Carlton were held to a goalless draw by Sunrise as Deacons go top with 23 points from 9 games after beating Wavell 6 – 3.  Sunrise are now 2nd with 19 points, Carlton 3rd with 18 points both with a game in hand.

Sunrise came close to scoring striking the Carlton upright in the 37th and 61st minutes.  They also went close in the 23rd but Tito Grazette cleaned up Rico “Oceans” Matthias’ save.

Shane Vaughn could have sealed the victory for Carlton in the 98th minute when a corner fell to him but his shot was well saved and so was the draw. Shane also came close in the 68th as his shot deflected wickedly and just over the crossbar. 

The best chance of the match went to Marlon “Gilbert” Headley in the 51st who worked his way into the Sunrise 18 yard box and only needed to beat the keeper but couldn’t.  Marc Alleyne also did well on 86 minutes to control and shoot from 18 yards but just over.

So, for Carlton to gain promotion both Deacons and Sunrise will have to drop 2 points more than Carlton over the remaining matches. Deacons have 2 games remaining against Exactly and Grazettes while Sunrise have 3, Police and Horse Hill being two of them.  Carlton’s last 3 games are against Beverley Hills, Hillaby and Exactly.

Team: Ashikio Graham, Jason Lovell, Tito Grazette, Dwayne Marshall, Kevin Scott, Marc Alleyne, Andre Sandiford (Kyson Forde 74’), Shane Vaughn, Marlon Headley (Sean Collett 86’), Renaldo Waithe (Andre Leslie 64’), Rico Matthias.