TG, Boys' Town off the mark

[Karl]

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>TG, Boys' Town off the mark</SPAN>
<SPAN class=Subheadline>FOOTBALL - Wray &amp; Nephew NPL</SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>Observer Reporter
Monday, October 16, 2006
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=219 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>Glenroy Miller (right) of Seba United shields the ball from Boys' Town's Fabian Watkins during their NPL game at Collie Smith Drive yesterday. Boys' Town won 3-1. (Photo: Garfield Robinson) </SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Two well-taken goals from George Vernal and a beauty from Michael Campbell yesterday carried Boys' Town to a come-from-behind 3-1 win over Seba United.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The game, which was played at Collie Smith Drive, saw the home team playing in front of an unsually small crowd. That seemed to affect the players as the Seba team took charge very early.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The Boys' Town defence line looked pathetic, particularly when Seba attacked, and the men from Montego Bay silenced the spectators with a goal in the 10th minute.
National striker Wilfred Smith benefiting from a lapse in the Boys' Town defence, took control of the ball and played into the path of Delroy Ellis, who easily put the ball in an empty net.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Veteran midfield general Theodore Whitmore, working in tandem with Ricardo Geddes, Damion Williams and Smith, provided several anxious moments for the Boys' Town team. However, Smith missed a glorious opportunity to put his team further in the lead.<P class=StoryText align=justify>In the 27th minute, he found himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Philmore Crumbie, but instead of placing the ball in the far corner, he opted for the near post and was denied by the 'keeper.<P class=StoryText align=justify>In a total turnaround, Boys' Town took the atttack to Seba in the second half, forcing their defenders to make simple mistakes. One of those mistakes came in the 65th minute when a defender handled the ball on the edge of the penalty area.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Vernal walked up and fired a vicious right-footer, which almost ripped the net off the goalpost to level things for Boys' Town.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Nine minutes later, Vernal again sent the spectators into a frenzy when he got by two defenders and powered the ball past Neil Lynch standing between the sticks for Seba.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Boys' Town - Philmore Crumbie, Garfield Gillespie, Jermaine Bailey (Wavel Williams 45th) Carlton Aitken, Xavean Virgo, Fabian Watkins, Damion Benjamin,Troy Dawes, (Rollin Francis 65th) Michael Campbell, George Vernal, Oneil Thompson.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Subs not used: D Watkins, K Porter, S White, R Bradbury, D Genus.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Booked: Thompson 70th.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Seba - Neil Lynch, Keniel Moodie, Scian McNish, Floyd Scott, Asaun Morris, Glenroy Miller, Damion Williams, Theodore Whitmore, Ricardo Geddes, Wilfred Smith, Delroy Ellis (Omar Christie 86th)<P class=StoryText align=justify>Subs not used: A Henry, C Flake, N Woolery, I Scott, K James<P class=StoryText align=justify>Booked: Scott 32nd &amp; 67th, Morris 37th, Smith 60th, Christie 90th.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Referee: Ian Myles<P class=StoryText align=justify>Assistants: Easton Vanhorne, Valdin Legister<P class=StoryText align=justify>Match Commissary: Martin Lyn