edwards has finally scored his first Premiership goal in Milan colours.
But BDF, who are on 17 points from seven matches, would hardly have any mercy on Milan, whose leaky defence has conceded two or more goals in every game this season.
The presence of veteran goalkeeper Adrian Chase, who made a return to the side after Mario Albert was used in the first four matches, hasn’t helped Milan’s cause.
Whichever one stands between the uprights tonight will be kept busy as the Mario Harte-led BDF outfit, with their strong frontline, look to add to their 19 goals.
