Harbour View took a stranglehold on the Digicel Premier League (DPL) with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over St Georges as title challenger Tivoli Gardens crashed 0-2 to Village United.
Richardo Watson stunned Harbour View giving St Georges a ninth minute lead but national defender Dicoy Williams pulled the Stars of the East level on 54 minutes.

Rafeik Thomas grabbed the winner in the 89th minute enabling Harbour View to open up a four point lead with three games remaining.
Harbour View moved to 70 points with their 22 win from 35 games. Portland-based St Georges remained fourth with 47 points.

At Elliston Wakeland Centre, title-chasing Tivoli Gardens crashed to a 0-2 defeat to home team Village United seriously denting their championship chances.
Defending champions Tivoli Gardens started the day only a point behind Harbour View but after suffering their fifth defeat of the season, fall four points adrift with a lot of catching up to do.
Trelawny-based Village United rebounded in style from last week’s 0-3 defeat to Harbour View and remained in sixth spot on 44 points.

At the Ferdie Neita Park, Portmore United eased their relegation fears with a comprehensive 3-1 win over fellow strugglers Sporting Central Academy.
Goals by Mario Swaby (35), Carlington Smith (61st) and substitute Craig Gayle (87th) secured Portmore with their 10th win from 35 games as they moved away from the relegation zone.
It was the first time this season that Portmore United was scoring three goals in a match and they consolidated sixth spot with 42 points.
The former champions which are having a wretched season by their standards, are now six points above the relegation zone.
The promising Francois Swaby netted Sporting Central’s lone goal in the 81st minute for his fourth goal of the season. He has so far netted 12 goals in the Under-21 League to be fourth on the goal scoring chart.
Despite his heroics, Sporting are reeling second from bottom on 36 points and with three rounds remaining, the Clarendon team are in danger of being relegated.

Meanwhile Humble Lions thrashed August Town 4-1 at Effortville Community Centre and basically like Portmore United secure top flight football.
The promoted Humble Lions stayed seventh on 41 points courtesy of their ninth win of the season and only their fourth at home.
Roberto Fletcher (formerly of Waterhouse) opened the scoring in the 8th minute before Kimroy Davis doubled the advantage in the 49th for his team leading fifth of the season.
Kevin Mighty returning from along injury made it three nil in the 55th minute. Daniel Shaw pulled one back for august Town in the 87th minute before former Arnett and Portmore midfielder Loxley Thomas sealed the win with a 89th minute strike.
August Town which was suffering their league high 17th loss of the campaign, remained rooted to the bottom on 36 points.

At the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, Arnett Gardens and Rivoli United played to a dull 0-0 draw. But as bad as it may seem, both teams picked up a crucial point in their relegation battle.
Rivoli United stayed ninth on 39 points while Arnett remained 10th a point behind. But more importantly, the inched away from the bottom two teams in Sporting Central and August Town which suffered huge defeats.

Waterhouse FC consolidated third spot after blanking Boys’ Town 2-0 at Drewsland to move to 53 points, eight more than Boys’ Town in fifth spot.
Veteran Kevin Lamey opened the scoring for Waterhouse in the 58th minute for his 13th goal of the season to be second on the goalscoring chart to Rivoli’s Devon Hodges on 15.