Wadadah spurned several opportunities in a goal-less first half, before York substitute Kevin Bascom came on the pitch to dent their expectations of a win and a crucial three points with a 63-minute goal.

The home team had dominated possession in the early going and straightforward opportunities fell to both Jeremy Bucknor and Calvin Coward. However, the goal-shy pair constantly failed to find the back of the net. To add to their woes, Wadadah captain Rohan Reid had his shot from the penalty spot turned out of goal by York custodian Donald Atkinson.

Wadadah, who plied their trade in the top flight two seasons ago, now find themselves languishing at the bottom of the table.

At Prison Oval, a youthful Meadhaven recovered from conceding an early goal to leave a more experienced Rivoli stunned.

Veteran striker Devon Hodges put the home team ahead when he pounced on a poor clearance from Meadhaven custodian Andrew Gibson in the third minute. The KSAFA team, however, quickly climbed out of the tiny hole that they had dug themselves, when a corner from midfielder Dwayne Williams flew over the head of flapping Rivoli custodian Shannon Bartley and into the back of the net.

Dwayne Smith headed Mead-haven into the lead from another corner in the 18th minute and Leighton Neita fired into an empty net after a well weighted square from the left flank had left keeper Bartley stranded on the stroke of half-time.

Patrick Beech scored a penalty for Rivoli in the 76th minute.

Meadhaven coach Lijyasu Simms commended his team for a hard-fought victory.

"They did well. Congratulations to the players. Every point is crucial in this competition and we will continue to go for three points all the time," he said.

"This was a tough game, but we stuck to the task and really showed what they were made of after going a goal behind," he added.

While disappointed with the result, Rivoli coach Jermaine Thomas believes his team will recover from what he termed a minor setback.

"It's minor. It's not really a big setback, when you see us again we won't be the same team," he said.

"We really gave away two soft goals from defensive lapses and we really just lost the game from there."

Meadhaven United defender Kendrick Brown (right) attempts to clear the ball ahead of onrushing Rivoli United forward Devon Hodges in the National Premier League play-offs at the Spanish Town Prison Oval yesterday. Meadhaven won the game 3-2. - Ian Allen