 Hello and welcome to another edition of JPL in 30, the highlight show for the Jamaica Premier League. Another double header gets the ball rolling on matchday three at the Drax Hall Stadium in St Anne, as perennial contenders and former champions Waterhouse look to secure back-to-back wins when they travel to face newcomers Limehall Academy in the opening fixture. Donald Oliver takes us through the highlights. As we take a look at the full-time highlights here, for the first time they gave as good as they got, you know. Beckford's effort from Anderson's cross could have been put away. Carlos Campbell with a big opportunity inside the six yard box and Foster denied him first, but there was not a lot of power in that shot. And then Waterhouse got something I thought was against the run of play and it was because of the pressure from Javane Bryan who took this goal well. And he gave Waterhouse a lead. He applied the pressure. And Waterhouse is number nine, starting the season like a house on fire, third goal in three games. And Waterhouse with the advantage there. Limehall still trying to cook the header, magnificently saved. And there was a handled ball on the line. The Limehall players were asking for it, but before that, Foster wonderfully done. And here's Christian playing this one inside. Fletcher had a couple of bites there, but the second was an emphatic finish. They stretched their advantage to two in the first half. And that's how they went into the break, although there was to have been one more opportunity, but not a lot of power there from the header. And then Elliott dragging that one just right of the marker that was perilously close. Handled ball there. Easy call by the referee who pointed to the spot. Andre Smith couldn't quite get out of the way, but that was clear. And Elliott getting his first goal of the season and his first goal for Limehall from the penalty spot. They had pulled the goal back to make it 2-1, but then a little after that, Waterhouse went ahead. That was a really good run there by Navada Blair. And he laid it on a platter. And Fletcher converted well, making that late run inside the box and was an outlet for Blair. Second of the game for Andre Fletcher. Andre, you had a brace today, but not only that, your game wasn't really summed up with your goals. A lot of work for your team, even in the defence. Tell me a bit about the game that you played today. How much do you like it? Well, I like it 60%. I think I still think there's a lot me, myself, and also my team can build fun, but I win today. We have to just go back to the giant board and focus on the next game. It seemed like a different player once you scored a goal today. How much does it mean for you to be scoring goals? Well, it means a lot to me because for your score, I mean confidence is going to gain. And that's what I did today, gain confidence. And finally, one of the players on your team, Nikoi Christian, must be a joy to play with him. And he was responsible for you setting up your first. Yeah, great player. I mean, we train and we build our chemistry together, so we'll just take it over to the game today. Well, hopefully you'll move from 60% to more. Have the best for the rest of the season. Thank you very much. Coach Price, you finally got the goal today, and it was an improved performance, but I guess you can blame yourself somewhat, your team, that is, for not coming away with something from this game. Yes, early Christmas gifts for our toes. I mean, sometimes it was more clinical today. Let's put it that way. First, 15-20 minutes at the game, we seemed to be timid in front of the goal. We should have gotten two goals easily. And the balancer played the defenders some silly mistakes, and we went down 2-0. We managed to get, we did some changes right at the half-time. The substitutes, they impacted the game immediately. We got the goal, but then a lapse there again. So it's a learning curve, and with every last year, I've taken the lessons from it. And again, although we got one today, it's the same thing like from last week. We have to score the chances that we get at this level, what else got theirs, and they took them and cooled us to them. It seemed like you're a ruthless coach as well, because, you know, most coaches would wait again for maybe 60 minutes or more to make your changes. You saw it fit to make your changes right at half-time to try and affect the game. Yeah, most definitely. We were down 2-0. We needed as much time for the substitutes to be able to impact the game. We had an immediate impact, because basically, we needed more energy in the wide areas. And we got that out of my collar, the cross came in, and it gave us a penalty. I think, as we said, the concentration needs to be stepped up so that we are always plugged in. But they learn, as I told them in the dressing room, you don't lose the penalty. The Premier League are dropped out on the second game. So we just need to learn from this. Another efficient performance from the Jouzland-based club, Waterhouse, who