Adrian Frater, News Editor

Former Seba Coach Geofrey Maxwell listens to Wadadah Coach Anthony 'Follis' Williams

Western Bureau:

Wadadah FC, behind two spectacular second half goals by Raphael Palmer and Arval Campbell and a tough expletive-laced half-time talk by coach Anthony 'Follies' Williams, rallied from a 0-2 first half deficit to draw 2-2 with Seba United in their 2006-07 Wray & Nephew NPL Montego Bay derby at Jarrett Park on Sunday night.

In a game of two contrasting halves, Seba United looked well on the way to winning the game when goals by Ricardo Geddes and Glenroy Miller gave them a two-goal advantage going into the second half.

However, it was not to be, thanks to Wadadah's improved second half play. By virtue of sharing the points, the two Montego Bay teams remain in the lower half of the 12-team standings in ninth and 10th places respectively, as while they are locked on an identical 14 points each, the Wadadah team enjoys a superior goal difference.

Feisty talk

While it was the goals by Palmer and Campbell that earned Wadadah a share of the points, for coach Williams, it was his feisty half-time talk that made the difference and woke up the players to the reality that they were not playing to their pre-game plan.

"A just pure bad words me tell them half-time because I am getting sick and tired of this foolishness with players not following instructions," said Willams, who has felt the wrath of the JFF in the past for his choice of words when issuing instructions from the team's bench. "I also made it clear to Rohan Reid that he was either going to play centre-half or I was going to take him off the field."

Off to a blazing start and looking quite ominous, the Seba United team took the lead in the eighth minute.

On a dribble down the right flank, Norman Foster fired in a superb cross into the path of Geddes, whose pin-point header flashed past goalkeeper Gavine Barrett, making the score 1-0.

With Wadadah looking dis-organised in defence as makeshift centre-half Palmer was found wanting, Seba doubled their lead in the 16th minute when Miller pounced on a cross before the goal and fired home, making the score 2-0.

"We were in control at half-time but injuries to a number of key players forced us into making a number of adjustments," said Seba's technical director Heron Grey. Looking a more focused team at the start of the second half, Wadadah got the first of their two goals in the 66th minute. Palmer, who had traded his centre-half position with Reid, pounced on a faulty clearance by goalkeeper Loxley Reid and struck the back of the net with spectacular bicycle kick, making the score 2-1.

With 10 minutes to go, Wadadah found the equaliser with another peach of a strike. Campbell, with his back turned to the goal, pounced on an aerial cross and with the ball several inches above head height, unleashed the perfect bicycle kick, which left goalkeeper Reid stranded as it dropped into the back of the net, making the final score 1-1.

Seba 2

Ricardo Geddes 8th

Glenroy Miller 16th

Wadadah 2

Raphael Palmer 66th

Arval Campbell