Jermaine ‘Tuffy’ Anderson, who has languished on the Waterhouse bench lately, was the hero for Waterhouse on Thursday evening when he scored the lone goal that gave his team a 1-0 win over champions Arnett Gardens at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex.

The win was the first for Waterhouse in the third and penultimate round of the four-round championship and fourth overall in the Red Stripe Premier League this season.

Even with the three points, the Drewsland team remains nailed to the bottom of the 12-team standings, and faces the prospects of relegation.

Despite the loss, Arnett stayed third with 50 points.

Waterhouse’s goal came six minutes before the end after Anderson, who had threatened earlier, collected a long ball deep in the Arnett Gardens half on the right, then jinked his way past a defender to unleash a left-footed shot that beat goalkeeper Peter Harrison, before he could react positively.

Arnett, who recently returned to the island from a successful campaign in one group of the Caribbean Football Union Club Championship, looked a jaded bunch, but had enough steam to threaten at times.

Teams:

Arnett Gardens — Damian Hyatt (Peter Harrison 45th), Oniel Thompson, Jabeur Johnson, Ranike Anderson, Jason Moore, Renae Lloyd, Kenniel Hyde, Michaelous Martin, Kemal Malcolm, Leon Strickland (Andrew Phang 78th), Gary McIntosh (Marcelino Blackburn 58th),

Subs not used: Jamar Martin, Neicko Williams, Newton Sterling, Steve Clarke

Booked: Thompson (22nd), Johnson (33rd), Lloyd (52nd)

Waterhouse FC – Kelso Cousins, Oshane Roberts, Nicholi Finlayson, Jermaine Anderson (Mikhail Robinson 90th) Nicholas Nelson (Devon Hodges 61st), Romario Campbell (Omar Walcott 88th), Hughan Gray, Kemar Beckford, Weston Forrest, Carlos Wright, Theo Brown

Subs not used: Roshane Patterson, Deandre Brown, Andre Leslie, Kymani Campbell, Kevin Lamey

Referee: Veralton Nembhard

Assistant Referee: Nicholas Anderson, Oyinco McTaggart

Fourth Official: Danean Parchment

— Hurbun Williams