Portmoretake charge
Published: Monday | January 12, 2009
In the clash at Brancourt against the second-season Clarendon team, Steven Morrissey notched the all-important goal only nine minutes into the game for the in-form defending champions, Portmore United.
They were recording their sixth consecutive win and moved to 37 points, three clear of Harbour View, who were joined at 34 by Tivoli Gardens, which piled more woes on Waterhouse by beating them 1-0 through a 31st-minute goal by Roen Nelson.
Waterhouse fired coach Hugh 'Bingi' Blair on Thursday, its second coaching change since the start of the season as Wayne Fairclough resigned last round. They stayed sixth on 23 points.
Harbour View, in the meantime, have virtually been at a standstill in the past three rounds, as they drew 1-1 with Rivoli United and Reno, before last night's home loss. Peter Keyes netted the winner for Boys' Town, which maintained fourth by moving to 33 points, only a point behind Harbour View.
Summary of Digicel Premier League matches and points standings after yesterday's matches.
Meadhaven 1 St Georges 0 at Constant Spring Football Field
GOAL: Meadhaven - Leighton Neita 15th minute
Reno 1 Arnett Gardens 2 at Frome Sports Complex
GOALS: Reno - Patrick Graham 64th; Arnett - Leon Strickland 10th, Kevin King 75th
Reno's Nicholi Findlayson received a straight red card for striking an opponent at the 31st minute
Sporting Central Academy 0 Portmore United 1 at Brancourt
GOAL: Portmore - Steven Morrissey 9th
Rivoli United 2 Village United 2 at Spanish Town Prison Oval
GOALS: Rivoli - Devon Hodges 39th, Valentine Gardner 40th; Village - Eddie Kingston 78th, Kenardo Wilson 63rd
Waterhouse vs Tivoli Gardens at Waterhouse Mini Stadium
GOAL: Tivoli - Roland Dean 31st
Tivoli's scorer Dean was shown the red card at the 70th minute
Harbour View 0 Boys' Town 1 at Harbour View Mini Stadium
GOAL: Boys' Town - Peter Keyes 51st
Standings
| Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | RP | TP |
| Portmore | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 18 | 37 |
| H View | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 34 |
| Tivoli | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 34 |
| Boys' Town | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 33 |
| St Georges | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 29 |
| W'house | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 23 |
| Arnett | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 21 |
| Rivoli | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 5 | 15 |
| Meadhaven | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 15 |
| Reno | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 14 |
| Village | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 14 |
| Sporting | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 11 football: digicel premier league
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