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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>Reno, Boys' Town draw 1-1 to wrap up aborted game</SPAN>
<SPAN class=Subheadline></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>DANIA BOGLE, Observer staff reporter
Friday, February 16, 2007
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<P class=StoryText align=justify>Reno...................1
Quarrie (74th)
Boys' Town.........1
Watkins (84th)<P class=StoryText align=justify>FORTY-THREE minutes of urgent action ended with end-of-second-round finalists Reno and Boys' Town drawing 1-1 to wrap up their aborted National Premier League game at the Tony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The match was the completion of the Jan 3 fixture which was curtailed with the scores locked at 0-0 because of a shooting incident at Collie Smith Drive.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Kendrick Quarrie opened the scoring for Reno in the 74th minute, while Fabion Watkins' penalty pulled Boys' Town level in the 84th.<P class=StoryText align=justify>In the quick-paced second half, Boys' Town missed several opportunities to score as both teams kept the action going to a three-quarters full stadium before Quarrie put the Westmoreland-based Reno ahead.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Boys' Town pulled one back with six minutes left on the clock as Watkins' penalty landed squarely in the back of the net.
Reno's coach Aaron Lawrence said it was a pity the equaliser came so close to the end, but he was nevertheless happy.
"We haven't lost so we have to be satisfied with a point away from home," Lawrence said. "We should have won...it's unfortunate that we gave away the soft penalty in the latter stage of the game."<P class=StoryText align=justify>Boys' Town's technical director Andrew Price said the Red Brigade had suffered a few setbacks this round, including losing utility player Oneil Thompson to Norwegian second division club Notodden, and several others to injury, but that they would be coming better in the third round.
Reno have already secured a berth in the end-of-round final against Harbour View, the date of which is yet to be decided. The teams have 10 players between them travelling on international duty.<P class=StoryText align=justify>That final will be Reno's first trophy game in the nation's top flight since 1994-95 when they defeated Constant Spring, 3-1 on aggregate, to lift the National League title.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Boys' Town - Kirk Porter, Fabion Watkins, Kimarley McDonald, Damion Benjamin, Troy Dawes, Garfield Gillespie, Omar Campbell, Peter Keyes (Delroy Burnett 78th), Michael Campbell, Denzil Watson, George Vernal<P class=StoryText align=justify>Subs not used: R Bradbury, J James, D Lewis, N Morgan<P class=StoryText align=justify>Booked: Thompson (9th), Benjamin (90th)<P class=StoryText align=justify>Reno FC - Kenrick Blair, Omar Dallas, Evan Taylor (Merrick Howard 48th), Kendrick Quarrie, Patrick Graham, Garfield Brown, Nyron Davis, Kevon Grant, Ricardo Scott, Draion McNain, Cliffroy Vidal<P class=StoryText align=justify>Subs not used: D Thorpe, D Hall, D Forrester, R Golaub, M Dixon, D Kerr<P class=StoryText align=justify>Booked: Taylor (45th)<P class=StoryText align=justify>Referee: Kevin Thomas<P class=StoryText align=justify>Assistants: Garnett Page, Malachi Brown<P class=StoryText align=justify>Fourth Official: Lewin Purser<P class=StoryText align=justify>Match Commissary: Andrew Payne
<SPAN class=Subheadline></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>DANIA BOGLE, Observer staff reporter
Friday, February 16, 2007
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P class=StoryText align=justify>Reno...................1
Quarrie (74th)
Boys' Town.........1
Watkins (84th)<P class=StoryText align=justify>FORTY-THREE minutes of urgent action ended with end-of-second-round finalists Reno and Boys' Town drawing 1-1 to wrap up their aborted National Premier League game at the Tony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The match was the completion of the Jan 3 fixture which was curtailed with the scores locked at 0-0 because of a shooting incident at Collie Smith Drive.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Kendrick Quarrie opened the scoring for Reno in the 74th minute, while Fabion Watkins' penalty pulled Boys' Town level in the 84th.<P class=StoryText align=justify>In the quick-paced second half, Boys' Town missed several opportunities to score as both teams kept the action going to a three-quarters full stadium before Quarrie put the Westmoreland-based Reno ahead.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Boys' Town pulled one back with six minutes left on the clock as Watkins' penalty landed squarely in the back of the net.
Reno's coach Aaron Lawrence said it was a pity the equaliser came so close to the end, but he was nevertheless happy.
"We haven't lost so we have to be satisfied with a point away from home," Lawrence said. "We should have won...it's unfortunate that we gave away the soft penalty in the latter stage of the game."<P class=StoryText align=justify>Boys' Town's technical director Andrew Price said the Red Brigade had suffered a few setbacks this round, including losing utility player Oneil Thompson to Norwegian second division club Notodden, and several others to injury, but that they would be coming better in the third round.
Reno have already secured a berth in the end-of-round final against Harbour View, the date of which is yet to be decided. The teams have 10 players between them travelling on international duty.<P class=StoryText align=justify>That final will be Reno's first trophy game in the nation's top flight since 1994-95 when they defeated Constant Spring, 3-1 on aggregate, to lift the National League title.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Boys' Town - Kirk Porter, Fabion Watkins, Kimarley McDonald, Damion Benjamin, Troy Dawes, Garfield Gillespie, Omar Campbell, Peter Keyes (Delroy Burnett 78th), Michael Campbell, Denzil Watson, George Vernal<P class=StoryText align=justify>Subs not used: R Bradbury, J James, D Lewis, N Morgan<P class=StoryText align=justify>Booked: Thompson (9th), Benjamin (90th)<P class=StoryText align=justify>Reno FC - Kenrick Blair, Omar Dallas, Evan Taylor (Merrick Howard 48th), Kendrick Quarrie, Patrick Graham, Garfield Brown, Nyron Davis, Kevon Grant, Ricardo Scott, Draion McNain, Cliffroy Vidal<P class=StoryText align=justify>Subs not used: D Thorpe, D Hall, D Forrester, R Golaub, M Dixon, D Kerr<P class=StoryText align=justify>Booked: Taylor (45th)<P class=StoryText align=justify>Referee: Kevin Thomas<P class=StoryText align=justify>Assistants: Garnett Page, Malachi Brown<P class=StoryText align=justify>Fourth Official: Lewin Purser<P class=StoryText align=justify>Match Commissary: Andrew Payne
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