Georges clip Boys' Town

Gareth Davis Sr, Gleaner Writer

With shouts of "Moses!" and "Geoffrey!" echoing, newly appointed St Georges coach, Geoffrey Maxwell, left Lynch Park with a smile on his face after his team scored a 1-0 victory over Boys' Town in a Digicel Premier League game on Sunday.

"This team has high-quality players," said Maxwell. "They just needed to believe in themselves. I believe their confidence level had fallen, and all I did was to hold a session on Friday where I sat them down and spoke about the way forward. As you see, this evening, we dominated play, and it was a good effort. They promised that they were going to win, and they did."

The conditions at Lynch Park were wet and slippery, and it was Georges who brought the early attack to Boys' Town as Leon Irving, Dever Orgill, Jermaine Taylor, playing a new role in midfield, and Nigel Reid kept their opponents' defence under pressure with repeated attacks.

In one of those many attacks, Orgill got by two defenders, but his shot was saved by the goalkeeper in the fourth minute. The first half ended with Georges completely dominating, but poor finishing robbed them of an early lead.

The second half started with Maxwell replacing Reid with Horace James. That move proved to be an asset for Georges, as in the 52nd minute, Orgill, who was having an excellent game, went by two defenders on the left flank, and cutting inside, he fired a powerful right-footed shot which was blocked by Philmore Crumbie in goal.

However, James fired home the rebound. Boys' Town's coach, Andrew Price, brought on Shane Edwards for Anthony Bennett in the 64th minute, but the onslaught continued, with Taylor blasting no fewer than five powerful free kicks from some 35 yards out which were either tipped over the top by the agile and alert Crumbie, or they simply grazed the goalpost.

A late burst of effort from Romondo Johnson, Marvin Morgan, and Rennae Lloyd could not bring about the equaliser for Boys' Town.

Price was gracious in defeat, although he pointed out that the slippery conditions suited the Portland-based team better.

"My team is not familiar with these conditions," he said. "But Georges really played well. We knew coming down here is always going to be difficult, especially with Geoffrey in charge, and the fans would be hyped up."