Waterhouse , Harbour View battle to 1-1 draw
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Thursday | January 10, 2008
Audley Boyd, Assistant Sport Editor
Waterhouse's goalscorer, Jonathan Williams (right), controls the ball while being closely watched by Harbour View's Lance Laing during the Cash Plus Premier League match at Drewsland Mini Stadium yesterday. - Ian Allen/Staff Photographer
ONE-ALL draw, fair game, appeared to be the consensus after Waterhouse and champions Harbour View battled to an even finish in their second-round Cash Plus Premier League match at Drewsland Mini Stadium yesterday.
Fabian Taylor continued to lead from the front, the Harbour View captain netting the go-ahead goal at the 13th minute; while Jonathan Williams equalised as the first half meandered to a close with a goalmouth strike in the 41st minute.
"I think the draw was a true reflection of what went on today," commented Wayne Fairclough, coach of Waterhouse, who remain third with 28 points in the standings.
The shared point kept Harbour View at fourth, right on the heels of Waterhouse with 27 points.
"It's not a bad result," was how Harbour View's coach, Lenworth Hyde Sr., summed up the finish. "We got some clear chances in the first half that could have made a better result."
Keep in touch
Commenting in the context of the point standings, he added: "We just have to keep in touch with the leaders ... we have 22 more games to play."
Both teams got a decent number of scoring chances throughout the well-contested match, which contained some hard, but not malicious challenges.
"I'm also pleased with how Waterhouse played," noted Hyde of the spirit displayed by the teams that have developed a strong rivalry.
There seemed to have been a definite plan and effort not to afford too much space and in the ensuing attempts to shut down play quickly, Harbour View came out better, generally, as they were more composed and developed attacks with more control and better-directed passing as they opened up the flanks.
Waterhouse, on the other hand, panicked often and hit the ball through the air many times, a ploy that prevented scoring chances, but never aided their attacking cause much because there was a heavy wind blowing across the ground and Kevin Lamey, in the starter's role for the first time in many moons, was always outnumbered.
He managed to break free near the start of the second half but fired high - a shot answered in similar fashion at the other end by Harbour View's Kavin Bryan.
