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H'View celebrate NPL title win with bubbles, music
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H'View celebrate NPL title win with bubbles, musicBY IAN BURNETT Sports Editor burnetti@jamaicaobserver.com
Monday, April 23, 2007
The champagne bottles popped and their contents spewed joyfully after champions Harbour View were presented with a replica of the Wray & Nephew National Premier League trophy at centre field after their comfortable 3-0 victory over Village United yesterday.
The 'Stars of the East', who were crowned champions last Wednesday following the 30th round of matches, re-entered the field at game's end to receive their trophy on a podium behind a Harbour View Football Club banner, accompanied by the thumping sounds of Ricardo "Bibi" Gardner's song, Move To Your Goal.
JFF president Crenston Boxhill (right) presents the Harbour View captain Lovel Palmer with a replica of the Wray & Nephew NPL trophy at the Harbour View mini stadium yesterday. Looking on are (from left) Nicholas Dodd, David Hobson of the sponsors and KSAFA president Stewart Stephenson. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)
On the podium, the elated winners were presented with the trophy by the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president Crenston Boxhill, Wray & Nephew's David Hobson and KSAFA president AB Stewart Stephenson.
Blue and yellow balloons, representing the colours of the famous club, were then released into the air.
An after party began immediately afterwards in the players' area.
Yesterday's game was meant to be a celebration for the community and the players didn't disappoint them.
Led by a brace from Kavin Bryan and a beauty from ace midfielder Jermaine Hue, Harbour View romped home to the win.
The visitors seemed to be in disarray, having arrived at the ground about 20 minutes prior to kick-off and forced to play in shirts that were not designed for the competition - an obvious embarrassment for the sponsors Wray & Nephew Limited in a game broadcast live on TVJ.
However, they held the home team level until the 37th minute when defender Christopher Harvey picked out Hue with a masterful 60-yard diagonal pass on the left. The midfield general, noted for his gifted left foot, changed the ball to his right and in a jiffy, unleashed a beautiful bender which nestled into the net, well out of the reach of Elvis Hart's flailing hands.
It was the first goal for Hue since his return to the club from an overseas stint, and it did justice to the pass from the back.
It got worse for Village a minute from the interval when Bryan weaved his way into the box before firing hard and low into the far corner.
And in the final minute of play, Hue set up Bryan with a neat through pass for the former Police National striker to register his league leading 14th goal of the year.
In other games yesterday, Arnett Gardens edged Seba United 3-2 at the Tony Spaulding Sports Compplex and at Frome, Reno blanked Naggo's Head 5-1.
With only two rounds remaining, Harbour View lead with 68 points, 10 ahead of Portmore United. They are followed by Reno on 56, Waterhouse and Tivoli Gardens on 49, August Town 41, Arnett Gardens 38, Village United 37, Boys' Town 36, Seba United 30, and relegated teams Wadadah 23 and Naggo's Head,18.
Teams: Harbour View - Dwayne Miller, Christopher Harvey, Clifton Waugh, Lovel Palmer, Gregory Simpson (Robert Scarlett 67th), Donald Stewart (Gregg Taylor 78th), Richard Edwards, Kemeel Wolfe (Nicholas Dodd 69th), Jermaine Hue, Fabian Taylor, Kavin Bryan.
Subs not used: M Barrett, L Thomas, K King, R Thomas
Booked: None
Village United - Elvis Hart, Emiel Thomas, Lacon Brissett, Cordel Simpson, Nigel Ellis, Preston Bernard, Ian McAnuff (Everette Mullings 85th), Orlando McBayne, Damion Newton (Jeff Pearce 60th), Luke Tate (Leon Irving 60th), Newton Sterling.
