Paul Young suffered his first defeat as coach of Waterhouse in his sixth game as they were surprised 2-0 by Rivoli United at the Spanish Town Prison Oval on Sunday March 1, 2009.

The defeat has somewhat dented the hopes of a rejuvenated ?Firehouse ? whose recent record of three wins and two draws was just beginning to look like the 2005/06 miraculous recovery that had earned them their last championship. However they remain in fifth position in the twelve team table on 34 points.

The match, played before a large crowd under lights which were clearly less than adequate, saw the less fancied Rivoli taking the lead in the 20th minute when Barrington Planter scored at the back post after the Waterhouse defense failed to clear a left-sided free-kick. Minutes later Waterhouse nearly equalized but the inexperience Mark Miller headed powerfully over the crossbar from close range.

On the resumption, Waterhouse threw everything into attack in search of the equalizer with Kenardo Forbes and the diminutive Damion Williams orchestrating the build-ups, but were unable to pierce a stubborn Rivoli defense. Rivoli sealed their victory in the 88th minute when the league?s leading goal-scorer Devon Hodges, powered a 35-yard free-kick past the wall and Richar Mccallum in goal, much to the dismay of the Waterhouse contingent.

Young said: "The Rivoli team came more hungry for the win and they played well. Not trying to find excuses we were just a little short on manpower upfront due to the absence of Lamey to injury, Tuffy Anderson and English due to suspension for accumulation of yellow cards. We will be back though. "

Waterhouse?s next DPL game is at Arnett Gardens on Sunday March 8.

Team - Richard McCallum, Michael Stone (Jonathan Williams 73rd), Dwight Lewis, Rohan Amos, Oneil Thomas, Kirk Ramsay, Vincent Earl (Kurate Gordon 63rd), Kenardo Forbes, Damion Williams, Mark Miller, Roberto Fletcher (Darren Mattock 63rd).

Defending champions Waterhouse made an impressive start to the defense of their all island K/O title, now sponsored by Flow, when they defeated Sporting Central 3-1 at the Waterhouse Mini Stadium on Wednesday March 4, 2009. The quarter-final round is schedule for March 18 and 19.

With the game just four minutes old, the visitors got off to a flying start when Ian Palmer beat goalkeeper Richard McCallum inside his front post with a glancing header from a hard left sided cross that appeared as if it was going to pass all the players at the edge of the area. Irvino English equalized eight minutes later when he was the first to react to a rebound and headed in the goal. In the 27th minute, McCallum was called into action when he had to back pedal and tip the ball over his cross-bar after a torrid twenty-five yard volley from Hughan Gray. The action remained even for the rest of the half.

The spectators had a field day during the half time as all participants in the various contest were given prizes by Flow, Lockerroom, Sportmax and Klas FM.

On the resumption Waterhouse made their intentions clear as they continued to apply the pressure but that penetrative final pass was found wanting. They finally took the lead in the 75th minute when the ever-present Damion ?Cappo? Williams headed in a left-sided corner that was first blocked by the Sporting Central defense. Five minutes later, Jermaine Anderson found an on-rushing Kenardo Forbes all alone on the right fifteen yards from goal, and with goal-keeper Leighton Murray at his mercy, Forbes went for power instead of placement and hit the up-right with a rocket.

Two minutes later, Mark Miller made himself some space at the top of the area, hit the ball hard and low but watched agonizingly as the ball hit the foot of the same up-right and flew across the face of the goal.

In the second minute of added time, Anderson, with his back to the goal showed great awareness when he headed the ball over the outstretched hand of the Sporting Central custodian and into the net to seal the victory. Waterhouse?s next game is at Arnett Gardens on Sunday March 8 at 5 pm in the DPL.

Team - Richard McCallum, Kenarado Smith (Darren Mattocks 85th), Dwight Lewis, Rohan Amos, Oneil Thomas, Irvino English, Kurate Gordon (Mario Harrison 73rd), Kenardo Forbes, Damion Williams, Mark Miller, Jermaine Anderson.

The game between Arnett Gardens and Waterhouse at the Tony Spaulding Sport Complex on Sunday March 8, 2009 will not be remembered for the 1-1 score-line but for the ten minutes delay while officials tried to restore order before Arnett scored the equalizing penalty in the 62th minute of play.

Attacking midfielder Kenardo Forbes gave the visiting Waterhouse team the lead after just 12 minutes when he latched on to a low left-sided cross and dispatched the ball past Arnett?s Julian McLeish for his first goal of the season. This then set the tone for a competitive first half and in the 27th minute Waterhouse had an appeal for penalty turned down by Referee Kevin Morrison when their leading scorer Jermaine Anderson seemed to have been cut down by an Arnett defender. The half ended at a 1-0.

On the resumption, both teams came out searching for goals. Waterhouse conceded a penalty which was the subject of a protest that lasted some ten minutes. This caused the team to lose focus, but they held on gallantly for a share of the points. Waterhouse next game will be against Meadheaven on Sunday March 15, at the Waterhouse Mini Stadium.

Team- Moshell Nelson, Kenarado Smith. Rohan Amos, Dwight Lewis, Oneil Thomas, Kurate Gordon, Kenardo Forbes, Irvino English (Noel Edwards 60th), Damion Williams (Vincent Earle 46th), Jermaine Anderson, Mark Miller (Darren Mattock 77th),

Other substitutes: K Lamey, L Dacosta, R McCallum, M Harrison.

