PREMIER LEAGUE:
Tivoli Gardens playing at home in front of a large energetic crowd edged a gallant challenge from ten man Harbour View who had striker Luton Shelton ejected after only 37 minutes for “ungentlemanly conduct”.
He very sharp looking striker over-reacted to Referee Hughill Thompson’s call not to caution defender Dwight Heron after his constant kicking from behind after the third infringement. Insisting he was being abused and not protected by the officials, the player protested far too long. Later in the game Heron too was ejected for repeating the offence after 84 minutes.
Before the half ended the hard working Kevin King slotted home his fourth goal of the season by eluding his markers as the only forward on minute 41. He earlier headed onto the upright from a Shelton run and delivery down the left flank. Harbour View though short staffed looked set to go to the break leading 1-0. Then a free kick just inside the right corner flag was taken quickly to find an unmarked Christopher Nicholas on top of the box, he shrewdly chipped the ball through a wall of players blocking the sight of goalkeeper Ryan Thompson, into to far corner to equalise in time added on.
Numerical advantage was better organised in favour of the home team Tivoli and they duly dominated the proceedings in the second half. In their period of dominance Tivoli scored two unanswered goals. Firstly a push in the back of defender Jermaine Taylor left Roland Deans with a free shot eight yards from goal that he merely blasted home. Then an excellent left-sided cross was met by Orane Simpson between markers to score from six yards after 73 minutes.
Jermaine “Teddy” Johnson graced the field with telling midfield dribbles but failed to convert more than once. Oniel “Bigga” Smith once again popped up at the far post for a corner kick to head home his third goal for the season, as Harbour View continued to show the fighting spirit to the end but a man short for almost an hour meant it was always going to be a tall order as the game ended 3-2.