Jones nets seventh goal but Cardiff lose thriller

BOURNEMOUTH, England (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago international Kenwyne Jones notched his seventh goal of the season, but it was not enough to save Cardiff City from a 5-3 defeat at the hands of Bournemouth here on Saturday.

Playing at the Goldsands Stadium, Cardiff found themselves 3-1 down at half-time and never recovered, plunging to their seventh loss of the season to remain mid-table in the English Championship.

Bournemouth, in contrast, moved joint top of the table with Middlesbrough.

The visitors were behind after a mere 39 seconds through Matt Ritchie’s calm finish and doubled their lead through Harry Arter’s equally assured finish in the 43rd minute.

Jones then cut the lead when Adam Le Fondre dispossessed Steve Cook and squared his pass, for the lanky frontman to score from close range.

However, Bourmemouth quickly restored their two-goal cushion just a minute later thanks to Marc Pugh’s curler, in dramatic scenes in first half stoppage.

Following the break, Sean Morrison scored the first of two headed goals in the 48th minute to again haul Cardiff back into contention, only for Frenchman Yann Kermorgant to stretch the hosts’ lead again with a brilliant free kick in the 67th.

Morrison’s second goal in the 78th left the enthralling contest at 4-3 but Callum Wilson killed off Cardiff’s hopes of a comeback with his 89th minute strike.

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Jones nets seventh goal but Cardiff lose thriller

Fists fly as bust-up scars Arnett-Tivoli thriller

BY HOWARD WALKER Observer senior reporter walkerh@jamaicaobserver.com

Monday, December 15, 2014    

A rare brace by Leon Strickland propelled Arnett Gardens to an exciting 3-2 win over fierce rivals Tivoli Gardens in their Red Stripe Premier League game at the Edward Seaga Stadium yesterday.

However, a fist fight between Jameel Thompson of Arnett Gardens and Rodico Wellington of Tivoli Gardens at the end of the game threatened to cast a dark shadow an otherwise enthralling contest.

Things got worse as the Arnett Gardens team exited the field to the changing room. It became a nasty brawl involving players and spectators from both teams, before the security forces intervened and brought the situation under control.

It was a sad end to a classic encounter between two long-time football rivals and two communities long polarised by their fierce support of the two dominant political parties in the land.

The bust-up was also a throwback to ugly off-field clashes between supporters of the two clubs, especially during the tension-filled political period of the 1970s.

But before all that, Strickland’s double in the 47th and 77th minutes saw the visiting Arnett Gardens twice coming from behind for a memorable win.

Navion Boyd had given Tivoli Gardens an eighth-minute lead from the penalty spot before Strickland pulled Arnett level with a scorching 25-metre shot that whistled past goalkeeper Davin Watkin before he knew what was happening.

Boyd restored Tivoli Gardens’ advantage in minute 56, playing a neat one-two with Keammar Daley before calmly slotting home.

Arnett’s coach Jerome Waite went to his bench and brought on Marvin Morgan for the in-form Andrew Phang in the 66th minute and the former duly obliged, firing home from just outside the box in the 73rd minute to level the scores once again.

Then four minutes later, Strickland turned in an Andre Clennon shot in the 77th minute.

In the 90th minute, Arnett thought they had a penalty, but referee Kevin Morrison who had pointed to the spot, revised his decision to the amazement of most people inside the venue. Instead, the official gave a free kick just outside the box after goalkeeper Watkins had brought down Kenniel Hyde.

It was Arnett Gardens second win of the season over Tivoli Gardens and their eighth win from 14 games, which took them to 26 points and kept them in third spot. Meanwhile, Tivoli Gardens slipped a spot to seventh on 18 points.

In other games, Rivoli United defeated Sporting Central Academy 4-3 and jumped two places to sixth on 19 points. Sporting Dropped to eighth with 17 points.

At STETHS, Reno and Harbour View battled to a 2-2 draw, while Boys’ Town held champions Montego Bay United to a 1-1 draw at Collie Smith.

Montego Bay United stayed in second spot on 26 points with Harbour View in fourth with 23 points. Reno remain in ninth on 15 points, while Boys’ Town climbed off the bottom of the league to 11th with 12 points.

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Fists fly as bust-up scars Arnett-Tivoli thriller

Knights win thriller in NBL final

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BY GERALD REID Observer writer Sunday, August 18, 2013

DEFENDING champions Urban Knights came through by the skin of their teeth to beat Spanish Town Spartans 77-75 in triple overtime in Game One in the best-of-three finals in the 2013 FLOW/National Basketball League at the Stadium Courts on Friday.Knights took a 17-10 lead at the end of the first quarter, and at half-time the scores were tied at 22-22. Despite both teams missing a number of jump shots, it was evenly contested before the Knights held a slim 36-31 lead at the completion of the third quarter.It was so close from then onwards that nobody knew who would win with the Knights going up 40-34 in the fourth and final quarter, but the Spartans applied themselves nicely to cut the lead to 39-40, and from then onwards the battle was on as the pace of the game quickened.With three minutes left in the game the scores were tied at 46, 48 and at the final buzzer, the teams were locked at 50 points, forcing the first period of overtime.The Spartans went up 58-52 and looked all over a winner, but the Knights rallied strongly with Oneil Mundle scoring a three-pointer to tie the match at 58, forcing double overtime.Another five minutes of overtime was given and it was action-packed throughout as the defending champions went up 65-60 with 90 seconds remaining. However, the Spartans never allowed the Knights to pull away and they scored to level at 65 with 40 seconds left in the game.With 4.1 seconds remaining after a time-out was taken by the Spartans, the injured Javon Bailey entered the court with the Knights leading 68-65, and in the nick of time he unleashed a long-ranged shot that went inside to force the third overtime, before the Knights prevailed 77-75.Point guard Andre Murray was the Knights’ top scorer with 21 points, including nine rebounds and four steals, shooting guard Omar Barnes had 16 points and 10 rebounds, while forward Kwame Lawrene netted 13 points and eight rebounds for the Knights.The principal scorers for the Spartans were centre Adrian Forbes with 20 points, including 12 rebounds and nine blocked shots, shooting guard Lynford Brown shot 15 points and four rebounds, and guard Bailey added 12 points and seven rebounds.Game Two of the best-of-three finals will be played inside the National Arena on Tuesday starting at 7:00 pm.

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Knights win thriller in NBL final