Robert Bailey, Freelance Writer

Mountain View's Steven Kilnock (left) watches as Constant Spring's goalkeeper, Marvin King, dives and blocks the ball during their Jamaica National (JN)/KSAFA Super League match on Saturday at Barbican playfield. Constant Spring won 2-1. - Junior Dowie/Staff Photographer

Former Premier League campaigners, Constant Spring, began the second round of the Kingston and St. Andrew Football Association (KSAFA)/ Jamaica National (JN) Super League on a winning note, when they beat Mountain View 2-1 at the Barbican playing field on Saturday.

The result was significant for Constant Spring as it lifted them several places up the standings to fifth on 15 points, having started the round in eighth place and only one point ahead of three teams tied second from bottom.

However, they are 12 points behind the leaders, Police National, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Bull Bay (15).

In other games, Meadhaven United moved into second place with 20 points after they beat Duhaney Park 1-0, while Maverley/Hughenden (11) and Barbican (6) played to a 1-1 draw.

At Barbican, Omar Edwards gave Constant Spring the lead in the third minute when he lobbed the ball over the head of goalkeeper Damion Murphy, who was far off his line.

Fifteen minutes later Shawn Hunter doubled Constant Spring's lead when he volleyed home a powerful left-footed shot past Murphy, after receiving a right-sided cross from Desmond Rose.

SPECTACULAR 22-YARD SHOT

Troylan Williams pulled one back for Mountain View on the stroke of half-time with a spectacular 22-yard shot against the run of play. They trailed 1-2 at half-time.

Five minutes into the second half, Mountain View's Ricardo Burke got a very good chance to give his team the equaliser but after outsprinting two Constant Spring defenders and with custodian Marvin Chin at his mercy, he fired a shot just wide.

Williams came close to giving Mountain View the equaliser in the dying moments after he latched onto a pass from Mark Francis inside the six-yard box, but with an open goal to shoot at, his right-footed shot went high over the bar.

"I thought we played a very good first half," said Danny Lyn, coach of Constant Spring. "But when we went two-nil up we got a bit complacent.

"But after they scored I think we picked up the game again."

Lyn added: "Our marking was a bit off in the second half and we were also ball-watching, but I thought that we won the game from the first half," Lyn explained.

Omar Stanley, coach of Mountain View said: "I think we controlled the run of play today, but there was still some some mental lapses in the 18-yard box and we gave up two simple goals. But I think that we just have to pull up our socks and go again."