Gareth Davis, Gleaner Writer

SAINT GEORGES showed off their fighting spirit on Wednesday as they earned a come-from-behind 3-1 victory over Sporting Central Academy in their Cash Plus Premier League (CPPL) match at Lunch Park in Buff Bay.

In wet and slippery conditions, the first half was dominated by Sporting Central and they duly took the lead in the eighth minute when the dangerous and unmarked Onike Ford latched on to a cross and fired past St. Georges' custodian, Ralston Robinson.

Sporting continued to dominate the game through Ford, Linval Lewis, Karl Wiggan, and Hughan Gray, who launched repeated attacks at the St. Georges' defence.

But spurred on by their supporters, St. Georges started to counter-attack and were rewarded in the 24th minute when Danian Reid and Damion Harwood combined their passes and found Kanute Harrison, who beat goalkeeper Leighton Murray from close range.

Attacks

Both teams launched series of attacks but were kept at bay by good defending and goalkeeping. The first half ended 1-1.

Upon resumption, St. Georges surged ahead in the 48th minute after Dale Wallace fired a powerful 30-yard free kick which proved too much for Murray to handle.

Before the celebrations could die down, St. Georges went further ahead after Denroy Dennis capitalised on a defender's error, controlled and beat two other defenders - firing pass Murray in the 51st minute. St. Georges continued to dominate through Omar Brisset, Reid, Dennis and Dwane Holmes, and should have scored a fourth goal when Harwood fired over the crossbar. In another CPPL game Wednesday, western Jamaica sides Reno and Village United fought out a 0-0 stalemate at the Elliston Wakeland Sports Complex in Falmouth.

St. Georges 3Kanute Harrison, 24th, Dale Wallace, 48th, Denroy Dennis, 51st

Sporting Central 1

Onike Ford, eighth

Village United 0

Reno 0