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Kevin Blackford of Tivoli has found his scoring touch and may well get a call up to the national program since his older brother, Maestro, is banned goods. And I didn't know Boys Town had a midfield general!?!?
Boys' Town shock Tivoli
BY KAYON RAYNOR Observer senior staff reporter raynork@jamaicaobserver.com
Monday, April 07, 2008
Boy's Town.......................2
Vernal (51st & 52nd)
Tivoli Gardens...................1
K Blackford (64th)
Boys' Town midfield general Michael Campbell (left), challenges Tivoli Gardens veteran Steve Green for the ball in yesterday's Cash Plus Premier League encounter at the Edward Seaga Complex. Boys' Town won 2-1. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
GEORGE Vernal's second half brace carried Boys' Town to a surprise 2-1 win over second-placed Tivoli Gardens at the Edward Seaga Complex in the Cash Plus Premier League yesterday.
Having soaked up some immense pressure in the first half, which saw the home team creating six clear scoring chances to their hosts' two, Boy's Town took the lead in the 51st minute from a dead ball situation.
Tivoli custodian, Edsel Scott, had no chance to effect the save as Vernal rocketed his 20-yard free-kick into the far corner.
With the Red Brigade spectators still celebrating their 25th goal of the season, Vernal netted his second of the game and fourth of the season.
The midfielder pounced on Scott's poor clearance from Michael Campbell's left sided free-kick, and fired home his shot which bounced off Tivoli's central defender Kasai Hinds, who failed to clear the ball of the goal-line. Kevin Blackford netted Tivoli's consolation in the 64th minute from 12 yards, after substitute Navion Boyd found him with an accurate pass.
With only two regular season and five play-off games remaining in the league, Boys' Town with 47 points, closed the gap on second-placed Tivoli (56) to nine points.
Leaders Portmore United started yesterday with 57 points ahead of their late match with Harbour View. Boys' Town coach Andrew Price was elated with his first win at Tivoli since returning to the league two seasons ago.
"I told my team we needed to create some history if we intended to challenge for the premier league title," he said. "The mathematics is very simple, we have to win all our remaining games and we are going to treat each game from now on as a cup final," Price added.
Tivoli manager Brian Rose admitted that the defeat dealt his team's title hopes a little blow, but insisted that they were not giving up.
"Well there is still seven game to go and we are not letting up... we are going to remain focus and continue our programme to get maximum three points from our games to come," Rose said.
In other results, visitors Seba United held relegation strugglers Arnett Gardens to a 1-1 draw at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, St George's and Waterhouse shared two goals at Drewsland; Village held Sporting Central to a 0-0 tie at Brancourt; while Reno and August Town played to a 2-2 stalemate at STETHS.
TEAMS:
Tivoli Gardens - Edsel Scott, Victor Thompson, Kasai Hinds, Christopher Jackson, Steve Green, Kevin Blackford, Craig Stewart (Dwight Herron 61st), Sheldon Palmer, Horace Howell (Navion Boyd 61st), Roland Dean (Jermaine Gray 73rd).
Booked: V Thompson (45th),
Subs not used: J Thompson, J Taylor, Damion Gordon, D Crooks.
Boy's Town - Kirk Porter, Fabian Watkins, Xavian Virgo (Mark Newsome 72nd), Wayne Ellis, Renae Lloyd, Carlton Young (Oneil McDonald 68th), Denzil Watson, Shawn McKoy, George Vernal, Michael Campbell (Nathan Wyatt 81st), Daemion Benjamin.
Booked: Newsome (83rd), McDonald (70th), Virgo (31st), Lloyd (89th).
Subs not used: T O'Connor, C Hibbert, A Jackson, P Crumbie
Referee: Dave Peterkin
Assistant Referees: Garnett Paige, Ricardo Morgan
Fourth Official: Winston Delahaye
Match Commissary: Owen Powell
Kevin Blackford of Tivoli has found his scoring touch and may well get a call up to the national program since his older brother, Maestro, is banned goods. And I didn't know Boys Town had a midfield general!?!?Boys' Town shock Tivoli
BY KAYON RAYNOR Observer senior staff reporter raynork@jamaicaobserver.com
Monday, April 07, 2008
Boy's Town.......................2
Vernal (51st & 52nd)
Tivoli Gardens...................1
K Blackford (64th)
Boys' Town midfield general Michael Campbell (left), challenges Tivoli Gardens veteran Steve Green for the ball in yesterday's Cash Plus Premier League encounter at the Edward Seaga Complex. Boys' Town won 2-1. (Photo: Bryan Cummings) GEORGE Vernal's second half brace carried Boys' Town to a surprise 2-1 win over second-placed Tivoli Gardens at the Edward Seaga Complex in the Cash Plus Premier League yesterday.
Having soaked up some immense pressure in the first half, which saw the home team creating six clear scoring chances to their hosts' two, Boy's Town took the lead in the 51st minute from a dead ball situation.
Tivoli custodian, Edsel Scott, had no chance to effect the save as Vernal rocketed his 20-yard free-kick into the far corner.
With the Red Brigade spectators still celebrating their 25th goal of the season, Vernal netted his second of the game and fourth of the season.
The midfielder pounced on Scott's poor clearance from Michael Campbell's left sided free-kick, and fired home his shot which bounced off Tivoli's central defender Kasai Hinds, who failed to clear the ball of the goal-line. Kevin Blackford netted Tivoli's consolation in the 64th minute from 12 yards, after substitute Navion Boyd found him with an accurate pass.
With only two regular season and five play-off games remaining in the league, Boys' Town with 47 points, closed the gap on second-placed Tivoli (56) to nine points.
Leaders Portmore United started yesterday with 57 points ahead of their late match with Harbour View. Boys' Town coach Andrew Price was elated with his first win at Tivoli since returning to the league two seasons ago.
"I told my team we needed to create some history if we intended to challenge for the premier league title," he said. "The mathematics is very simple, we have to win all our remaining games and we are going to treat each game from now on as a cup final," Price added.
Tivoli manager Brian Rose admitted that the defeat dealt his team's title hopes a little blow, but insisted that they were not giving up.
"Well there is still seven game to go and we are not letting up... we are going to remain focus and continue our programme to get maximum three points from our games to come," Rose said.
In other results, visitors Seba United held relegation strugglers Arnett Gardens to a 1-1 draw at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex, St George's and Waterhouse shared two goals at Drewsland; Village held Sporting Central to a 0-0 tie at Brancourt; while Reno and August Town played to a 2-2 stalemate at STETHS.
TEAMS:
Tivoli Gardens - Edsel Scott, Victor Thompson, Kasai Hinds, Christopher Jackson, Steve Green, Kevin Blackford, Craig Stewart (Dwight Herron 61st), Sheldon Palmer, Horace Howell (Navion Boyd 61st), Roland Dean (Jermaine Gray 73rd).
Booked: V Thompson (45th),
Subs not used: J Thompson, J Taylor, Damion Gordon, D Crooks.
Boy's Town - Kirk Porter, Fabian Watkins, Xavian Virgo (Mark Newsome 72nd), Wayne Ellis, Renae Lloyd, Carlton Young (Oneil McDonald 68th), Denzil Watson, Shawn McKoy, George Vernal, Michael Campbell (Nathan Wyatt 81st), Daemion Benjamin.
Booked: Newsome (83rd), McDonald (70th), Virgo (31st), Lloyd (89th).
Subs not used: T O'Connor, C Hibbert, A Jackson, P Crumbie
Referee: Dave Peterkin
Assistant Referees: Garnett Paige, Ricardo Morgan
Fourth Official: Winston Delahaye
Match Commissary: Owen Powell