continues to make strides in the early season. We take our first break here on JPL in 30, join us for more right after the break. The JPL in 30. The second match of Sunday's double header saw champions Mount Pleasant looking to secure back-to-back wins as they entertained Don Beholden FC. Let's pick up the action with Donald Oliver. Let's take a look at the full-time highlight, Shalvi. And that was a wonderful ball from out of the back from Dave. He's finding across a chunk, and his effort was just wide of the mark. It was an indication as to how direct Mount Pleasant wanted to play. McCallan's ball inside was a peach, wasn't it? And across a chunk with the header free, unmarked inside the area. Look at the ball inside to find him, though. On a platter, and boy, didn't chunk, eat that up. And then Don Beholden trying to get that one, that effort, wide of the mark. Rowan Brown was instrumental in a couple of plays, then the ball played inside, knotted down by Topian. The captain McCallan was there, slipping between the defenders. Clearly onside. And Phillips' delivery. Topian involved. McCallan always there. What was the keeper doing? That's what Linehaib was saying. And what was he doing here? It was a shallow ball to Thomas. And the dink, wide of the mark. Don Beholden didn't pay on that occasion. Good work from Devonte, Campbell out left. Sended this one inside, not clear properly, but Bailey on the volley. Kimode Bailey is going to remember the hit for a while. First-time effort inside the box. No stopping that one. Again, Campbell with the ball inside and Bailey. He loved it. They loved it. It was game-scent and match then. Finishes the liver inside the header. Marlon Allen on target, but straight to the keeper. Allen to the byline, he was a live wire inside, and it was bouncing around inside the box before they managed to clear that one. That could have gone anywhere. And the eventual clearance from Thomas was enough. So 3-0, of course, the final score. Mount Pleasant had 13 shots, six of which were on target. Just one on target from Don Beholden from their seven shots. Mount Pleasant was very physical in this game. Committing 11 fouls, having four yellow cards shown to them. One more than Don Beholden with their three. They had more corner kicks to the home team on Pleasant, as well as the possession at 57%. Makala, you had a goal and assist, a lot of defensive work for you two. The game started a bit physical, but the quality came to the fore. How do you like your team's performance? The team's performance, I have to say, well done. Because before the game, we know that it's going to be tough, but nevertheless, we stuck to it and we fight and we get a couple of goals. You're making a habit of scoring goals with your head. I was there on call for the two in the final, back here again today, just as if you stole it off the fingers of the goalkeeper. Brave header. Yeah, definitely. I read where the ball was going to end up, so I just put my body there and I just get the goal from it. Couldn't let you go without saying to you, asking you about that cross. It was a pitch of a cross to Chong. I mean, you worked on that a lot, I would feel. Yeah, the coach, during the week, this week, the coach was working on a lot of crosses, so I was practising some crosses. Well, you'd be proud about it because you executed quite well. All the best. Good performance. Coach, Hyde, the performance, was it more of more pleasant having a really good performance than Dumbie Holden not turning up? Yeah, yeah, they had the arm at thing. I must be smart to the Dumbie who arm the Mount Pleasant team. Excellent game, well-tuned, well-fit, well-ready. We are not ready as yet, we are still building. It's a long season, so we have time to prepare, you know. Another workman-like performance keeps the champions winning and looking imperious. Much more action still to come from the JPL as we go to another break. Stay with us. The JPL in 30. From St. Anne, we journey to Kingston for another double header in our Monday night fixtures from the Stadium Eastfield. The opening encounter see the Clarendon-based Bear United taking on Tiberley Gardens. Donald Oliver and Chris Taylor were on commentary duties. As we take a look at the highlights here at the National Stadium Eastfield and this was some good work inside the area. A challenge coming in though. A lot of slipping and sliding and then the resulting effort. Not a lot of power behind it. And then Vir coming forward. Both played inside the spill. Nicholas Clarke and then mopped up there by Dustin Cohen in the fourth minute. Dyer did well there. And how did Clarke manage to spill that? I'm not sure. But then he came across the coin and he finished that with a plum there as if he had a lot of experience. A 16-year-old. And here he is out wide. Heading to the byline, doing really well. Sending that one inside on a platter. And then the resulting effort over the top. Dennis there with the miss, regarded Dennis. And then clumsy challenge inside the box. Timothy