Portmore United secured a hard fought 0-0 draw with second place Harbour View at Ferdie Neita Park yesterday, to maintain their six-point lead atop the standings in the Digicel Premier League.

Portmore inched to 67 points, while Harbour View moved to 61 points.

"We played well in patches. It was a tough game to play in the muddy conditions, we fought hard, they came at us, they got a few chances to score, but I thought we got the better chances," nsaid Portmore's coach, Linval Dixon. "We should've at least scored one goal, but it was a good result for our team."

With only five rounds in the fourth and final round, Harbour View's assistant coach, Andrew Hines, was predictably dissapointed.

"Nil-all wasn't the result we were expecting to get. However, a lot of things factored into that happening. The condition of the field is one, plus, I thought Portmore fought well."

Afternoon showers

Afternoon showers softened the turf and affected the level of play, but both Harbour View and Portmore missed chances. The game ended on a sour note as Harbour View's Dicoy Williams got a second booking on the stroke of full time and was shown a red card.

Standings

Teams P W D L GF GA RP TP
Portmore 33 19 10 4 41 17 24 67
H View 33 16 13 4 42 17 20 61
Tivoli 33 17 8 8 47 28 19 59
B/Town 33 15 9 9 49 38 15 54
Arnett 33 12 11 10 29 26 18 47
W'house 33 11 12 10 40 38 14 45
St Georges 33 12 8 13 30 34 8 42
Rivoli 33 10 7 16 32 47 14 37
Sporting 33 8 10 15 31 41 18 34
M/haven 33 8 9 16 28 45 13 33
Village 33 5 12 16 26 49 7 27
Reno 33 4 14 15 32 47 5 26