Seven Down, Four to Go.
Boyd scores his first, Wilson leads with five.

By Texas Ranger
Email: Brinxranger@hotmail.com
October 27, 2002

Wilson celebates his goal with Alex Thomas.

Village United must have thought they had an improved chance of containing the Champions after battling with them in the rain for 36 minutes on Wednesday. However, the rematch on Saturday after the rain forced a cancellation of Wednesdays' game proved to be beyond the capabilities of the Trelawny based team as they found no answer for two well taken goals by Walter Boyd and Kevin Wilson, pushing the Champions back to the top of the league with 19 points and a game in hand.

Arnett, now the only unbeaten team in the competition, will be looking for win number seven when they face arch rivals Tivoli Gardens on Wednesday at Up Park Camp. Both Camps had hoped that the game would have been played elsewhere, but prevailing circumstances dictated that the timing is not right.

Arnett totally dominated their opponents in the first half, allowing them only one shot. The champion's won the battle for midfield supremacy from early with Cornel Chinsue having a fine game alongside Davis, Williams and Neil. Only a strong tackling Winston Anglin playing in front of the Village defense prevented a Ricketts in goal from facing more Arnett fire. Village got their first scare when Fabian Davis's left side cross was well cut out by Ricketts with Richardson lurking unmarked at the back post. Village were forced into an early substitution having to take out an injured Germaine Anderson with Dwayne Cole.

Wilson spurned his first chance on goal when a fumble by a Village defender gave him an unchallenged shot on goal, which he sent into the overhead signboards. But the opening goal was not far away as in minute 36 Neil brilliantly stole a ball on the right side of midfield, dribbled to the edge of the area and beautifully set up an unmarked Boyd. The former Jamaica and Swansea City striker nonchalantly dismissed the challenge or national custodian Donavon Ricketts leaving him on the turf, then slotting into an empty net.

Boyd opened his 2000-2003 NPL goal account

As per usual Arnett stepped up the pressure and wily Boyd was fouled close to the corner flag after beating his marker. Wilson then stepped up a delivered a memorable free that floated out of the reached of Ricketts to go in off the back post.

9 minutes after the restart Boyd engineered a brilliant move down the middle with the ball moving to Wilson then Chinsue, but the final pass was just out of Richardson's reach. The crowd came to life in minute 65 when a long cross from Richardson was expertly brought down by Wilson who managed to return the pass to the source, but Richardson handled the ball.

Striker Thomas Grant spilled one of the few chances his team got at a consolation goal when he failed to capitalize on a rare error in the home teams defense allowing them to recover and effect the clearance. Anglin's pinpoint cross to the back post was totally miss hit by a lonely Village player.

Arnett starting lineup: Julian McLish, Alex Thomas, O'Neil Dunn, Shane Stevens, Cornel Chinsue, Gerald Neil, Jonathon Williams, Fabian Davis, Kevin Wilson, Walter Boyd, Kwame Richardson.
Subs used: Denton Shedden (Walter Boyd) George Pringle (Gerald Neil)
Subs not used: Selvin Collins, Marcus McDonald, Everton Morrison, George Pringle.

Village United Lineup: Donavon Ricketts, Mark Williams, Venton Evans, Kirk Hendricks, Glenworth Benjamin, Ian McAnuff, Shane Crawford, Winston Anglin, Thomas Grant, Germaine Anderson, Teofore Bennett.
Subs used: Dwayne Cole(Germaine Anderson), Gregory Simpson(Teofore Bennett), Omar Nelson(Shane Crawford).
Subs not used: Elvis Heart, Kevin Boen, Devington Russell, Emeil Thomas, Conroy Graham

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