Tivoli Gardens started the second round of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) in impressive fashion after a comfortable 2-0 win over Molynes United at the Stadium East field yesterday. Goals from Barrington Pryce (12) and Horatio Morgan (25th) saw the west Kingston-based club to only their fourth win of the season. They also climbed one place to seventh in the table on 16 points, but coach Jerome Waite says they could have been more clinical with their chances.
“We all watched the game, and it should have been more (goals). But it always comes down to decision-making from these youngsters.” he said.
Nevertheless, he was also happy to keep Molynes off the scoresheet and praised his defenders for the commitment on the day. “My team did very well because the player that was named the man-of-the-match (Denville Watson) blocked three balls on target, and Pryce also blocked two. So it was a game that could have gone either way, but we did well, as one of the objectives was not to concede,” he commented.
Molynes started the brighter of the teams and had good chances through Mickel Graham, whose shot was parried wide by goalkeeper Darren Donaie and Rashawn Livingston, whose effort was cleared off the line. However, Molynes were caught napping on a set piece and Nichalia Fuller lifted the ball into the area for Pryce to steer a header into the far post. Fuller remained the catalyst for most good things Tivoli did as he created good chances for Watson, from a corner, Anthony Nels.