Portmore maintain control
On a day of 1-1 draws, four actually, defending champions Portmore United earned the valuable point in their top-of-the-table clash with nearest rivals Waterhouse to retain their two-point lead at the top of the table.
Rondee Smith’s 57thminute goal cancelled out Tramaine Stewart’s second-minute strike, which had the home crowd jumping, as they sought a sixth successive win and top spot.
The point apiece saw Portmore United inch up to 33 and Waterhouse to 31. Smith, the competition’s leading scorer, was scoring his eighth, while Stewart was scoring his sixth.
Neither third-place Cavalier or fourth-place Arnett Gardens were able to make home advantage count, as they each played to draws in matches they were fancied to win. Cavalier had Alex Marshall to thank for an 84th-minute equaliser after Gavin Roberts had fired then bottom-of-the-table Dunbeholden into an 82ndminute lead. Dunbeholden eased themselves off the bottom of the table on goal difference over Harbour View, who will this evening play away to Montego Bay United in the Monday night feature.
EMPTY-HANDED
Kemal Malcolm scored in his third successive match, his fourth in three games, five minutes before half time, but Fancy Hue Stewart replied 16 minutes later to ensure that Reno did not return to Westmoreland empty handed.
Like Cavalier and Arnett Gardens ahead of them, cash-rich Mount Pleasant failed to take advantage of the other teams’ slip-ups. SueLae McCalla gave them a 61stminute lead over the visiting Tivoli Gardens, but veteran Jermaine ‘Teddy’ Johnson popped up in minute 90+3 to give his team a share of the points.
While Mount Pleasant maintained their fifth position as the top five positions remained unchanged, Tivoli Gardens were not so lucky as they were leapfrogged by UWIFC, the only team to register a win on the day. Patrick Brown fired UWIFC to victory over Humble Lion FC and grabbed hold of sixth position,