The SKNFA Premier League rolls into East Basseterre on Saturday, in a community that has enjoyed much success top flight football in St. Kits and Nevis.
Hosts S-Krave Newtown United take on newly promoted Jones Group Sandy Point FC at 6 pm.
Newtown are at the top of the table after a resounding 5-1 opening weekend win over Bath United. They are coached by Anthony ‘Nets’ Isaac, who had previous successful stints with the club before moving to St. Peters FC for the past two seasons.
He is back home and is looking forward to leading the new look Newtown United to former glory.
Sandy Point, on the other hand, are hoping to rebound from their loss to Garden Hotspurs at home last week Friday.
If they shake off the premier league nerves, they are expected to do better this week.
“I know we can do better. We saw it at the end of the game where we started pressing high and we started to get into the opponent and we actually got our goal,” said Elzito Warner, a member of the Sandy Point FC technical staff.
“So, I think if we start in games earlier and pressing higher, we could do much better."
The other match up on Saturday is set to be the match of the weekend.
SL Horfords St. Paul’s United goes up against H.E. Garden Hotspurs at 8:15pm.
St. Paul’s stumbled in their first match of the season with a 0-0 draw to Old Road in Verchilds. They would want to get something from this match to get their season up and running. As for Spurs, they started the season with a win and hope to build on that going forward.