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Late goal rescues point for Vere Phoenix
September 30, 2024
Humble Lion head coach Donovan Duckie was livid after his team gave up a stoppage-time goal to draw 1-1 with a 10-man Vere Phoenix in their Jamaica Premier League football encounter at Wembley Centre of Excellence yesterday.
Duckie's team dominated proceedings for the majority of the contest in wet, difficult conditions, and they looked certain for three points after they took the lead in the 73rd minute.
"I am very disappointed, Duckie said. "But congrats to the referee and his team for managing a difficult game.
"We created 13 chances and only had the penalty to show. Other than that, we played well but were dismal in front of goal."
Vere Phoenix FC coach, Lenworth Hyde, gladly accepted the point, especially after going down to 10 men.
"With the condition of the wet outfield and how the game went, I will gladly accept the point. Seeing that we were playing at home, we wanted to win the game, but the conditions didn't allow us to play how we normally play," Hyde said.
The pivotal moment of the match came late in the second half as Vere Phoenix defender Michael Forbes, battling in the slippery conditions, lost his footing and brought down Andre Clennon in the penalty area. Referee Daneon Parchment did not hesitate to point to the spot and showed Forbes a red card for the foul. Karim Bryan stepped up to calmly slot the ball home, putting Humble Lion ahead.
Despite being a man down, Vere Phoenix fought back in the dying moments of the contest. In the first minute of stoppage time, forward Josiah Daniel slipped a neat pass to schoolboy substitute Kishane Gordon, who cut inside and fired a low shot past the Humble Lion goalkeeper, levelling the score at 1-1.
