Western Bureau

After a patch in which they went six consecutive games without a victory, Reno Football Club made it back-to-back wins in the Digicel Premier League yesterday afternoon when they clipped Rivoli United 2-1 in their rescheduled game at the Frome Sports Ground, in Westmoreland.

Striker Gary McIntosh, who has been on fire for Reno in recent games, scored both goals for his team, which gives him an impressive tally of five goals in his last three games. McIntosh's goals came in the 48th and 62nd minutes. Derrick Planter scored for Rivoli in the 59th minute.

"Tactically, I thought we played a very good first half and I believe we should have been two goals up at the half-time break," said Reno's technical director Wendell Downswell.

In what was a keenly contested game, Reno got two good early chances in the second and fourth minutes but wasted both opportunities. First, Nyron Davis got away on the edge of the area and side-footed wide. Second, Renorio Downswell turned sweetly before the goal but fired straight at the goalkeeper.

Rivoli got their first opportunity of the game in the 12th minute when Devon Hodges broke free on the edge of the penalty area but under pressure, stumbled and lost possession to the advancing goalkeeper.

Towards the end of the half, Reno again took charge but faulty finishing kept them off the score sheet. In the 36th minute, Fabian Blake struck a fierce close range volley, which struck the goalkeeper but was subsequently cleared by an alert defender.

On the stroke of half-time, Blake squandered another chance for Reno when he pounced on a rebound but his hasty shot cleared the crossbar.