Champions Tivoli Gardens returned to the top of the Digicel Premier League (DPL) after crushing Sporting Central Academy 4-0 at Brancourt.

In a contentious game, home team Sporting Central saw defender Gregory Lewis red carded in the 59th minute and two minutes later, his manager Brandon Murray was also dismissed.
Young striker Dane Kelly opened the scoring for Tivoli in the 50th minute before Jameel Thompson doubled the advantage in the 67th.
Former national striker Roland Dean then put the icing on the cake with two late goals in the 81st and 84th minutes. Dean with his fifth and sixth goals climbed up the ladder to joint fourth with teammates Owen Powell, Keammar Daley and Arnett striker Kevin Wilson.
Tivoli with their seventh away and their 13th overall, moved into pole position on 51 points, the same as Harbour View but with a superior goal difference.
Sporting Central which was losing their third consecutive game and win once in their last eight games, dropped a spot to eight on 30 points.

At UWI Bowl, home team August Town stunned Harbour View 2-1 and continued their fine form which see them climb two places up to sixth in the table.
August Town now won five of their last seven games to be on 31 points and currently occupying the last spot of the elite group.
Harbour View, which started the day in front on 51 points, have slipped to second behind rival Tivoli Gardens, but has a game in hand against St Georges.
Kavin Bryan gave the Stars of the east a 48th minute lead but Daniel Shaw pulled August Town level in the 66th minute for his third goal of the season.
Goalkeeper Devon Haughton, who plays as a striker for UWI in the Business House league, converted a 93rd minute penalty for the win.

Title-chasing Waterhouse had to come from behind twice to hold St Georges to a 2-2 draw at Lynch Park in Portland and slip further behind the leaders.
Richard Watson’s goalbound shot took a wicked deflection but he was credited with the goal in the 21st minute to give St Georges the lead.
Nicholy Finlayson equalized for Waterhouse ten minutes later before Dwayne Holmes restored St Georges’ lead in the 50th minute from the penalty spot.
But Waterhouse was not to be denied and Kemar Thomas again pulled them level in the 66th minute for a share of the points.
Waterhouse remained third on 42 points and are nine behind the leaders while St Georges missed a glorious opportunity to leapfrog Boys Town and remained fifth on 38 points.

A Newton Sterling goal in the 25th minute gave Arnett Gardens a 1-0 win over Rivoli United which lost Barrington Planter to a 61st minute red card.
It was Arnett’s first win in 13 attempts and their sixth overall but they remained at the bottom on 26 points but have closed the gap the teams just above them. They are just five points adrift of the sixth-placed team August Town on 31 points.
Rivoli United which was losing for the first time in four games, dropped a spot to seventh on 30 points.

Meanwhile Boys’ Town and Humble Lions played to a 0-0 draw at Brancourt in a result that did them no favours.
Boys’ Town stayed fourth on 39 points and are 12 points adrift of the leaders after winning just once in their last eight outings.
Humble Lions, despite playing well are too near to the relegation zone and are on 28 points, just two points above cellar team Arnett Gardens.

In the late kickoff, the visiting Village United edged Portmore United 1-0 courtesy of a Dino Williams 78^th minute strike.

The Trelawny-based outfit climbed out of the relegation zone, two spots up to ninth on 30 points, the same as Sporting Central and Rivoli United.

Portmore United which was losing their 11^th game slipped two spot into the relegation zone with 27 points.

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