Booked: Bernard (68th)
Subs not used: D Clarke, V Barnes, A Franklyn
Referee: Howard Stennett
Assistants: Triston Tulloch, Paulette Riley
Fourth Official: Oneil Clayton
Match Commissary: Owen Powell
H'View celebrate NPL title win with bubbles, musicBY IAN BURNETT Sports Editor burnetti@jamaicaobserver.com
Monday, April 23, 2007
The champagne bottles popped and their contents spewed joyfully after champions Harbour View were presented with a replica of the Wray & Nephew National Premier League trophy at centre field after their comfortable 3-0 victory over Village United yesterday.
The 'Stars of the East', who were crowned champions last Wednesday following the 30th round of matches, re-entered the field at game's end to receive their trophy on a podium behind a Harbour View Football Club banner, accompanied by the thumping sounds of Ricardo "Bibi" Gardner's song, Move To Your Goal.
JFF president Crenston Boxhill (right) presents the Harbour View captain Lovel Palmer with a replica of the Wray & Nephew NPL trophy at the Harbour View mini stadium yesterday. Looking on are (from left) Nicholas Dodd, David Hobson of the sponsors and KSAFA president Stewart Stephenson. (Photo: Bryan Cummings) On the podium, the elated winners were presented with the trophy by the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) president Crenston Boxhill, Wray & Nephew's David Hobson and KSAFA president AB Stewart Stephenson.
Blue and yellow balloons, representing the colours of the famous club, were then released into the air.
An after party began immediately afterwards in the players' area.
Yesterday's game was meant to be a celebration for the community and the players didn't disappoint them.
Led by a brace from Kavin Bryan and a beauty from ace midfielder Jermaine Hue, Harbour View romped home to the win.
The visitors seemed to be in disarray, having arrived at the ground about 20 minutes prior to kick-off and forced to play in shirts that were not designed for the competition - an obvious embarrassment for the sponsors Wray & Nephew Limited in a game broadcast live on TVJ.
However, they held the home team level until the 37th minute when defender Christopher Harvey picked out Hue with a masterful 60-yard diagonal pass on the left. The midfield general, noted for his gifted left foot, changed the ball to his right and in a jiffy, unleashed a beautiful bender which nestled into the net, well out of the reach of Elvis Hart's flailing hands.
It was the first goal for Hue since his return to the club from an overseas stint, and it did justice to the pass from the back.
It got worse for Village a minute from the interval when Bryan weaved his way into the box before firing hard and low into the far corner.
And in the final minute of play, Hue set up Bryan with a neat through pass for the former Police National striker to register his league leading 14th goal of the year.
In other games yesterday, Arnett Gardens edged Seba United 3-2 at the Tony Spaulding Sports Compplex and at Frome, Reno blanked Naggo's Head 5-1.
With only two rounds remaining, Harbour View lead with 68 points, 10 ahead of Portmore United. They are followed by Reno on 56, Waterhouse and Tivoli Gardens on 49, August Town 41, Arnett Gardens 38, Village United 37, Boys' Town 36, Seba United 30, and relegated teams Wadadah 23 and Naggo's Head,18.
Teams: Harbour View - Dwayne Miller, Christopher Harvey, Clifton Waugh, Lovel Palmer, Gregory Simpson (Robert Scarlett 67th), Donald Stewart (Gregg Taylor 78th), Richard Edwards, Kemeel Wolfe (Nicholas Dodd 69th), Jermaine Hue, Fabian Taylor, Kavin Bryan.
Subs not used: M Barrett, L Thomas, K King, R Thomas
Booked: None
Village United - Elvis Hart, Emiel Thomas, Lacon Brissett, Cordel Simpson, Nigel Ellis, Preston Bernard, Ian McAnuff (Everette Mullings 85th), Orlando McBayne, Damion Newton (Jeff Pearce 60th), Luke Tate (Leon Irving 60th), Newton Sterling.
Booked: Bernard (68th)
Subs not used: D Clarke, V Barnes, A Franklyn
Referee: Howard Stennett
Assistants: Triston Tulloch, Paulette Riley
Fourth Official: Oneil Clayton
Match Commissary: Owen Powell
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