Waterhouse's Kevin Lamey controls the ball in front Portmore United's Anthony Modeste during their Wray and Nephew National Premier League match earlier this season. - FILE
WATERHOUSE, one of the most consistent teams in the league, enter today's semi-final against Portmore United a confident bunch following their second-place finish in the overall standings. The Drewsland-based team went to two end-of-round finals, losing to Harbour View and Portmore, and will want to take another step forward.
They tragically lost their coach Peter Cargill in the third round but regained the services of the master tactician Geoffrey Maxwell who led them to their only title in 1998. The much-travelled Maxwell stepped in at a time when the team was in the hunt for the million-dollar prize but immediately made it be known that his aim was to finetune the players for the semi-finals with minimum thought on the money.
They lost out to Harbour View in the overall table and Maxwell won't want to lose out to the dangerous Portmore today. "We expect a very good game against Portmore," Maxwell said. "Portmore have done very well but we have has also done well. We are confident and the preparation has been excellent between the training sessions and recreational areas that we have worked on," he said. "The team is totally ready and committed and I am confident that we can take home the Premier League title," said Maxwell.
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