The spectators were beginning to stroll out of the Waterhouse Mini Stadium when the goals came in quick succession to bring high drama to the last six minutes of action in the 26th round of the DPL game against Meadheaven on Sunday March 15, 22009.

Waterhouse remains in sixth position on 36 points, 17 points behind joint leaders Harbour View and defending champions Portmore United on 53 each in the twelve team league.

The game started at a fast pace with the visitors having four (4) former Waterhouse players in their starting line-up, and immediately stated their intentions when a string of passes out of their midfield resulted in Weston Forrest unleashing a thunderous right-footer just over the bar after just three minutes. Both teams traded attack after attack without any result to end the hall 0-0.

On the resumption, the game continued in the same vain with Waterhouse looking more dangerous with the energetic Kenardo Forbes leading the attack from midfield. The debutant Andre Thomas, playing in the bright gold outfit for Waterhouse after recently being transferred from Arnett Gardens grew in confidence and added some punch to the attack from his right-back position.

The long awaited opening goal finally came in the 84th minute when perennial goal-scorer Kevin Lamey scored his eight goal of the season when he headed-in a right-sided cross from Forbes at the near post. Waterhouse was still celebrating their goal when the visitors launch an attack down the left flank that caught the Waterhouse defenders out of position and Leighton Neita sneaked in un-marked at the back post to tap the ball into the net for the equalizer with keeper Moschell Nelson covering his front post Neita, a former Waterhouse player and resident of the Waterhouse community, then rubbed more salt into the wound of all, by running to the fence to take congratulations from his mother, friends and neighbours.

Waterhouse had the opportunity to win the game in added time but for selfish play by Forbes when he shot wide of goal from an acute angle with two attackers waiting for the square on the back-post.

"It was a loss of concentration and poor marking in the box, I was talking to the sweeper, telling him to get organized and within a second or two the goal was scored," said a disappointed coach Paul Young.

Waterhouse next DPL game is on March 22, when they travel to Village in Trelawny.

Team – Moshell Nelson (gk), Andre Thomas(Mark Miller 75th), Kurate Gordon, Rohan Amos, Oneil Thomas, Kenardo Forbes, Jonathan Williams(Damion Williams 70th), Mario Harrison, Irvino English, Kevin Lamey, Jermaine Anderson (Darren Mattocks 80th).


Waterhouse six goals FLOWed into Village
Defending champions Waterhouse demolished Village United by 6-0 at the Waterhouse Mini Stadium in the quarter-final round of the Flow Champions K/O Cup on Wednesday March 18, 2009 and will meet nemesis Tivoli Gardens in the semifinal on April 5.
Waterhouse started positive and got the opening goal after 20 minutes when young Odian Simpson squared from the right flank to Damion Williams who headed high at the far post. Eleven minutes later Jermaine Anderson scored the first of his ha-trick to give his team a 2-0 half-time lead.
Nine minutes into the second a ball out of right midfield was directed to Anderson who “dummied” the ball and got a defense splitting return pass from Kevin Lamey which he rifled past an hapless Kemar Llewellyn in goal for Village.
Lamey then added his name to the score in the 78th minute when he poked a ball into the goal. Keeper Llewellyn was hurt when he tried to block Lamey’s shot and had to be replace by out-field substitute Jeff Pearce, leaving Village with only ten players. Anderson later scored an 86th minute penalty after being sent on goal but was cut down by Pearce in the process. Lamey scored his second in time added-on when he nudged a ball to Pearce’s left, went right to retrieve and hit the ball into an empty goal ahead of the recovering defenders.,
Team – Moshell Nelson, Andre Thomas, Kurate Gordon (Dwight Lewis 60th), Rohan Amos, Odane Simpson, Irvino English (Mark Miller 75th),Mario Harrison, Kenardo Forbes (Jonathan Williams 56th), Damion Williams, Kevin Lamey, Jermaine Anderson.

Just like in the sixteenth round of the Digicel Premier League when they were held to a one all tie at Drewsland against cellar dwellers Village, Waterhouse was again held to a draw but this time they missed an opportunity to leapfrog St. Georges in the table when they played to a 0-0 draw with Village United in their Digicel Premier League fixture at the Elletson Wakeland Centre in Falmouth on Sunday March 22, 2009 to remain sixth on 37 points in the twelve team league.

With the game just five minutes old, Damion ’Cappo’ Williams superb lob went inches wide of the far post with Village goalkeeper Jacomena Barrett beaten at his near post. Village responded shortly with two chances before the twentieth minute but failed to hit the back of the net also.

Waterhouse’s recent signee Andre Thomas should have given his team the lead on the stroke of halftime, but his close range effort went wide. Waterhouse’s keeper Richard ‘Spoon’ McCallum was called into action in minute 55 when he saved a ferocious grounder at his near post. Waterhouse responded immediately when their leading goal-scorer Jermaine ‘Tuffy’ Anderson turned his marker and fired just wide of goal.

In the 77th minute, Anderson powered his way past the defense but shot straight to the keeper. Waterhouse had the better of play for the rest of the game but failed to score the all important goal that would have given them the three points needed to move to fifth place.

Coach Paul Young said: "It was a scrappy game and the he playing conditions did not help. We created enough chances to have won the game, but we simply failed to execute".

D.Henry ( Contributor)
..posted Tuesday March 24, 2009