GOLDEN Jaguars’ defensive maestro Walter Moore had his first taste of Finnish Premiere League, playing a full 90 minutes for his new club Fotbollsföreningen Jaro Jalkapalloseura (FF Jaro) in their 1-1 draw against league rivals Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Mariehamn (IFK Mariehamn). The game between the two sides marked the opening of the league and Moore who signed a two-year deal with the top flight Finnish club was instrumental in his team’s opening goal which was scored by Johan Brunell.

Moore, who was transferred from FC Vostok in the Kazakhstan Premier League, told Chronicle Sport after the game yesterday that “we (FF Jaro) got a corner and the ball was passed out to me, and I wiped in a powerful cross. It was headed back on goal and a player was there to just roll it into the goal”
However, according to the majestic defender, who plays down the left flank, his team became desperate, pressing for another goal, had given up a foul and the opposition scored in the 87th minute from a free kick to salvage a draw.
Asked about his thoughts on the game and the difference between playing in Finland as compared to that of the Caribbean and Kazakhstan, Moore, 30, noted that the league is a bit more physical and played at a faster pace.
Moore, whose first taste at professional football was at Trinidad and Tobago Pro-league Club North East Stars in 2006, had played for the Jamaal Shabazz-owned Caledonia AIA (2007–2013) as well as Charlotte Eagles Football Club in the USA.
In 2013, Moore signed with FC Vostok in the Kazakhstan Premier League, making 31 appearances for the outfit but moved to the club’s rival FC Astana-1964 the following year.

By Rawle Toney