BELIZE CITY, Mon. Nov. 16, 2015–Premier League of Belize (PLB) Manager Wilhelm Miguel informed us today that all the games cancelled due to rainy weather over the past weekend, will be played this coming weekend, pushing back the schedule by another week. However, the 18th night scheduled back match between Placencia Assassins and Verdes FC remains as scheduled. (No date has yet been announced for the Bandits vs Verdes back mach.)
There had been some rumors over the weekend that the BDF vs Police United game would have been played at the MCC on Sunday, but those rumors have been dispelled. “No way will anybody get us to play at the MCC in its present condition,” asserted Police United’s “five star general” Aaron “Gambis” Gamboa on Krem’s Press Cadogan sports show on Sunday morning. That match will still be the most important one this weekend, as BDF absolutely needs a victory to keep their playoff hopes alive. (See standings below. Only 4 teams will qualify to the playoffs.)
Correction
We need to make a correction from our Week 8 report on the goal scorers in the Police United 7-0 drubbing of Wagiya which appeared in our edition of Wednesday, November 11, in story titled “Police lead the standings at Week 8 of PLB 2015-2016 Opening Season.” Brandon Cacho was erroneously credited for one of the Police goals in the first PLB report; which was subsequently corrected and the goal assigned to Byron Chavez. (See leading goal scorer chart below.)
Upcoming back match:
Wed. Nov. 18 (Week 6 back match)
7:30 p.m. – Placencia Assassins FC vs Verdes FC – Michael Ashcroft Stadium
Below are the final two weeks of regular season schedule:
Week 9 games
Saturday, November 21
7:30 p.m. – Placencia Assassins FC vs Belmopan Bandits FC – Michael Ashcroft Stadium
Sunday, November 22
3:00 p.m. – BDF FC vs Police United FC – FFB Stadium (tentatively)
4:00 p.m. – Verdes FC vs Wagiya FC – Norman Broaster Stadium
Week 10 games
Saturday, November 28
7:30 p.m. – Wagiya FC vs Placencia Assassins FC – Michael Ashcroft Stadium
7:30 p.m. – Belmopan Bandits FC vs BDF FC – FFB Stadium
Sunday, November 29
4:00 p.m. – Police United FC vs Verdes FC – Norman Broaster Stadium