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Waterhouse defended as if their lives depended on
it to hold off Arnett Gardens 1-0 after playing most of the game
with 10-men at the Tony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday.
Irvino English gave the visiting Waterhouse the
lead in the 24th minute from the penalty spot after Kenardo
Forbes was tripped in the box.
Referee Courtney Campbell did not hesitate in
pointing to the spot and English easily fired beyond the
outstretched arms of goalkeeper Joel Messam.
But a moment of madness from Waterhouse's central
midfielder, Lance DaCosta, changed the tempo of the game.
The towering player challenged and fouled Shane
Edwards and while the player was on the ground, he stomped on
him and was duly sent to the showers in the 36th minute.
With the one-man advantage, Arnett totally
dominated the game but could not find that crucial goal to get
back in the game after missing several chances.
Arnett, one of the busiest teams in the transfer
market, are yet to score a goal or garner a point from three
games and are rooted to the bottom of the table.
Already the pressure is mounting on coach Jerome
Waite after just three games as the home fans are becoming
disgruntled after seeing their team suffered another 1-0 defeat.
Waterhouse with their second win have moved to
seven points from three games to be joint leaders, a position
they are familiar with.
At Constant Spring, Harbour View clipped
Meadhaven United 2-1 courtesy of a double strike from Lovel
Palmer in the 25th and 83rd minutes.
Keammar Daley had level the score for Meadhaven
in the 40th minute from the spot but the promoted boys could not
hold the Caribbean champions at bay and succumbed with seven
minutes remaining.
Harbour View which started the round in second
spot jumped to first place with their second win from three
games following their 4-0 whipping of Village and 0-0 draw with
St George's.
Meadhaven remained on two points and have slipped
from sixth to ninth place.
Meanwhile champion Portmore United had to come
from behind for a 1-1 draw with Village United at Jarrett Park
in the late kick-off last night.
Telston Bowen opened the scoring for Village in
the 23rd minute but the speedy Eric Vernon equalised in the 45th
minute as Portmore grabbed a point.
Portmore dropped their first points of the season
to be on seven from three games and also lost top spot to
Harbour View.
The promoted Rivoli United notched their first
win of the season edging Sporting Central Academy 1-0 at the
Prison Oval.
Ironically, it was a former Sporting Central
player Greg Gardner who scored for Rivoli in the 30th minute.
The Anthony Thompson coached outfit moved off the
bottom of the table and into eighth on three points while
Clarendon-based Sporting remained on four points but has slipped
from third to fifth.
At Lynch Park, home team St George's and Tivoli
Gardens battled to a tame 0-0 draw.
It was in fact, the third draw for each team and
the second 0-0 draw in the last two games.
Both teams with identical record are currently
joint seventh on three points after three rounds.
The game between Reno and Boys' Town was rained
out and will be played on a rescheduled date to be announced.
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