Lawrence delivers for Trinity

Second-half substitute Phillon Lawrence came off the bench and inspired Holy Trinity to a 3-1 win over Waterford with a goal and an assist in yesterday's ISSA-FLOW Manning Cup match at Bell/Chung Oval.

The win lifted the Devon Anderson-coached team to joint first with Charlie Smith, 12 points but they are second on goal difference. Waterford slipping to third with nine points.

Second-half hero Lawrence, who is usually a starter, but was left on the bench because of tactical reasons, made an immediate impact. Minutes after his introduction, he latched on to a precise pass from Shai Smith and slammed a volley past goalkeeper Tafari Chambers in the 70th minutes.

But the visitors were level in the 83rd minute when Richard Coates headed home from close range. The lead was restored when, a minute later, Chambers dropped the ball into his own goal.

Then, in time added on, Holy Trinity sealed the win when Lawrence returned the favour for Smith, finding his strike partner with a superb cross field ball, which Smith stabbed home with a side foot volley.

Lawrence told STAR Sports he knew he wouldn't start, but he still had something 'great' to offer his team on the day.

"I didn't train yesterday but I told coach I was going to come out with something great for him and there it is, and the feeling is great because my mommy is in the stands, the fans are here, and I made them proud," the 15-year-old said.

Anderson said Lawrence promised him to do the job and delivered.

"It was a plan (not to start Lawrence). We saved him for crunch time and he delivered again," he commented.