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THE HARBOUR VIEW
FOOTBALL CLUB
celebrates it's
30th Anniversary (March 4th,1974)
all season long 2003- 2004.
Since the days when
the eager citizens of Harbour View grouped together
at the Harbour View Primary School halls to meet
and greet each other all around The love of football
mostly then at the Minor League Under 16 years
level before taking the conscious decision to enter
the Major League in September 1974 after electing
officers in the newly formed Harbour View Football Club
previously named after the community only – Harbour View.
HARBOUR VIEW DEFEATS
PORTMORE UNITED BY 1-0
IN A KEENLY CONTESTED AFFAIR TO
TAKEOVER SOLE LEADERSHIP OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE !
Striker Jomo Gordon notches his first as a substitute.
He toiled feverishly without
reward last Sunday against Seba United at the Compound and
left the field a bit dejected after not being able to join his
four teammates on the score sheet. Not to be outdone he
watched the game replay on television seeking answers to his
many probing questions ever searching the deepest recesses of
his goalscorers mind to come up with the right stuff.
As if like magic, his
determination to follow his lead strikers’ shot goalwards
resulted in an easy tap in after 76 minutes. The uneven
surface forced a competent goalkeeper in Shaun Sawyers to
fumble a difficult drive from Fabian Taylor who had shaken off
a rough tackle from his marker just outside the box to the
right, he turned inside firing on the run with his lethal left
foot into the neck of the custodian who had been clean all
afternoon on a bumpy pitch.
Coach Lennie Hyde must feel
hard done as both teams gave of their best physically under
demanding conditions of the scorching sun. An uneven hard
surface, a fierce pace for ninety minutes left international
players on both sides obviously spent forces.
A tactical chess-game boggled
the mind of spectators with see-saw defence, possession,
attacks and counter-attacks blocked by good goalkeepers who
displayed excellent positioning punctuated with fine
ball-handling against the league leading finishers who between
them racked up some 62 goals all toll last season. Reon Nelson
record breaking 31, accompanied by the active partner in
Andrew Morrison plus new acquisition and former record holder
Oniel ‘Chippy’ McDonald (26) could not dent the powerful
defence of Captain Damion ‘Stewpeas’ Stewart, Clifton Waugh,
sweeper young National Under 23 representative Christopher
‘Jamel’ Harvey, 19 year old Lovell Palmer and the focussed
Robert Scarlett with the experienced William ‘Gary’ Richards
returning from injury for his first game of the season.
It could be easily mistaken for
a caribbean international as stars of the islands glistened
with Grenadian Anthony Modeste pulling the strings from deep
midfield while wearing the Captains’ armband with the
authority while Jermaine Hue flickered on and off in spurts as
Tactician Donovan Hayles new 3-5-2 formation though offbeat
with the absence of 19 year old Conrad Hunt stuck to its guns
as they worked hard to wrestle the game away from the reigning
Premier League Champions finally deliver the deadly blow in
the last quarter inflicting on them the first defeat on the
year.
Rivoli United remains the only
undefeated team in the competition after playing to a 2-2 draw
away to Invaders in Trelawny.
In the Under 21 game Champions
Portmore United won by 1-0.
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THE LEAGUE
BREAKS FOR INTERNATIONAL GAMES AGAINST WORLD CHAMPIONS
BRASIL NEXT SUNDAY OCTOBER 12th IN LONDON PLUS OLYMPIC
QUALIFIERS AGAINST CUBA IN JAMAICA, THE FIRST GAME IN CUBA
ENDED 1-1.
HARBOUR
VIEW PLAYS ARNETT GARDENS AT HARBOUR VIEW ON WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 15th. |
HARBOUR
VIEW SLAMS SEBA 4-1, AS FOUR NEW SCORERS EXCEL!
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Leading
goalscorer of the League Fabian Taylor aims to rocket his
left-footer goalwards but is hotly persued by Seba
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After
the chess game ground to a halt at the end of the first half
both coaches Donovan Hayles and his former neighbour Donald
‘Billy’ Perkins in assistance to Everton Tomlinson would have
felt unsure if the glass was half empty or was it half full?
