Jamie Savory’s 20th goal of the season was not enough to save the Accies from slipping to their first defeat in six games as the Saints capitalised through Joe Murphy and Lucas Parker’s penalty kick to move a point clear of their title rivals.
St Clement moved into joint third position, above Beeches Old Boys on goal-difference, after they ended Magpies’ recent good run defeating them 2-0 at St Clement.
Matt Scriven and Matt Rawlings notched the goals while Beau Waugh missed a penalty kick on his 21st birthday!
Jersey Nomads made it five league wins on the trot after returning 3-2 victors from St John.
Paul O’Hara, Paul Lees and Ged O’Donoghue were on target for Nomads and Matt Le Mott?e with a brace for the Saints.
Fintan Kennedy’s goal earned hosts St Brelade their first league win in eight outings.
St Brelade defeated previously second-placed Beeches Old Boys 1-0 to move up one place to sixth.
St Martin/SCF have now gone 17 games this season without a win after they were beaten 3-2 at home by St Lawrence.
The visitors scored all the goals too; two in their own net while Alan Fernandes, James Makin and Robert Bailey put the ball in the Saints’ goal.
St Peter defeated leaders St Paul’s 2-1 at St Peter to inflict the visitors’ first defeat of the season and keep the Division I Reserves title race undecided for another week.
Bradley Russell and Mark Stewart were on target for St Peter and Robbie Whittaker for St Paul’s.
Grouville missed the chance to close the gap on second-placed Rozel Rovers after they were beaten 1-0 at Le Boulivot by First Tower.
Jon Carter scored the only goal to enhance Tower’s survival chances.
Jersey Scottish edged out Jersey Wanderers 4-3 at Les Quennevais where Danny Flynn (two), Michael Weir and Dane Sutton registered for Scottish and Dave Ibbotson (two) and David Kenyon for Wanderers.
Magpies moved off the bottom of the Division II Reserves table following a 5-4 success against St Lawrence, who now occupy bottom place, at the Airport.
On target for the ‘Pies were Tony Simeo (two), James Warley, Jamie Bower and Tony Barbapiccola with the Saints netting through Chris Le Lion, Paul McMahon, Lawrence Hansford and Steve Prue.
Division C leaders failed to win for only the second time this season after sharing four goals with Rozel Rovers at the Hockey Club.
Wanderers, who lead Grouville by three points but now from a game played more, netted through Steve Liron and Tony Salaun with Rozel registering through Karl Rockett and Craig Robins.
St Peter moved into third place above St Brelade after defeating their near neighbours 3-1 at St Brelade.
Rab Campbell notched a brace and Josh Hyde a single for the visitors with the hosts on target through Mike Ozanne.
Allan Ferey and Jon Tuck were on target respectively for St Ouen and St Clement in a 1-1 draw at St Ouen.
