Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Monday | November 2, 2009
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Tivoli held by Rivoli
Ryon Jones, Gleaner Writer


Tivoli's Roland Dean (front) tussles with Rivoli's Fabian Gordon for possession while Kirk Ramsay looks on in the Digicel Premier League at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex yesterday. The game ended 3-3. - Ian Allen/Photographer

Tivoli erased any mathematical chance of missing out on the first end-of-round final, despite playing to a 3-3 draw with Rivoli United at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex yesterday in the Digicel Premier League.

In only the first minute of play, Rivoli's Kirk Ramsay dribbled through the heart of the Tivoli defence, before firing his team into the lead. It however took Tivoli only eight minutes to equalise when their captain Navion Boyd took a quick free kick, which Jameel Thompson redirected through Rivoli's keeper Leon Goffe's legs.

Tivoli then took charge of the game and the combination of Roland Dean and Boyd in the 34th and 42nd minutes put them 3-1 up. On two separate occasions Dean had produced expertly weighted passes for Boyd, who hammered them both home.

Tivoli came out flat for the second half and this allowed Rivoli to seize control of the game. Rivoli got their second goal in the 54th minute when Devon Hodges converted a penalty, after Tivoli's Jerry Walters had brought down Fidel Anderson in the box. Ramsay then headed in his second of the game in the 80th minute to earn his team a draw.

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