The scoreline remained
undisturbed but clearly both benches were.
Fabian Taylor is hit badly in
his spine and returns for only 6 minutes, he goes to the
hospital for precuasionary checks..
Enter the second half and the
good sized crowd grew in
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Usian Bolt |
expectancy as Special
Guests were introduced ranging from ‘The Doctor’ Beenie Man,
world youth sprint sensation Usian Bolt in the company of his
friend and ace quarter miler Jermaine Gonzales, Former
Champion Player/ coach Trevor ‘ Jumpy’ Harris, Music
Producer/manager Donovan Germaine was all smiles as they
enjoyed the halftime entertainment provided by the 17 highly
motivated “Harbour View Cheerleaders”
As the dancers exited the field
of play the stage was set for the real professionals to
appear, be it in the Gold and Blue of the ‘View’ or the Red
and Green of Montego Bays’ finest ‘Seba’.
The first shot sizzled wide
goalwards, so Seba pushed across the halfline, Harbour View
strung passes at the back and tried twice to release Robert
Scarlett on the left.
The second worked, when
Jermaine Hue found him free about the eighteen yard box and
yes leftsided. No need for explainations as he waltzed towards
the penalty spot the goalkeeper at his mercy he drove his pile
driver into the right far side netting, smiled gleefully, then
sprinted even faster down the touchline to celebrate his first
goal this season and in so doing triggering of the same spark
that would soon ignite into a flame for three other teammates
to burn.
Minute 62 – The excessive
running off the ball last Wednesday by 18 year old Luton
Shelton was rewarded by a call-up to the National Olympic
(Under 23 years) a day later by National Coaches Carl Brown
and Peter Cargill who were in attendance. Today he waited just
over a hour to out sprint a militant Seba backfour then blast
by custodian Alric Henry from 21 yards to celebrate his first
goal ever at the senior Club level.
Minute 73 – Daniel Shaw will
not be outdone so he rifles in a torrid right footer into the
net from 22 yards as the keeper is unsighted by a maze of
defenders the tiny number 16 raises his hands in triumph as
teammates rush to acknowledge his latest conquest.
Minute 79 – Dino Williams has
entered the field immediately after the third goal and so
convinced is he that his coach had sent him to make it four,
he does just that when a combination between his strike
partner Jomo Gordon fines him under pressure from a defender
and the unrushing goalkeeper leaves him free from a good first
touch, then a more determined drag away from the keeper and
nestled against the net, 4-0.
But Seba always fights to the
bitter end and so they did gallantly to pressure the defence
into an error with resulted in a foul being called on minute
83, Jermaine Anderson steps forward to oblige with a really
well taken penalty. A light drizzle blessed the surrounding as
bright smiles appeared everywhere but greatest on coach
Donovan Hayles , whose young oriented squad marches from the
field victorious as they takeover the lead in the Premier
League on 9 points, same as Constant Spring (1-0 over Star
Cosmos ) but with a better goal difference of +5 to ‘Springs’
+2.
Portmore United formerly Hazard
United (1-1 with Rivoli ) are third on 8 points, Arnett
Gardens (1-0 over Tivoli ) 7 points fourth. Rivoli remains
undefeated on 6 points.
HARBOUR
VIEW FEMALES DEFEATS CAYMAN ISLANDS NATIONAL SQUAD BY 1 - 0,
IN TWO GAME TOUR OF CAYMAN.
The
second game ending in a draw after some missed chances by our
girls on Sunday night that could not blemish the historic
victory on Saturday night at the Truman Bodden Stadium before
a fair sized crowd. A defenders goal at minute 68 was enough
to make all the difference in the world as the 17 girls return
on Monday morning, lead by Coach/Manager Vin Blaine.
Well done girls, keep it up!
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NEXT SUNDAY
OCTOBER 5th, HARBOUR TRAVELS TO PORTMORE UNITED FOR
ANOTHER TOP OF THE TABLE CLASH WITH ANOTHER PREVIOUSLY
UNDEFEATED TEAM |
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