Robert Bailey, Freelance Writer

POLICE NATIONAL con-tinued their quest for a play-off spot to the National Premier League (NPL) with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Greenwich Town in the Kingston and St. Andrew Football Asso-ciation (KSAFA)/Jamaica National (JN) Super League last Saturday at Tinson Pen.

With one round of matches remaining, Police National lead the standings with 26 points - eight more than the Jamaica Defence Force who registered a 1-0 win over Mountain View (13).

Santos are tied with Meadhaven United on 17 points after the sides recorded victories over Duhaney Park (13) and Barbican (six), respectively.

In other games, Cavalier (14) were held to a 1-1 draw by Constant Spring (14) and Bull Bay (14) were also held to a 1-1 draw Maverley/ Hughenden (11).

Took the lead

At Tinson Pen, Police National took the lead in the first minute of the game when Jermaine Gray fired home a close-range, right-footed shot past custodian Horasha Wallace.

Andrew Palmer gave Greenwich Town the equaliser in the 33rd minute with a spectacular 25-yard free kick which went to the left of goalkeeper Robert Levy.

Fifteen minutes after the break, Fidel Anderson scored Police National's second goal when he volleyed home a well-placed, right-sided cross from substitute Herbert Smith.

Gray completed his brace three minutes from the final whistle when he lobbed the ball over the head of the advancing Wallace.

Happy with performance

"I am very happy with my team's performance today," said Owen Harris, coach of Police National. "We know that Greenwich Town is a very good team attacking but defensively they are poor," he said. "So, we just went out there and attacked them and we got the result and that was very good for us. Now, I just hope that we can keep our consistency for the return legs and continue to score a lot more goals," Harris said.

Keith Lattimore, coach of Greenwich Town, said: "I am very disappointed because three easy goals were given away by the defence."

'I just hope that we can keep our consistency for the return legs and continue to score a lot more goals.'