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Ugly assault mars keen clash at Jarrett Park
published: Friday | January 4, 2008
Nodley Wright, Freelance Writer
WHAT WOULD have been an otherwise fitting end to a closely contested match between Seba United and St. Georges had an ugly ending when Damion Stewart, goalkeeper coach of St. Georges was struck in the head with a stone, on Wednesday evening at Jarrett Park. The wound required two stitches.
Stewart who had gone on to the field to tend to Harold Franklyn, one of his injured players - with mere seconds remaining, was struck in the head with a stone by a spectator at the Cavalry Church end. A quick response from the more than adequate number of police personnel prevented the incident descending into a brawl as the referee ruled that time had expired with the score tied at 2-2.
The game itself, while not of a consistently high quality, was interspersed with moments of magic and brilliance. Theodore Whitmore, who served as interim national coach for two friendly internationals in November last year, showed his brain was still sharp as he opened up the St. Georges' defence on a number of occasions but his teammates could not provide the finishing touch.
Fell behind
Seba lost their upper hand after about 25 minutes when Whitmore appeared winded. Five minutes later, they fell behind when Damion Reid curled in a classy freekick from just outside the 18-yard box. It could have been worse for the Montego Bay team as defender Delroy Ellis was very lucky to stay in the game as he hauled down Damion Harwood for the freekick.
Only the backtracking Stephen Irving, who was marginally behind Ellis, saved him from a certain red card.
Whitmore emerged from the half-time break re-energised and was at the centre of all his team's attacking plays.
The game was level in the 58th minute when Whitmore was fouled a little closer to the goal than Harwood was. Irving calmly stepped up and curled the ball with such casual arrogance that the sharp Anthoneil Williams was unmoved.
The visiting team regained the lead in the 64th minute when the usually calm Ellis was again at fault. He missed a tackle almost in the middle of his half and exposed goalkeeper Neil Lynch who charged out of his goal and was beaten by a composed Richardo Watson.
When Whitmore exited the field, he was replaced by another veteran midfield wizard in Daniel Ricketts and he took up where his coach left off.
Refused to be daunted
Seba United refused to be daunted by the stronger-looking St George's team and kept plugging away for the equaliser. Ellis central defensive partner Keniel Moodie was the provider in the 78th minute. From a nice build up, the long-serving Norman Foster provided the low cross for Moodie to steer home in a fashion that would make many forwards envious.
Seba 2
Stephen Irving 58th, Keniel Moodie 78th
St. Georges 2 Damion Reid 30th, Richardo Watson 64th
published: Friday | January 4, 2008
Nodley Wright, Freelance Writer
WHAT WOULD have been an otherwise fitting end to a closely contested match between Seba United and St. Georges had an ugly ending when Damion Stewart, goalkeeper coach of St. Georges was struck in the head with a stone, on Wednesday evening at Jarrett Park. The wound required two stitches.
Stewart who had gone on to the field to tend to Harold Franklyn, one of his injured players - with mere seconds remaining, was struck in the head with a stone by a spectator at the Cavalry Church end. A quick response from the more than adequate number of police personnel prevented the incident descending into a brawl as the referee ruled that time had expired with the score tied at 2-2.
The game itself, while not of a consistently high quality, was interspersed with moments of magic and brilliance. Theodore Whitmore, who served as interim national coach for two friendly internationals in November last year, showed his brain was still sharp as he opened up the St. Georges' defence on a number of occasions but his teammates could not provide the finishing touch.
Fell behind
Seba lost their upper hand after about 25 minutes when Whitmore appeared winded. Five minutes later, they fell behind when Damion Reid curled in a classy freekick from just outside the 18-yard box. It could have been worse for the Montego Bay team as defender Delroy Ellis was very lucky to stay in the game as he hauled down Damion Harwood for the freekick.
Only the backtracking Stephen Irving, who was marginally behind Ellis, saved him from a certain red card.
Whitmore emerged from the half-time break re-energised and was at the centre of all his team's attacking plays.
The game was level in the 58th minute when Whitmore was fouled a little closer to the goal than Harwood was. Irving calmly stepped up and curled the ball with such casual arrogance that the sharp Anthoneil Williams was unmoved.
The visiting team regained the lead in the 64th minute when the usually calm Ellis was again at fault. He missed a tackle almost in the middle of his half and exposed goalkeeper Neil Lynch who charged out of his goal and was beaten by a composed Richardo Watson.
When Whitmore exited the field, he was replaced by another veteran midfield wizard in Daniel Ricketts and he took up where his coach left off.
Refused to be daunted
Seba United refused to be daunted by the stronger-looking St George's team and kept plugging away for the equaliser. Ellis central defensive partner Keniel Moodie was the provider in the 78th minute. From a nice build up, the long-serving Norman Foster provided the low cross for Moodie to steer home in a fashion that would make many forwards envious.
Seba 2
Stephen Irving 58th, Keniel Moodie 78th
St. Georges 2 Damion Reid 30th, Richardo Watson 64th
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