LEADERS Real Mona on 25 points and second-placed UWI on 24 points lost at home to Maxfield Park and cellar dwellers August Town, respectively, to close the gap at the top of the JN/KSAFA Super League in last Saturday’s round of matches.

Maxfield Park, who started the round on 20 points in third place, but needing to win to remain competitive at the top of the standings, surprised Real Mona 1-0 with a second-half goal in minute 58 from Chavar Valentine. This was after Richard Edwards missed several good scoring chances, including a one-on-one situation in the first half to put Maxfield ahead.

Real Mona through Leonard Gooden tested Maxfield Park’s goalkeeper Mark Allen where Chad Bennett was wasteful. However, with chief marksman Jordon Moses missing from action due to injury, Maxfield Park defended stubbornly to leave Butter Cup Park with the narrow win.

Meanwhile, a stone’s throw away at the UWI Bowl, second-placed UWI went under 1-2 to August Town with goals from Leon Seabourde in the 15th and Kemar Bryan in the 35th minute. Akeem Thenstead replied for UWI in the 26th minute.

Although both Real Mona and UWI lost and Maxfield Park won, nothing has changed at the top of the standing with only Maxfield Park narrowing the gap at the top to be on 23 points, one less that UWI and two less than leaders Real Mona.

In other Zone A matches, Shortwood defeated Allman/Woodford 4-1, while in Zone B Mountain View and Rae Town drew 1-1; Santos lost to Rockfort 0-1, while Brown’s Town and Bull drew 0-0.

In Major League Zone A action, Cooreville Gardens swamped Red Hills 7-1; Meadforest eased past Constant Spring 2-1 at Constant Spring after both teams went to the break even at 1-1. On the resumption Ian Davis added to Ryan Smith’s first-half strike to eliminate Constant Spring from the contest. Reinhard Bent replied for Constant Spring.