
Wadadah cop Western Confed Super League title; eye
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PAUL A REID, Observer writer
reidp@jamaicaobserver.com Monday, May 12, 2008
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| Mark Williams of Wadadah (left), receives the Captain's Bakery trophy from the company's CEO Captain Horace Burrell, after winning the Western Confederation Super League by beating Negril 1-0 on aggregate following Saturday's 0-0 draw in the return leg at Jarrett Park. At second left is Orville Powell, president of the St James Football Association and Chairman of the Western Confederation. (Photo: Paul Reid) |
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Wadadah won their second Captain's Bakery Western Confederation Super League title in five years after battling to a 1-0 aggregate win over former two-time champions Negril following Saturday's 0-0 return leg final score at Jarrett Park.
Wadadah, who also won two National Premier League titles, collected the $100,000 first prize, the Captain's Bakery trophy and the right to represent the Confederation in the upcoming Premier League play-offs.
Wadadah finished the game with 10 players after Calvin Coward was set off by referee Ian Myles in the 79th minute after the player picked up a second yellow card.
Trailing 0-1 from the first leg, Negril came out the more assertive of the two and immediately pinned Wadadah in their own penalty area, creating two good scoring chances in the first five minutes.
Howard Phillips came close after about 40 seconds when his low shot from the left side of the area flashed inches past the far post.
Negril dominated the midfield for most of the game and kept Wadadah off balance with their pace and using the flanks to good effect.
Wadadah created some good chances of their own, but had problems getting a shot past goalkeeper Kevin Williams. Jeremy Bucknor was the worst offender missing no fewer than four easy chances, three coming in an eight minute-span at the end of the first half.
He flashed a header just wide in the 39th minute and four minutes later was let through by a defender's mistake, but despite having Williams at his mercy, shot straight to the custodian.
A swift two-man combination between Bucknor and Rohan Reid in time added saw Bucknor shoot softly to the goalkeeper.
Twenty minutes into the second half, Bucknor hit a shot high over the bar from just inside the 18-yard box and was soon replaced by Lennox Whittingham.
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