JPL new boys Tru-Juice beat champions Portmore to retake lead

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – Debutants Tru-Juice FC handed Portmore United their first loss of the Legend Jamaica Premier League season, holding off the defending champions 2-1 at Ferdie Neita Park on Sunday.

It is a fourth straight win for Tru-Juice as they raced to 20 points atop the JPL table, two more than second-placed Waterhouse FC who will play on Monday evening, with Racing United and Montego bay United tied on 16 points, two more than Mount Pleasant FA who beat Tivoli Gardens 2-1 to open their new facility in St Ann.

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Alex Marshall gave Tru-Juice the lead in the 41st minute with his second goal of the season, while Tyrone Mullings scored his league leading eighth goal in the 60th minute to double the lead.