Substitute Fabian Taylor almost smiled as he tucked away Kavin Bryan’s cross in the 75th minute to seal the hard worked victory over Village United, who takes special pride from denting the progress of the top of the table teams.
In a game that would never make the “Hall of Fame Classics” as both teams did their best to out perform the heavy cross-field sea-breeze after struggling to control the frantic bounces from the balls hopping and skipping over the large bumpy surface.
Looking to set the record straight after losing to Village United in their first encounter this season at the “Compound”, the “Stars-of-the-East” shone brightly in the second minute of the game when goalkeeper Elvis Hart fumbled the ball, only for goal-poacher Kavin Bryan to toe-poke home from 5 yards and assume the lead.
Village launched offences but spurned two good opportunities and never equalised before 7 minutes into the second half when the diagonal ball bounced loose from the crowded far post area and the cross was tapped home by Luke Tate.
As the temperatures rose and substitution were introduced the experience of Fabian Taylor was clearly an advantage as he weaved his way into the fabric of the game to snap up the vital goal and with it three points to remain joint leader of the League.
On Sunday we play away again, in Trelawny against Wadadah.