Keisha Hill, Staff Reporter
Boys' Town's Oraine Miller (left) challenges Portmore United's Wolry Wolfe for the ball during their goalless Cash Plus Premier League football match at Collie Smith Drive yesterday. - Junior Dowie/Staff Photographer
Boys' Town have been plagued by players' inability to convert numerous opportunities to score against every team they have played against in the Cash Plus Premier League (CPPL) this season.
Yesterday was no exception as they drew 0-0 with Portmore United in a hard-fought game at Collie Smith Drive.
Boys' Town, who have been unbeaten in their previous five games, have now moved to 16 points in the league but they are yearning to turn these draws into victories.
According to Andrew Price, coach of Boys' Town: "The team should have put away the many opportunities afforded us and as a result it has been really hampering us for the entire season. We are getting the opportunities but we are just not putting them away and we really need to start scoring."
Although not totally disappointed with his team's performance, Price felt that while playing at home, Boys' Town should have put the game away.
Wasted opportunities
"When you get opportunities against a team such as Portmore United, you have to utilise them," he said.
"Other than that, it was a good effort by the team, it was a good tactical game. We knew that Portmore were coming off a recent loss so we expected them to come here and play some attacking football to continue their momentum and I think we nullified them today. We put them under pressure from the word go and we continued until the end of the game."
Linval Dixon, coach of top-of-the-table Portmore United, which advanced to 28 points, felt his team lost their discipline as the game went on.
"We knew that Boys' Town were coming and would play hard. We didn't take the opportunities that we got in the game, so we have to get back and move forward from here," Dixon said.
