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All eyes were on the USVI Soccer Federation’s Men’s Premier League this past Sunday as Helenites SC pummeled Prankton SC on St. Croix and LRVI FC battled it out with Raymix FC on St. Thomas.
Helenites owned the field at Bethlehem Soccer Complex, with Mackean St. Croix, Ahmad Yusuf, and Yannic Elizee scoring five consecutive goals in the first 26 minutes. Prankton scrambled to make substitutions but could not stop Helenites’ momentum. Mackean St. Croix found the back of the net a third time in the 36th minute, followed by RaeJae Joseph only three minutes later. A yellow card for Prankton’s Danley Mcintosh and a pair of substitutions for Helenites ended the half at 5-0.
Julius Brown of Helenites received a yellow card not long after halftime. A series of substitutions on both sides led to the longest stretch of the game without a Helenites goal. Darnell John picked up the pace with an 80th-minute goal, quickly followed by Cleus Oville with another. The match ended with a yellow card for Prankton’s Dorian Euzebe and a last-minute goal for Julius Brown, sealing a dominating 10-0 victory for Helenites.
St. Thomas soccer fans saw a gritty battle unfold under the sunset at Ivanna Eudora Kean High School. LRVI FC took control early in the match with a 25th-minute goal by Sander Lenthen. The remainder of the first half was quiet as both teams played hard defense. LRVI maintained their 1-0 lead through halftime.
After a series of substitutions on each side, LRVI’s Axel Bartsch scored the team’s second goal, bringing the score to 2-0. Deep into the second half, following a few more substitutions, Raymix found their rhythm and brought the game to life. Team captain, Marco Emile, played lockdown defense while Clervens D’Haiti and Wood Pierre fought for two quick goals. The match ended in a 2-2 draw with a roaring crowd on the edges of their seats, begging for overtime.
Next up in the USVISF Men’s Premier League: CAPA vs Prankton SC at Bethlehem Soccer Complex (STX) June 22 at 4 p.m.; Massey SA vs Raymix FC at Ivanna Eudora Kean High School (STT) June 22 at 6 p.m.
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