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Humble Lion attacker Vishinul Harris has hailed his team after they grabbed an unlikely point in their Clarendon derby clash against Vere United in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) yesterday.
The Andrew Price-coached team played the last 36 minutes, plus injury time, at the UWI-JFF Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence with just 10 men after Xavian Virgo was sent off in the 54th minute for two bookable offences. The game ended in a 0-0 draw. Harris said coming away with a point and a clean sheet was very positive. Humble Lion have drawn their last four games and six of their eight games.
“It is always positive if, playing a man short, you get a point and come away with a clean sheet. We have been putting in some strong performances of late. We are unbeaten in four games now, and that is pleasing. We just need to get it right in the final third,” said Harris, who was named man-of-the-match.
“We are not losing, and we will get it right. We just need to continue working, and I believe it is just a matter of time before we get it right,” he said.
The team also lost captain Andrew Vanzie to injury early in the match, and Harris had to drop out of the attack to fill that role in the middle of the park. However, the former Arnett Gardens player, after returning from a long-term injury, is nearing his best form once again, and he is relishing the responsibility being placed on him by coach Price.
“I have been getting a lot of game time, so I’m improving more and more. I am being played in different positions, but it comes with seniority, and I have to adjust the mindset to do it. But we are just taking it game by game, and once we get into the top six, we will take it from there,” he stated.
The game was a very physical one, and there were very few opportunities for scoring.
BEST CHANCE
Humble Lion’s Rohan Richards hit the post in the first half and had a free-kick that just went over the bar. Vere’s best chance came through Kevin Graham, but his header was parried by goalkeeper Dennis Taylor.
Ninth-place Vere now have seven points, one more than Humble Lion, in 10th place.
Vere’s assistant coach, Rudolph Stennett, said it was an encouraging performance and welcomed the point for his side.
“We are happy with the performance because we are building with the youngsters. They are playing organised and they are listening to instructions, which is good. We are disappointed in not getting the three points, but we see where we can improve, especially in the final third,” he said. In yesterday’s second match Arnett Gardens joined Mount Pleasant and Waterhouse at the top of the JPL table with 17 points each following a 2-1 win over Molynes United. Mount Pleasant lead the standings on goal difference ahead of Waterhouse with Arnett Gardens in third.Renaldo Cephas (penalty) and Kimani Arbourine were the scorers for Arnett Gardens after an own goal by Gerald Neil had given Molynes United a first half lead.
livingston.scott@gleanerjm.com
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