Portmore United on top of RSPL

Western Bureau:

After defeating Montego Bay United (MBU) 3-1 in Monday night's Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) fixture at the Montego Bay Sports Complex, Portmore United's head coach Geoffrey Hewitt believes his team's 3-1 victory proved they can adapt and still remain razor sharp.

Hewitt employed a counter-attacking style in the second half as MBU had them pinned inside their half the majority of the second half of a thrilling match, to come away with a result that puts them back atop the standings.

"We knew how this Montego Bay team plays and we wanted to catch them on the break, which we did twice, as we can play counter-attacking football too and we demonstrated that and got three goals for it," said Hewitt.

Ricardo Morris fired Portmore into a fifth minute lead which they held until the second half when substitute Mark Alves doubled the score in the 72nd minute. Tremaine Stewart made the game safe for Portmore when he scored in the 76th minute.

Owayne Gordon continued his crisp scoring form by scoring in the 86th minute for MBU.

Portmore now lead the standings with 57 points, one clear of MBU 56, and four in front defending champions Arnett Gardens (54) UWI FC (42), Humble Lion (41) and Harbour View (39) are in a keen battle for the final semi-final spot.