Harbour View are End of First Round Champions after defeating Waterhouse by 1-0 on a goal scored in the 85th minute by substitute Jomo Gordon from 35 yards out.
It was another gutsy performance from the new CFU Caribbean Club Champions who had to withstand a barrage of infringements from the stout-hearted challenges of a defensive team make-up that packed five players across the midfield in order to stem our attacking flow.
In the beginning it was Waterhouse who launched the first attack when Damion Stewart’s diagonal ground pass was intercepted at the halfline and relayed quickly to a breaking Damion Powell whose under pressure square was blocked by Jermaine Taylor.
Harbour View calmly took over the ball possession and from a freekick that was only scrambled awayto Lovel Palmer, whose ten yards drive on succeeded in hitting the side netting. As Lamey protested constantly for 
being offside, Jermaine Hue’s freekick struck the new goalkeeper Demetrio Brown hands before rebounding to the alert Sean Fraser who shot goalwards to be denied by Brown’s quick reflexes. Nicholas McCreath’s effort was comfortably handled and Palmer’s second attempt from distance flew inches wide of the post. Waterhouse probed manfully but Oniel Robinson’s shots from midfield never came close to Leighton Murray’s goal.
The second half was similar to the first as Waterhouse pushing forward early then Harbour View attaining the ascendancy through Fraser’s lob over the keeper being cleared from the line before Robert Scarlett’s introduction produced 30 yard speculative shot that resulted in a fumbling save from custodian Brown. Irvino English’s cross was met close-in by Weston Forrest at seven yards to be booted high, surely the best opportunity to Waterhouse.
The tight tactical game was unlocked by a build-up within the Harbour View half, when Taylor gave to Hue who slipped it across midfield to Donald Stewart. Lovel Palmer burst forward to receive it and repeat the final pass to Gordon, as he did to win the CFU Club Championships. As Gordon explored his options to dribble, pass or shoot the defenders drifted away to cover. He powered it goalward and the grass-cutter swerved from a now surprised Brown in goal that was wrong-footed to score and bring Championship honours once again to himself and the club. Coach Hayles and the players accepted the trophy joyfully.
HARBOUR VIEW COMES FROM FOUR TIMES TO DRAW 4-4 WITH WADADAH IN A RESCHEDULED GAME AT JARRETT PARK.
Four goals from former National invitee Jermaine “Tuffy” Anderson powered Wadadah into a winning 4-2 position twenty minutes from time before a late surge of two goals from Luton Shelton and Marcellino Blackburn with five minutes remaining sparred Harbour View the blushes in Montego Bay last Wednesday December 22nd.
The real possibility of a comeback victory was dashed with three saves of the goal line by the Wadadah defence in the last eight minutes. Earlier Harbour View in a celebratory mood started a second eleven team resting all seven national players before Akeem Priestly struck a 35 yard bomb that had the goalkeeper ducking hands and his head as it whizzed past him to ruffle the net. Sean Fraser nipped in between defenders to toe-poke home another defense splitting pass early in the second half.
Wadadah remain rooted at the bottom of the table with seven points while Harbour View topped the first round with twenty six points ahead of the End of First Round Final coming up on Boxing Day, Sunday December 26th 2004.
THE SECOND ROUND OF GAMES BEGIN THIS SUNDAY JANUARY 2nd, 2005 AS HARBOUR VIEW TRAVELS TO TRELAWNY TO PLAY INVADERS FC.