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TWO-TIME National Premier League champions Harbour View sounded their intentions for a third title by beating Waterhouse 1-0 in the incentive-laden second end-of-round final at the National Stadium on Sunday.
The 'Stars of the East', who were without midfield general Jermaine Hue (suspension) and the hard-tackling Richard Edwards (injury), walked away with the winner's prize of $250,000. Waterhouse collected $150,000.
National representative Lovel Palmer netted the winning goal in the 14th minute, after Waterhouse had dominated the early exchanges.
In fact, Waterhouse, despite leaving their leading striker Kevin Lamey on the bench, should have taken the lead in the eighth minute through Jermaine 'Tuffy' Anderson.
However, Anderson, who ran on to a right-sided cross from the overlapping Desmond Breakenridge, headed the 10-yard effort wide of the right upright.
Harbour View's captain Palmer made the Drewsland-based team pay for Anderson's wasted opportunity five minutes later, slamming home an inswinging corner supplied from the left side by Romario Campbell.
The corner arose after Waterhouse's custodian Richard McCallum parried a rasping shot from midfielder Andre Steele on Harbour View's first meaningful attack.
Anderson again wasted a glorious opportunity to score for two-time league champions (1998 & 2006) Waterhouse in the 18th minute.
The striker, who was presented with a sitter by the industrious Breakenridge, central of the goal from 10 yards, fired high over the crossbar to the dismay of the hundreds of Waterhouse fans in the Grand stand.
Vincent Earl came closest to scoring an equaliser for Waterhouse in the 37th minute, but his powerful shot from 20 yards was acrobatically parried for a corner by national goalkeeper Dwayne Miller, who dived at full stretch.
His opposite number McCallum kept Waterhouse in the contest in the 44th minute with an equally impressive save to deny Andre ************an Harbour View's second goal of the match.
Not even the introduction of talisman Lamey, who have netted 12 league goals this season, and discarded national midfielder Damion Williams in the 62nd minute, could bring Waterhouse back in the game, as overall league leaders Harbour View secured their eighth 1-0 victory of the season.
The Digicel Premier League resumes on January 24 with a full slate of third-round matches.
TEAMS: Harbour View -- Dwayne Miller, Lovel Palmer, Montrose Phinn, Dicoy Williams, Kimarlee Brissett, Fabian Campbell, Andre Steele (Kemar Lawrence 70th), John Ross Edwards, Romario Campbell (Christopher Harvey 70th), Andre ************an, Kavin Bryan (Jomo Gordon 78th).
Booked: Bryan (48th), ************an (88th).
Subs not uses: Michaud Barrett, Kamar Petrekin, Nicholas Beckett, Clifton Waugh.
Waterhouse -- Richard McCallum, Keneil Moodie, Rohan Amos, Nicholi Finlayson, Desmond Breakenridge, (Kemar Rodney 46th) , Kemar Thomas, Hugh Howell, Vincent Earl, Kenardo Forbes (Damion Williams 62nd), Jonathan Williams, Jermaine Anderson (Kevin Lamey 62nd).
Booked: Earl (90th+), Amos (90th+).
Subs not uses: Moshell Nelson, Dwight Lewis, Roger Rodney, Darren Mattocks.
Referee: Courtney Campbell
Assistant Referees: Ricardo Morgan, Anthony Garwood
Fourth Official: Cordella Samuels
Match Commissary: Anthony Cooke
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The 'Stars of the East', who were without midfield general Jermaine Hue (suspension) and the hard-tackling Richard Edwards (injury), walked away with the winner's prize of $250,000. Waterhouse collected $150,000.
National representative Lovel Palmer netted the winning goal in the 14th minute, after Waterhouse had dominated the early exchanges.
In fact, Waterhouse, despite leaving their leading striker Kevin Lamey on the bench, should have taken the lead in the eighth minute through Jermaine 'Tuffy' Anderson.
However, Anderson, who ran on to a right-sided cross from the overlapping Desmond Breakenridge, headed the 10-yard effort wide of the right upright.
Harbour View's captain Palmer made the Drewsland-based team pay for Anderson's wasted opportunity five minutes later, slamming home an inswinging corner supplied from the left side by Romario Campbell.
The corner arose after Waterhouse's custodian Richard McCallum parried a rasping shot from midfielder Andre Steele on Harbour View's first meaningful attack.
Anderson again wasted a glorious opportunity to score for two-time league champions (1998 & 2006) Waterhouse in the 18th minute.
The striker, who was presented with a sitter by the industrious Breakenridge, central of the goal from 10 yards, fired high over the crossbar to the dismay of the hundreds of Waterhouse fans in the Grand stand.
Vincent Earl came closest to scoring an equaliser for Waterhouse in the 37th minute, but his powerful shot from 20 yards was acrobatically parried for a corner by national goalkeeper Dwayne Miller, who dived at full stretch.
His opposite number McCallum kept Waterhouse in the contest in the 44th minute with an equally impressive save to deny Andre ************an Harbour View's second goal of the match.
Not even the introduction of talisman Lamey, who have netted 12 league goals this season, and discarded national midfielder Damion Williams in the 62nd minute, could bring Waterhouse back in the game, as overall league leaders Harbour View secured their eighth 1-0 victory of the season.
The Digicel Premier League resumes on January 24 with a full slate of third-round matches.
TEAMS: Harbour View -- Dwayne Miller, Lovel Palmer, Montrose Phinn, Dicoy Williams, Kimarlee Brissett, Fabian Campbell, Andre Steele (Kemar Lawrence 70th), John Ross Edwards, Romario Campbell (Christopher Harvey 70th), Andre ************an, Kavin Bryan (Jomo Gordon 78th).
Booked: Bryan (48th), ************an (88th).
Subs not uses: Michaud Barrett, Kamar Petrekin, Nicholas Beckett, Clifton Waugh.
Waterhouse -- Richard McCallum, Keneil Moodie, Rohan Amos, Nicholi Finlayson, Desmond Breakenridge, (Kemar Rodney 46th) , Kemar Thomas, Hugh Howell, Vincent Earl, Kenardo Forbes (Damion Williams 62nd), Jonathan Williams, Jermaine Anderson (Kevin Lamey 62nd).
Booked: Earl (90th+), Amos (90th+).
Subs not uses: Moshell Nelson, Dwight Lewis, Roger Rodney, Darren Mattocks.
Referee: Courtney Campbell
Assistant Referees: Ricardo Morgan, Anthony Garwood
Fourth Official: Cordella Samuels
Match Commissary: Anthony Cooke
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport...-final_7336241
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