Whitmore impressed by Mount Pleasant youngsters

MOUNT Nice FA’s Head Coach Theodore Whitmore was happy together with his staff’s total efficiency in a one-sided, 5-0 romp over Humble Lion, of their first-against-last-placed Jamaica Premier League second-round sport performed at Montego Bay Sports activities Advanced on Monday.

Daniel Inexperienced’s hat-trick was the spotlight of the encounter however Whitmore was impressed with a well-taken objective by teenager Jabari Howell, describing the left-footed strike from properly exterior the world as “traditional”.

The win, Mt Nice’s 18th from 24 video games and their 14th within the final 15 video games, noticed them transfer to 58 factors, seven greater than second-placed Arnett Gardens.

“The very best a part of the sport immediately was maintaining a clear sheet, how we saved possession of the ball; we moved across the ball this afternoon and we scored some objectives,” Whitmore instructed the Jamaica Observer.

He was additionally more than happy with what he noticed from a number of of the youthful gamers within the group.

“Now we have a Jahmarie Nolan, we have now Earl Dennis and Owen Jumpp — who had been all on the nationwide Underneath-17 staff — and every time we put them on the market they present that they need to be part of the staff,” stated Whitmore.

It was a unique story for Humble Lion’s Alex Thomas, nevertheless, who watched helplessly as numerous his gamers needed to be substituted due to accidents, and likewise noticed the sport being stopped a number of instances whereas his gamers sough medical consideration.

“We had been up in opposition to a high quality staff, the highest staff within the league, and they’re on a momentum. And we knew this was going to be a tricky one however, however, the gamers knew they may not present an excessive amount of respect — on the finish of the day we simply can’t come and present an excessive amount of respect in opposition to a Mount Nice staff,” Thomas analysed.

All was not misplaced, nevertheless, and Thomas stated they must take no matter positives they will from the sport.

“Now we have to study from our errors, constructive or unfavorable. Now we have to construct for the subsequent sport.”

Mount Nice wasted little time in getting the lead, with Inexperienced scoring after simply 4 minutes, beating goalkeeper Peter Harrison low to his left.

The St Ann staff had been 2-0 up within the twenty fourth minute when Inexperienced buried a penalty after a defender dealt with the ball simply exterior the six-yard field.

Alex Marshall, who changed Shaquille Bradford initially of the second half, made it 3-0 within the 58th minute with a candy left-footed volley from the proper facet of the Humble Lion penalty space.

Teenager Jabari Howell launched himself to the soccer public when his highly effective shot from exterior the 18-yard field took a deflection and flew previous Harrison within the 82nd minute.

Inexperienced accomplished his hat-trick two minutes later when he was despatched via down the center of the Humble Lion defence and slotted dwelling simply.