Arnett Gardens' Kwame Richardson (left) dribbles away from Seba's Denzil Watson during their Wray and Nephew National Premier League contest at Tony Spaulding Sports Complex yesterday.
-Carlington Wilmot photoARNETT GARDENS were scintillating in the first half of their Wray and Nephew National Premier League encounter against Seba United at the Tony Spaulding Complex yesterday where they carved out a 2-1 win to jump to seventh position with 18 points.
But it is hard to define exactly what took place in the other 45 minutes.
Although they scored the winning goal in the final minutes of the second half, Arnett played almost the entire half filled with miscontrols, constant loss of possession and a disorganised defensive unit.
Kelly scored his first goal for Arnett since joining them this season in the 11th minute from a Strickland cross that was intended for Graham.
Arnett were spirited and played cohesive from that point and seemed determined to repay Seba who had spanked them 4-0 in the first round, but Seba's Denzil Watson scored in the 59th minute and exposed Arnett's incoherent backline.
To complicate things for Arnett, they were reduced to 10 men around the 65th minute after their captain Everton Bunsie was taken out due to injury and at that time their coach Jerome Waite had already used his three substitutions.
Arnett's Kwame Richardson was the catalyst of most of Arnett's ill-advised plays. However, he redeemed himself in the 88th minute after finding the winner.
"We looked a bit lethargic in the second half but nevertheless there was still fight from the team in the latter part of the game that made us prevail today," said Jerome Waite, Arnett's coach.
Edwin Alcock, whose Seba team stayed 11th on 12 points, said: "We came out in the second half with a purpose and equalised. But somehow in the last four minutes we lost it by not doing what we were told and gave Arnett too much room."
LeVaughn Flynn
