Bora watches as Portmore win comedy of errors

[Karl]

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>Bora watches as Portmore win comedy of errors</SPAN>
<SPAN class=Subheadline>FOOTBALL - Wray &amp; Nephew NPL</SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>PAUL A REID, Observer writer
Monday, October 16, 2006
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=220 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic (right) hugs Wadadah's coach Anthony 'Follies' Williams prior to yesterday's National Premier League match at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay. (Photo: Paul Reid)</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>MONTEGO BAY - Portmore United finally got their first win of the season after beating Wadadah 3-1 at Jarrett Park yesterday in a game watched by Jamaica Football Federation's (JFF) Technical Director designate Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The Serbian-born coach, and the handful of spectators who turned out, saw two own-goals, a deflected goal and two red cards in a game that rarely rose above average.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Portmore, who had scored once in the previous
four games, went 2-0 up on 18 minutes thanks to an own-goal from Lesseps Love and a deflection from Greg Morrison.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Carlington Smith added a third in the 32nd, while captain Anthony Modeste back-heeled one past his goalkeeper Shawn Sawyers in the 79th minute.

Portmore's coach Paul Young was thankful for the win, but said once they got the first two goals they knew they had turned the corner and the third was just icing on the cake.<P class=StoryText align=justify>He said he knew from the first half that it would have been difficult for Wadadah to get back into the game and was expecting the Montego Bay team to come at them in the second half.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Wadadah's Anthony 'Follies' Williams said yesterday was a "day in my football life I would like to forget in a hurry. Nothing went right and I have no ideas (why) as I can't say as I can't read the
players' minds".<P class=StoryText align=justify>Williams described the game as not just the worst of the season, but the "worst for a very long time". He said it was unfortunate they conceded the two early goals, but the players couldn't lift themselves to get back into the game.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Wadadah's Jermaine Anderson, who was booked earlier, was shown a second yellow after flooring Jason Morrison in the 87th minute.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Wadadah - Gavine Barret, Lesseps Love (Raphael Palmer-45th), Glenworth Benjamin, Damion Nelson, Derrick Allen (Torey Samuels-46th) Christopher Currie (Carlington Johnson-63rd), Daniel Ricketts, DeShaun Woolery, Rohan Reid, Jermaine Anderson, Sion Thorpe<P class=StoryText align=justify>Subs not used: T Bernard, E Brown, S Irving, S Christie<P class=StoryText align=justify>Booked: Benjamin 85th, Anderson yellow 73rd<P class=StoryText align=justify>Sent off: Anderson 87th<P class=StoryText align=justify>Portmore - Shawn Sawyers, Anthony Modeste, Sheldon Battiste, Eric Vernon (Ricardo Cousins-74th), Adrian Reid, Jason Morrison, Garth Bootha, Rafe Wolfe, Steven Morrisey (Orane Miler-70th), Carlington Smith, Greg Morrison (Omar Campbell-64th)<P class=StoryText align=justify>Subs not used: S Brown, F Parada, T Allen, D Ford<P class=StoryText align=justify>Booked: Reid (38th), Morrison (84th)<P class=StoryText align=justify>Sent off: Reid 73rd<P class=StoryText align=justify>Referee: Dwight Royal<P class=StoryText align=justify>Assistants: Dale Ewan, Antoinette Williams<P class=StoryText align=justify>Fourth Official: Elihu Holmes

[Karl]

RE: Bora watches as Portmore win comedy of errors

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'Bora' notes some good players at MoBay match
published: Monday | October 16, 2006 <DIV class=KonaBody>

Adrian Frater, News Editor


Milutinovic

Western Bureau:

Portmore Unitednotched their first win of the 2006-07 Wray &amp; Nephew National Premier League competition yesterday afternoon when they handed Wadadah a 3-1 defeat at Jarrett Park in a game which was watched by Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic, who is set to become the next technical director of the Jamaica Football Federation.

"The game was not bad, I saw some good players, not many, a few," said coach Milutinovic, who had the numbers of a few players scribbled on a bit of paper. "It was nice to see my first game in Jamaica," he commented.

The Portmore team, which got all three goals in the first half, scored through Eric Vernon, Carlington Smith and a defender. Wadadah's lone goal came from the boot of Portmore's Anthony Modeste, who inadvertently back-heeled the ball into his own goal.

"We maintained our game plan, which was to score early and try to dictate the pace from there," said Paul Young, the Portmore coach. "We knew we had the game in the bag when we went in half-time break leading 3-0."

After hounding Wadadah in the opening minutes, Portmore took the lead in the 10th minute when Vernon's shot ricocheted from a defender and looped over the head of the goalkeeper and fell into the goal, making the score 1-0.

Ten minutes later, a similar effort by Greg Morrison flew off a defender who was attempting a hasty clearance, and again ballooned over the head of the Wadadah custodian, making the score 2-0.

Portmore struck again in the 33rd minute when a defender controlled the ball into the path of Smith. He took control and calmly fired home, making the half-time score 3-0.

In the second half, Portmore continued to dominate, but it was Wadadah that got the lone goal. In the 79th minute, a cross by skipper Daniel Rickettes fell between substitute Torrey Samuels and Modeste. Under pressure from Samuels, Modeste back-heeled the ball past his goalkeeper, making the final score 3-1.

Portmore United - 3[/B]

Eric Vernon 10th, own goal 20th, Carlington Smith 33rd

Wadadah - 1[/B]

Own goal 79th </DIV></DIV>

[Tekulife]

RE: Bora watches as Portmore win comedy of errors

A fe him job to pick sense outta nonsense.

[Lionpaw]

RE: Bora watches as Portmore win comedy of errors

Them tek the man to watch 2 of the worst teams this season so far. Smart move??? Damn eediats.