By Nodley Wright, Staff Reporter
Kibaki Holloway, right, of Constant Spring turns away from Tivoli Gardens' Phillip James during the Wray and Nephew National Premier League game between the teams at Constant Spring yesterday. The game ended 1-1. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
HARBOUR VIEW Football Club yesterday moved to the top of the Wray and Nephew National Premier League following a 2-1 win over Waterhouse at Emmett Park.
With the win, the former champions pushed their tally to seven points from four games, two more than Hazard who have played two games less. Hazard recorded the most impressive result of the day, whipping the promoted Bull Bay 5-1 in their game at Harbour View.
Last season's leading scorer, Roen Nelson, extended his count on the goalscoring table to 12 goals, three ahead of his nearest rival, Kevin Wilson. Harbour View's Jomo Gordon recorded his eighth goal of the season in his team's win over Waterhouse and moved up to joint third position with team-mate Nicholas McCreath and Christopher Nicholas of Tivoli Gardens.
In the game where Tivoli Gardens were at Constant Spring, the home team came from a goal down to draw 1-1. Substitute Roland Dean put his team ahead in the 60th minute before a rejuvenated Oneil McDonald equalised for his side in the 73rd minute.
Constant Spring outplayed their opponents with Dean Sewell, Marlon Edwards and McDonald looking particularly good. They did not convert their better play to goals due to blunt attacking play and outstanding goalkeeping by Steve Stephenson.
Tivoli Gardens, despite being outplayed, could have found themselves in the lead but for poor shooting by Dwayne Richards who missed two good chances and Andrew Chisholm.
The visiting team looked sharper in the second half with the introduction of Dean and Nicholas for Chisholm and Stewart Clarke. Both players could have won the game but Tivoli should also thank Stephenson for conceding just one goal.
Constant Spring's coach, Charles Edwards, said his team played a more confident second half but for them to break the drought of eight games without a win, the players would have to "find someone who can score goals because we are getting chances and we are not putting them away. The day we find that I think we will back in it (the league)".
A disappointed Tivoli coach, Geoffrey Maxwell, rued his team's missed opportunities.
"We got so many simple opportunities to score in this game. I thought we should have been leading by at least two goals at halftime," Maxwell said.
