Milerock stunned, Western Tigers overpower Eagles 1-0

A TEN-MAN Milerock team were on Wednesday evening stunned when they were beaten 1-0 by Grove Hi-Tech in the latest round of action in the 2017 Limacol round-robin knock-out football tournament.Playing the opening game of the night’s double-header at the GFC ground, the defending champions had managed to keep their Grove opponents at bay for most of the night, but they fell apart after the sending-off of Bryan Johnson in the 77th minute.
Johnson’s earlier 19th minute foul had warranted a yellow card and the risk of keeping him on the field may have paid off for the time but it ultimately cost the team.
Milerock may not have sported ‘lady luck’ Wednesday night, as several of their attempts came close to scoring, the closest of which came after a deflection by the Hi-Tech keeper right into the path of the attacker who let loose a cannon onto the upright.
Grove, on the other hand, had their fair share of misses before Domini Garnett’s 90th minute strike, the closest coming from a set piece which tricked the wall into jumping while the passed off ball could have been slotted in from ten yards, but instead was passed back outside the area.
Garnett’s goal came contrary to the side’s aerial style of play throughout the game as a complete and precise string of ground passes caught the opposition’s defence at sea before slotting past the outstretched goalie.
With that result, the Group A still sees Winners Connection leading with four points, while Milerock sit second thanks to three points and a superior goal difference over Grove. Northern Rangers have one point.
In game two, Western Tigers took an early lead in their game against Eagles United, Andrew Murray’s 4th minute guiding header rocketing past the goalie.
Though they pushed on for more goals, the score line remained unchanged when the final whistle sounded.
In the B group, Western Tigers have assumed a commanding lead with six points over their nearest competitors Eagles with three.
In the next round of matches on Sunday evening Mahaica Determinators and Riddim Squad will clash from 18:30hrs while Ann’s Grove will face Pouderoyen from 20:30hrs at the Victoria ground.