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Fans left in the dark at Harbour View
Kwesi Mugisa, Staff Reporter
Waterhouse midfielder Kenardo Forbes (left) shields the ball from Tivoli Gardens' Kevin Blackford in the COK Champions Cup final at the Harbour View Mini Stadium last night. The game was abandoned because of a power cut at half-time with the teams locked at 0-0. - Ian Allen
Hundreds of patrons were left in the dark as a power failure during the half-time break forced the abandonment of the COK Champions Cup final between Tivoli Gardens and Waterhouse at the Harbour View Mini Stadium last night.
The lights went out just after the players had left the field following an unusual 50-minute first half, prolonged by injuries to both Tivoli's starting goalkeeper Leon Gordon and his replacement Edsel Scott. The teams were locked at 0-0 at the break.
Up until that point, neither side had really managed to impose its will on the game and a number of incomplete passes and limited shots to goal had made the encounter a scrappy one.
Waterhouse midfielder Kenardo Forbes saw his 20th-minute effort from just outside the area rebound off the wall and although he was able to strike the follow-up shot with plenty of pace, it went straight to Tivoli keeper Scott. The second-string keeper had come on to the pitch after an injury suffered by Gordon in the 15th minute.
Cutting in off the right flank, Kirk Ramsey also had a crack at the target three minutes later but, although getting plenty of boot on the ball, did not force a save from Scott. At the other end, Tivoli forward Jermaine Allen craftily turned away from his marker just inside the area but saw his powerful effort fly wide of the goal post in the 29th minute.
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) competitions committee is expected to meet today to determine what will be done about the fixture. The likely result will, however, be a replay of the entire match as the current administration has already expressed displeasure with the idea of unfinished fixtures continuing where they were left off.
Earlier in the season, a power outage at the Tony Spaulding Sports Complex saw St Georges and Arnett locked at a 1-1 scoreline at the start of the second half, before a power cut.
Controversy erupted when the fixture was continued a week later as Kwame Richardson was brought in as an injury replacement having not been on the original match card and found the winner for Arnett Gardens.
Neither Tivoli manager Brian Rose nor Waterhouse coach Wayne Fairclough expressed a preference as to whether the game should be replayed from the start or continued. While Rose stated that it did not matter one way or the other, Fairclough simply remarked that it was up to the authorities. In an ironic twist of events, the lights flickered on minutes after the game had been called off and most patrons and some officials had left the stadium.
Kwesi Mugisa, Staff Reporter
Waterhouse midfielder Kenardo Forbes (left) shields the ball from Tivoli Gardens' Kevin Blackford in the COK Champions Cup final at the Harbour View Mini Stadium last night. The game was abandoned because of a power cut at half-time with the teams locked at 0-0. - Ian Allen
Hundreds of patrons were left in the dark as a power failure during the half-time break forced the abandonment of the COK Champions Cup final between Tivoli Gardens and Waterhouse at the Harbour View Mini Stadium last night.
The lights went out just after the players had left the field following an unusual 50-minute first half, prolonged by injuries to both Tivoli's starting goalkeeper Leon Gordon and his replacement Edsel Scott. The teams were locked at 0-0 at the break.
Up until that point, neither side had really managed to impose its will on the game and a number of incomplete passes and limited shots to goal had made the encounter a scrappy one.
Waterhouse midfielder Kenardo Forbes saw his 20th-minute effort from just outside the area rebound off the wall and although he was able to strike the follow-up shot with plenty of pace, it went straight to Tivoli keeper Scott. The second-string keeper had come on to the pitch after an injury suffered by Gordon in the 15th minute.
Cutting in off the right flank, Kirk Ramsey also had a crack at the target three minutes later but, although getting plenty of boot on the ball, did not force a save from Scott. At the other end, Tivoli forward Jermaine Allen craftily turned away from his marker just inside the area but saw his powerful effort fly wide of the goal post in the 29th minute.
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) competitions committee is expected to meet today to determine what will be done about the fixture. The likely result will, however, be a replay of the entire match as the current administration has already expressed displeasure with the idea of unfinished fixtures continuing where they were left off.
Controversy erupted
Earlier in the season, a power outage at the Tony Spaulding Sports Complex saw St Georges and Arnett locked at a 1-1 scoreline at the start of the second half, before a power cut.
Controversy erupted when the fixture was continued a week later as Kwame Richardson was brought in as an injury replacement having not been on the original match card and found the winner for Arnett Gardens.
Neither Tivoli manager Brian Rose nor Waterhouse coach Wayne Fairclough expressed a preference as to whether the game should be replayed from the start or continued. While Rose stated that it did not matter one way or the other, Fairclough simply remarked that it was up to the authorities. In an ironic twist of events, the lights flickered on minutes after the game had been called off and most patrons and some officials had left the stadium.