Harbour View's Rafeik Thomas(r) is challenged by Rupert Murray of Tivoli(l).

Premier League leaders Harbour View will look to stay on their winning path when they tackle a struggling St Georges in a 7 p.m. encounter at the Harbour View Mini Stadium, as the quarter-final of the Flow Champions Cup kicks off today.

The two teams have met on three occasions this season, with Harbour View coming away 2-0 and 3-1 winners, while the other ended in a 1-1 draw.

The Stars of the East will enter the game on a high after seizing sole leadership of the country's top league on the weekend, thanks to a 2-0 blanking of previous leaders Tivoli Gardens.

In the previous round of the Flow Champions Cup, Harbour View got by Rivoli United 2-1.

Harbour View's coach, Donovan Hayles, is hoping there will be no surprises, as his team enters the game confident, but cautious.

"We are entering the game confident, but with caution. This is a knockout competition and knockout competitions hold surprises, and we don't want to be surprised by St Georges," said Hayles.

"I am vying for the Premier League and this cup, so while you might not see a lot of familiar faces, I don't think it will be a weakened team. We take every championship very serious and for me the Flow Champions Cup is the most prestigious knockout competition in the country," he added.

suffered defeat

In St Georges' most recent league outing, they suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Rivoli United. They had previously booked their place in the quarter-finals of the nationwide knockout competition with a 1-0 win over Portmore United.

St Georges' coach, Braxton Hyre, is hoping his team can find the back of the net while keeping Harbour View off the scoresheet.

"We know that they (Harbour View) are a competent team but based on my assessment over the three games, I thought that we were just not scoring," said Hyre. "I thought that we gave them a good run but the thing is we weren't finishing, so I am hoping that we can finish and keep them off the scoresheet, because they scored in all three games against us."

The day's other game will be contested between Humble Lion and Waterhouse at the Effortville Community Centre, starting at 3 p.m.

Defending Flow Cup champions, Boys' Town, will resume their title defence tomorrow, when they travel to Elliston Wakeland Centre to do battle with Village United, also at 3 p.m.

The remaining match, also tomorrow, will feature Granville, who will host Arnett Gardens at the Sam Sharpe Mini Ground at 3 p.m.