Former champions Montego Bay United (MBU)survived an almighty scare, living a charmed life and only just held on to share points with defending champions Portmore United as the two secured a point each after playing out an error strewn 2-2 draw in Sunday\u2019s action of the Legend Jamaica Premier League game played at Jarrett Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prolific Jourdain Fletcher and Devantae Campbell were the scorers for the MoBay side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MBU who have claimed a point from their last two outings remain fourth in the standings on 15 points, three adrift of the leaders Waterhouse and two and one behind second and third placed Tru Juice and Racing United respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The former champions have won four of their eight games played to date and have scored 12 goals while conceding seven.
MBU were forced to play over an hour of the contest with ten men after Okeem Jones was shown a straight red card in the 27th for deliberately stopping a goalscoring opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After missing a few early chances and then surviving a frenetic start by the Portmore team which saw goalkeeper Davonnie Burton making four brilliant saves seconds apart in the 18th minute, (and was late substituted after a nasty injury) MBUgot on the scoresheet on the stroke of halftime when Fletcher, raced into the 18 yard to tap home from inside the six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Vino Barclett, the St Lucian, (Burton\u2019s replacement in goal) gifted the visitors an equalizer, stepping well off his line and was lobbed from some 25 yards out by Jevaughn Grant found the equalizer seconds later, as both went into the break level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The home team surged ahead for the second time through the talented Campbell who unleashed a stunning curler from outside the 18 yard box, this in the 59th minute of the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, replacement goalkeeper Barclett, continued his comedy of errors and paid the team paid the consequences in the 78th minute through substitute Demario Daley who found the equalizer, capitalizing on a defensive mis-up and an uncertain goalkeeper.
The home team was then given an almighty scare with less than a minute on the clock as with the goalkeeper out of his area again, Portmore attackers twice missed an empty net struck the frame of the goal, first the base and then the outside right to the alarm of all in watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MBU have collected two points from a possible nine over the last three outings and the record has left coach Javier Ainstein visibly frustrated and he admits the injury to goalkeeper Burton disrupted the team, \u201cThe injury of our goalkeeper was something that affected the team a lot. We are coming from a match that our keeper didn\u2019t take the ball, but It\u2019s a shame the players put in a big effort sometimes with nine players, because we fight a lot to take the three points with ten players, he told reporters. Maybe we need to make some adjustments to the team but it\u2019s the second match that our keeper is being injured and it\u2019s not normal\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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