They had one main goal this season – win the Bahamas Men's Soccer League title. The league leaders, the University of The Bahamas Mingoes men's soccer team, with one game on hand, did just that with an 11-0 drubbing of Cavalier F.C and a little help from rivals, Dynamos F.C. defeating second-place team, the Western Warriors F.C. at the Roscow A.L. Davies Soccer Fields Sunday.
UB scored 10 first half goals and head coach, Alex Thompson played all his reserves in the second half to add one more goal in that half for the win. No other team has a chance to mathematically pass or tie UB who has 33 points with one game left in the season. Dynamos and Western are the closest with 28 points. It is the second time UB won the league having done so in 2017-2018.
Captain and midfielder, Ronaldo Green who is the favorite to win Golden Boot this season, said that it was very joyful to the team to win the title.
"We did our best throughout the whole season," Green said. "As we went throughout the whole season, we had some trials and tribulations but were able to overcome those. We worked hard and did what coach gave us to work on. As we went along, we build and we came out victorious in the league and the match."
He added that the additions of players this season and the stepping up of players from last season played a big role in the title win.
Green was instrumental in the victory on Sunday as he finished with a hat-trick in the first 30 minutes of the match. Midfielder Kevin Thomas completed his hat-trick in the second half. Forward Philip Pilgrim had two goals. Winger Mider Dalmasse, midfielder Rolph Gervais and forward Clerdjivensky Clerjuste scored a goal each.
UB currently sports an 10-1-3 win/loss/draw record on the season. It was more up and down this season for UB soccer as they opened the season on a six-game winning streak. UB drew the next three league games before winning their next four out of five matches. UB's secondary season goal was to go undefeated but that did not happen. However, winning the title is just as sweet.
It is redemption after placing third last season and third in the previous season.
UB return to close their season with a match against Western Warriors Sunday, April 19 at 7 p.m. at the Roscow A.L. Davies Soccer Fields.