DEFENDING champions Cavalier and former winners Portmore United will hope to maintain their momentum when they face Montego Bay United (MBU) and Mount Pleasant, respectively, in first-leg semi-finals of the Jamaica Premier League at the National Stadium today.

Both Cavalier and Portmore came through difficult quarter-final ties after drawing their first-leg games against Waterhouse and Racing United, respectively.

Mount Pleasant, who topped the regular season standings, and MBU earned byes to the semi-finals and will hope the break keeps them fresh for the final four.