Mount Nice Soccer Academy etched their identify within the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) historical past books yesterday after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Tivoli Gardens on the Anthony Spaulding Sports activities Advanced. The win marked their eleventh consecutive triumph, surpassing the nine-year report of 10 successive wins beforehand held by Arnett Gardens.
The lone purpose got here within the thirty ninth minute when Suelae McCalla pounced on a rebound following a mishandled shot by Tivoli goalkeeper Diego Haughton. The purpose proved decisive as Mount Nice held on to safe the historic win.
Mount Nice’s head coach, Theodore “Tappa” Whitmore, expressed his pleasure within the achievement, emphasizing that it was a workforce effort.
“I need to congratulate the technical workers, the gamers, and administration as a result of we couldn’t have executed it with out a collective effort. Meaning we’re moving into the appropriate route by way of the place we wish to go as a membership,” Whitmore mentioned.
Whitmore, a former Jamaica nationwide coach, added that the workforce’s focus now shifts to sustaining their momentum, with their subsequent recreation in opposition to Vere-Phoenix scheduled for Thursday.
“Nobody is aware of what’s going to occur, however we stay up for successful the following recreation and we are going to exit and play for 90-plus minutes. We all know it will get more durable as a result of all people is coming to play exhausting in opposition to Mount Nice,” he said.
Mount Nice managed the primary half, creating quite a few alternatives. Nicholas Nelson got here shut early on, however Haughton denied him and Franco Celestine on the rebound. Kimoni Bailey additionally narrowly missed, sending his effort astray.
The decisive second got here simply earlier than halftime when Haughton spilled a long-range shot, permitting McCalla to capitalize.
Within the second half, Tivoli displayed larger function, however Mount Nice’s protection remained resolute. Tivoli’s greatest probability got here when Lennox Russell did not convert after receiving an errant go from Mount Nice goalkeeper Shaquan Davis.
Mount Nice practically doubled their lead within the seventy fifth minute when Gadail Irving rattled the crossbar with a robust strike from outdoors the world. Tivoli continued to press for an equalizer, however Davis was equal to the duty, making a key save to disclaim Russell’s late header.
Tivoli’s coach, Jerome Waite, who guided Arnett Gardens to the earlier 10-match streak in 2015, acknowledged his workforce’s failure to capitalize on their probabilities.
“We obtained our justifiable share of probabilities to attain however didn’t convert, and so they capitalized on an error from our goalkeeper,” Waite mentioned.
With the win, Mount Nice prolonged their lead atop the JPL standings to 49 factors, eight away from second-place Montego Bay United, who drew 0-0 with Portmore United. Tivoli Gardens stay in seventh place with 26 factors.
Mount Nice’s outstanding run not solely units a brand new benchmark for the league but in addition solidifies their place as title favorites as they goal to take care of their dominance within the weeks forward.
