HARBOUR VIEW OUTSCORED 2-3 BY W-CONNECTION IN CFU CLUB

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD><PRE>Hello All,CFU Club Championship semifinal 2 match report.Clyde J.HARBOUR VIEW OUTSCORED 2-3 BY W-CONNECTION IN CFU CLUBCHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINAL THRILLER IN TRINIDAD &amp; TOBAGO!Two late goals rally by jamaicans falls just short inthe end.Donald Stewart and Fabian Taylor hit back in minutes82 and 88 respectively to close the gap but could notequalize despite a last minute flurry as W-Connectionhad built up a very sizable 3-0 margin after 69minutes that had already put them in a winningposition.A most competitive first half entertained the smallcrowd of over 300 spectators as both teams filled withgood ball handlers exhibited excellent tacticalawareness in combatting each others attacks afterprolonged possession.The game broke wide open as it approached the break on43 minutes.A quick counter-attacking movement swept the ball tothe half-line in two passes as a 40 yard diagonal tothe edge of the penalty area was intercepted byJermaine Taylor ahead of the forward and his ownon-rushing custodian, Dwayne Miller for the diminutiveforward, Andre Toussiant to capitalise on and tapinto an empty net. 1-0 soon became 2-0 four minutes later in the mostcruel way, in time added on by the referee when indefending a corner a player from each team becameentangled in their attempt to go for a ball that wascleared away ahead of them. To the chagrin if the visitors they saw the refereeindicate a penalty followed by a caution to DonaldStewart and then the persistent protesting of RobertScarlett who voiced loudly the vulgar injusticeinflicted upon the jamaicans at a crucial time of thegame.2-0 down and a large damper on the spirit, while bothcoaches voiced there sharp disagreement to theofficial's decision at the half-time, they quicklyguided the team to respond positively with class,determination and a greater sense of purpose to riseabove it all and win the game despite of theinjustice.A more aggressive approach imposed by the "Stars ofthe East" from the start of the second half meantHarbour View pounded away at the Trinidadian Championsgoal-mouth with 3 shots and 3 corners in the first tenminutes as an all out assault from angles was launchedwith dangerous intentions.The defense tested, midfield under pressure the smoothflowing W-Connection stood their ground while imposingtheir slick ball movement across the field beforeimplementing selected counter-attacks.Success smiled on them once more in minute 68 whenanother 3 passing movement orchestrated on the leftabout the half-line was only detoured by theretreating Oniel Smith but the last gasp toe-pokeacross the face of the goal found captain,Earl Johnalong with an empty goal to tap into despite DwayneMiller's most gallant effort to stop was founded to betoo late. 3-0 down, and a massive mountain to climb the truespirit of Harbour View again soared as so as not to bedefied, like lions they roared forward with greaterdetermination. Newly found vigor born out of determination, thephysical superiority kicked in along with thenever-say-die attitude pumping through their veins the"Stars of the East" shone brightest in the last 20minutes to rally in amazing fashion as the largelypartisan Trini crowd was dumb-struck with silence asthey chopped away at the deficit minute by minute.The Panamanian referee answered many questions of timeremaining as the Trini's desperately hung on for dearlife while still managing to impose a few seriouscounter-attacks but with no further success the Starsof the East kept pressing forward in search of furtherCaribbean glory.Unfortunately, the final whistle sounded and ended thejourney towards our second Caribbean crown, 2-3. </PRE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>