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Harbour View gearing for Boys' Town challenge
published: Tuesday | February 27, 2007 <DIV class=KonaBody j4lQv="true">
Harbour View's Donald Stewart (right, in foreground) holds ontoWaterhouse's Jomo Gordon during the Western Union/KSAFA Jackie Bell KO semi-final at the National Stadium on Sunday night. Harbour View won 1-0. - Ian Allen/Staff Photographer
Howard Walker, Staff Reporter
Harbour View say they are ready for Boys' Town in the final of the Western Union/KSAFA Jackie Bell Knockout competition after dispatching arch-rival Waterhouse 1-0 at the National Stadium on Sunday night.
Harbour View, which lead the premier league by three points going into the third round, kept alive their hopes of winning the three major titles in the league, the Western Union Jackie Bell KO and the Red Stripe all-island KO.
Harbour View tackle long-time rival Boys' Town in the Western Union Jackie Bell final at the National Stadium tomorrow and coach Lenworth Hyde knows his team has a fight on their hands.
Said Hyde: "Boys' Town will be a tough nut to crack again. They are playing well with their never say die attitude. But we are going home to prepare for that one."
Both Harbour View and Boys' Town scored identical semi-final 1-0 wins over Tivoli Gardens and Waterhouse, respectively.
Look set to dominate
Harbour View's new national striker, Kavin Bryan, burst through the heart of the Waterhouse defence before firing home a left-footed from inside the box in the fourth minute.
It was a lead the premier league front-runners would never relinquish and held Waterhouse comfortably to the end.
Harbour View, with the most potent strike force in Bryan and Fabian Taylor, complimented by a solid midfield in Donald Stewart, Richard Edwards, Lovel Palmer and Kemeel Wolfe, look set to dominate local football.
However, the high point for coach Hyde was his defensive unit of Christopher Harvey, Robert Scarlett, Jermaine Taylor and Oneil Smith, which has kept a clean sheet for the third game running.
Said Hyde: "I thought this team played well while not conceding a goal for the third game running. We played a very disciplined game, especially at the back of our team. The enthusiasm is there and I am pleased with them."
Defending premier league champion Waterhouse, which trail Harbour View by six points, looked a shadow of the team that constantly caused Harbour View heartaches.
Waterhouse without star striker Kevin Lamey they lack the bite up front and as hard as Jomo Gordon, Irvino English, Roberto Fletcher, Robert Robinson, Oneil Robinson and Demar Phillips tried, they could not break down Harbour View.
Barrington "Cobra" Gaynor, coach of Waterhouse, thought his team dominated but was disappointed with their failure to put away their chances.
Said Gaynor: "We dominated the entire game but we just didn't score our opportunities and if you don't score your opportunities you are not going to win the game. We gave up a soft goal in the early part of the game and lost 1-0."
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published: Tuesday | February 27, 2007 <DIV class=KonaBody j4lQv="true">
Harbour View's Donald Stewart (right, in foreground) holds ontoWaterhouse's Jomo Gordon during the Western Union/KSAFA Jackie Bell KO semi-final at the National Stadium on Sunday night. Harbour View won 1-0. - Ian Allen/Staff Photographer
Howard Walker, Staff Reporter
Harbour View say they are ready for Boys' Town in the final of the Western Union/KSAFA Jackie Bell Knockout competition after dispatching arch-rival Waterhouse 1-0 at the National Stadium on Sunday night.
Harbour View, which lead the premier league by three points going into the third round, kept alive their hopes of winning the three major titles in the league, the Western Union Jackie Bell KO and the Red Stripe all-island KO.
Harbour View tackle long-time rival Boys' Town in the Western Union Jackie Bell final at the National Stadium tomorrow and coach Lenworth Hyde knows his team has a fight on their hands.
Said Hyde: "Boys' Town will be a tough nut to crack again. They are playing well with their never say die attitude. But we are going home to prepare for that one."
Both Harbour View and Boys' Town scored identical semi-final 1-0 wins over Tivoli Gardens and Waterhouse, respectively.
Look set to dominate
Harbour View's new national striker, Kavin Bryan, burst through the heart of the Waterhouse defence before firing home a left-footed from inside the box in the fourth minute.
It was a lead the premier league front-runners would never relinquish and held Waterhouse comfortably to the end.
Harbour View, with the most potent strike force in Bryan and Fabian Taylor, complimented by a solid midfield in Donald Stewart, Richard Edwards, Lovel Palmer and Kemeel Wolfe, look set to dominate local football.
However, the high point for coach Hyde was his defensive unit of Christopher Harvey, Robert Scarlett, Jermaine Taylor and Oneil Smith, which has kept a clean sheet for the third game running.
Said Hyde: "I thought this team played well while not conceding a goal for the third game running. We played a very disciplined game, especially at the back of our team. The enthusiasm is there and I am pleased with them."
Defending premier league champion Waterhouse, which trail Harbour View by six points, looked a shadow of the team that constantly caused Harbour View heartaches.
Waterhouse without star striker Kevin Lamey they lack the bite up front and as hard as Jomo Gordon, Irvino English, Roberto Fletcher, Robert Robinson, Oneil Robinson and Demar Phillips tried, they could not break down Harbour View.
Barrington "Cobra" Gaynor, coach of Waterhouse, thought his team dominated but was disappointed with their failure to put away their chances.
Said Gaynor: "We dominated the entire game but we just didn't score our opportunities and if you don't score your opportunities you are not going to win the game. We gave up a soft goal in the early part of the game and lost 1-0."
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