Black Lion march on in Major League
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine — Former Premier League contenders Black Lion FC opened up a four-point lead atop the LIME/St Catherine Major League following a 2-0 victory over Albion FC at the weekend.
The win, which was their fourth of the season, carried them to 13 points.
Despite playing to a 0-0 draw away to McCook’s Pen, second-placed Rodwood FC (nine points) managed to maintain their slim one-point advantage over Portsmouth FC, who recorded the biggest win of the round.
The Portmore-based club drubbed Cumberland 4-0, and are now tied on eight points with Spanish Town Police, who finished 2-2 with Royal Lakes at Lime Tree Lane.
In the other game, Wanderers FC, who flogged Cumberland 5-1 in the fourth round, were brought back to earth after suffering a 0-1 defeat to fellow strugglers DB Basovak.
Today in the Division One, Racing United and Pen Acres FC are down to meet in a rescheduled game at Gregory Park, starting at 3:00 pm.
Meantime, both competitions will break starting tomorrow to facilitate the playing of the knockout competition before resuming on December 2.