Tier II League: Lime Hall move into top four

Damani Sewell struck a second-half brace as Lime Hall came from a goal down to beat Meadforest 2-1 in the feature Jamaica Football Federation National Tier II League match last Saturday at Drax Hall.

With the win the St Ann-based Lime Hall replaced Meadforest in the top four and among semi-final spots with only one round of games to go.

Meadforest were third in the standings with 22 points going into the match, while Lime Hall were fifth on 21 points.

However, after the weekend results, Lime Hall climbed into fourth with 24 points, the same as Tru Juice who stopped Falmouth 4-1.

At Drax Hall, Delano Daley fired Meadforest into a 37th-minute lead but Sewell restored parity seven minutes after the break before netting the winner three minutes into added time.

Tru Juice jumped one place to third (on goal difference) with their win over semi-final hopefuls Falmouth. Jevoun Bascoe, Damion Herrera, Romaine Hedman and Dayeshanell Russell scored in the St Catherine team's win.

Meanwhile, Racing reclaimed top spot in the standing after a 4-2 win over Reno. Nickyle Ellis, Raheem Edwards, Shavaun Reid and Javaughn Cole netted for Racing while Reno got their goals from Jashane Foster and Shane Ricketts.

The win lifted Racing United to the top of the standings with 29 points, one more than Treasure Beach whose match against Hopewell was not played because no officials showed up.

In other games, Brown's Town turned back Wadada 1-0 through Odane Wilberforce's 61st-minute goal.

Albion Mountain defeated Downs 3-2 while Baptiste Alliance, led by a hat-trick from Tamar Francis, outscored Portlanders 5-4.

With one round of games to go only Meadforest still have a chance of getting into the top four.

Albion Mountain and Falmouth are sixth and seventh, respectively, with 20 points each, eighth-place Brown's Town have 19 points, Reno, 16; Baptiste Alliance, 10; Portlanders, eight, and Wadada, seven. Hopewell and Downs are in the relegation positions with six and one point, respectively.