By St. Paul’s News Team
October 18 2026 | Local Sports
Garden Stars FC produced an impressive attacking display on Saturday, defeating All Saints United FC 4–2 in an entertaining ABFA Premier League encounter.
Garden Stars wasted little time asserting their authority, taking control of the match and racing into a 2–0 halftime lead.
Tarek Charles opened the scoring in the 3rd minute, giving Garden Stars an early advantage and setting the tone for a lively contest. Nadre’ Thomas then doubled the lead in the 24th minute, leaving All Saints United with a difficult task heading into the break.
Garden Stars continued to press their advantage after the interval, with Jahred Williams adding another goal in the 47th minute to extend the lead to 3–0.
All Saints United, however, refused to surrender.
Nazir McBurnette pulled one back in the 50th minute, breathing new life into the contest. Garden Stars responded with another goal from Tarek Charles in the 62nd minute, restoring their three-goal cushion at 4–1.
All Saints United continued to battle and were rewarded when McBurnette struck again in the 87th minute, completing his brace and reducing the deficit to two goals.
The match featured a series of substitutions as both coaches looked to influence the outcome. Garden Stars introduced Ngozie Harvey, Joshua Samuel and Omri Simpson in the 60th minute, while Kenijah Challenger replaced Williams in the 68th. All Saints United also made changes throughout the second half, including the introduction of Ajarnie Thomas and Lenford Chance.
Garden Stars’ victory was built on a strong attacking performance, with four different goalscorers contributing to the result, while All Saints United showed resilience despite falling behind early.
Nadre’ Thomas scoring Garden Stars second goal
With Garden Stars finding the net four times and All Saints United responding twice, the match delivered plenty of attacking football and ensured an exciting afternoon for the spectators who turned out to watch the action.
Garden Stars FC is now standing second in the ABFA Premier League on six points behind Potters Tigers FC who also have six points from two games but leads with seven goals from Garden Stars FC Six goals.
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