UWI capture KSAFA Major League title
THE University of the West Indies (UWI) captured the 2009/2010 Claro/KSAFA Major League title after scoring a 3-0 win over Brown’s Town at Vauxhall yesterday.
Andre Bernal scored twice and Oneil Fairweather once as the Neville ‘Bertis’ Bell-coached team claimed their first title by virtue of their head-to-head result against Rockfort, who defeated Molynes 1-0 to also finish on 45 points.
In the day’s other results, Central Kingston defeated Greenwich Town 6-1; Police Nationals turned back Whitfield Town 2-1; Swallowfield beat Liguanea 3-1, while Cooreville and Olympic drew 2-2.
UWI and Rockfort ended on the same number of points, but while Rockfort scored a 3-1 win over their opponents in the first round, UWI rallied to take the second-round fixture 3-0 to hold the advantage entering the final round.
And knowing that victory would be enough to give them the title, UWI set about the game in a business-like manner and eventually reaped rewards just past the half-hour when Fearweather’s beautiful strike put them ahead.
The home team started the second half the better side, but Bernal added a second for UWI when he headed past the Brown’s Town custodian nine minutes after the break.
Another headed goal from the striker in the 74th secured the win for Mona-based institution, which will contest the Super League next season, along with second-placed finishers Rockfort.
Bell, said it was an uncertain season, but his players made winning the title possible.
“We lost our first game, but then we went on and won the next six. But then we lost the next four after that and I thought that that was it for us.
“But for a team to do well you need good players and I believe we have some very good players here at UWI,” he said.
Meanwhile, Ricardo Munro got Greenwich Town’s lone goal in their mauling against Central Kingston to finish atop the scoring chart with 17 goals. His teammate David Stultz and Bernal had the second highest with 12 strikes.
Swallowfield (eight points ) and Olympic Gardens (15 points) finished last and second-to-last and will be relegated to the Syd Bartlett League next season.
