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Tivoli notch first victory
October 22, 2024
THE Jerome Waite-coached Tivoli Gardens registered their first victory of the 2024/25 Jamaica Premier League season courtesy of a Horatio Morgan strike in the 80th minute against newly-promoted Racing United on a rainy Monday evening at Waterhouse Mini-Stadium.
Racing United started off the brighter of the teams, but squandered a couple glorious opportunities in the first half, including Ranaldo Biggs' one-on-one run at goalkeeper Diego Haughton, which he kicked wide of goal.
In the second half, Tivoli Gardens slowly gained momentum and made their advantage count when Morgan found himself unmarked at the far post, on the back of his team's counter attack, and easily converted from close range.
"Morgan left from the right side of the pitch and found himself on the left side to make a tap-in, that's something that you can't coach. That came down to his knowledge and understanding as he just came on the pitch and executed," Waite said.
"Having played three games prior to this one without a victory meant that the players were under a lot of pressure," he stated.
Paul Walker, assistant coach of Racing United, explained that as a coaching staff their primary focus is keeping the team focused on the task at hand.
"We as the coaches we have to continue working in order to keep the unit as strong as possible. I think we'll get better as we're just not scoring," he said.
