PANAMA CITY, Panama – First-half goals from Romario Campbell and Vincent Earle set up a 2-1 victory for Waterhouse FC over hosts Tauro in the CONCACAF Champions League in Panama on Thursday.

Campbell and Earle slammed goals in the opening 20 minutes to give the edge to Waterhouse, a Jamaica National Premier League team, in the Group 4 contest at the Estadio Rommel Fernandez.

It was a timely boost of confidence Waterhouse, the second team from Jamaica’s NPL to play in the Champions League following Harbour View in 2008/09.

But they were reduced to 10 men in the 64th minute, following Upston Edwards being sent off for his second bookable offence.

Campbell gave Waterhouse a dream start, when he hammered a 27-yard free kick into the upper right corner of the net in the second minute.

Waterhouse doubled their lead in the 19th minute, when Earle buried a shot into the open net after goalkeeper Kevin Melgar came off his line to challenge Kenroy Howell.

With the end-to-end action the feature of the game, Waterhouse almost added a third goal in the 56th minute, when Jermaine Anderson was played behind the defence only to fire wide of the mark.

Tauro – scoreless in three Panamanian Apertura matches – scored in the 86th minute, when Jair Renteria knocked in a rebound after Christian Lopez fired a shot off the crossbar.

The Panamanian side had a few early opportunities which they squandered however. Before conceding a second goal, Tauro had a terrific chance to equalize in the seventh minute.

Miguel Castillo played a ball to Jose Luis Garces and the striker beat Waterhouse goalkeeper Richard McCallum. A sliding Hughan Gray, though, cleared the ball off the line.

Garces nearly capitalised on a defensive miscue by Edwards, stripping the defender and shedding his tackle before firing a shot from 10 yards off the near post in the 29th minute.

In the 78th minute, Tauro’s Miguel Castillo put a 20-yard free kick on frame, McCallum dived to his left to parry the attempt away with his right hand.

A minute later, Castillo lobbed the ball toward goal as McCallum and Waterhouse stood firm and came away with a famous victory.

Waterhouse will head to the United States capital of Washington, DC to face DC United at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium on August 20 before they host Tauro eight days later in a return match at the National Stadium in Kingston.