Gans were awarded the penalty. And Barrington Price making no mistake. One-one. Price delivering this one. Price was the one who was on the end of that cross from Lewis and Price just about missing. And then that free kick was by the mark from Howard Morris who did OK in this game. And then the finish. Jay Graham in the 28th minute finding the gap between the goalkeeper and the near post. And what a finish that was too. Opening his account this season. Then Lewis is delivering. Side and Price coming on the end of it. Striking the woodwork as well. Then the second half. Penny Cook had a stab at that one. Went over the bar. Went wide of the mark I should say. And then this one was drilled in. And the clock. Another nervous moment but he held on. And then Cohen probably would have sealed the man-on-match performance. He had put that one away but he missed it. That was all she wrote. United coming up with a big rare win to keep their 2023-24 campaign on track. The second match of the double header on Monday saw home team Harbourview tackling the Xavier Gilbert coached Arnett Gardens. Here is Donald Oliver once again. Yep as you take a look at the full-time highlights here it was mouth-watering indeed Bradford firing the first warning shot over the bar and then look at this. Build up Bradford chesting it down. Johnson with a firecracker and Edwards with a wonderful save. It was a sign of things to come. Jamon Shepherd had a really good game scooping this one up and there was Cunningham leaping high but Bennett was behind it and then Bradford looking for a Juma Johnson. Magnificent hit. Really very good hit. Edwards could do nothing about that and Johnson against his old club with a magnificent strike. Opportunity for Arnett Gardens as they tried to get back level. Bennett was in the way of that one and Wing trying to pass that one broke free to Bradford running away from the defenders. You could bet your house on him to finish from here. Has the speed bursting away from Cunningham and Company and that's a good finish. It really was in the 41st minute. Harbourview in Dreamland leading Arnett Gardens by two goals in ill and Bradford with his first for his new club and then the free kick smacking the woodwork and then going behind for a corner kick and then they pulled a goal back. Jamon Shepherd in the 48th minute his first ever goal in the Jamaica Premier League and he had to leave Harbourview to get it didn't celebrate the whole lot did Shepherd but Arnett Gardens they were flying in this second half Arbwyne getting it from Wing it's a lovely release they're right into his path the first touch was majestic the second was magnificent into the top corner nothing Anthony Bennett could have done in goal here and they were absolutely pumped and what a game we had Warner Brown could have done some damage after turning a Johnny Talbot inside out but he found the keeper and then this opportunity for Cunningham hitting well wide of the mark what a game we had here and all who are here to witness it Xavier at the end of it to all a fair result certainly a very exciting game you must have been enjoying it yeah I mean I enjoyed it especially the second half because we won the second half half of you won the first half and we have to give them credit but entertaining for spectate and four goals we would have loved to get three points I think we created a few opportunities in the second half and could have nicked one but coming back from two goals down against a quality opposition at this level and I have to give my heart out to the team yeah and nobody wants to go down two goals when you are down two goals and you went into half time talk as well what would be some of the things you would have said to the boys I mean we just had to make the adjustment we needed to make the adjustment and we did the second half and we won to that early goal in the second half which we got and then that kind of we worked our way back into it I didn't think we were playing our game we gave them a little bit too much space inside the middle of the park in the first half and we had to condense that space which we did in the second half and unfortunately we didn't get another goal got to two all then you decided to ring the changes I was a little bit surprised that you went for the two changes for the wide players at that point where it seemed like you had the momentum Kelsen and Arbor and the two players coming off why? yeah I mean based on what we saw and what the players gave us the legs were going and I think that's an area that we were exploiting we were having some success and we just needed some pressure legs because in the same bit you want to go to goal but you have to get back and defend and it's hard to hack them to run that hard in the first half in the second half both on both sides in attack and in defense so I thought we needed some pressure legs there to do what we needed to do there are still quality players coming on but unfortunately we just didn't get it three points today but probably a few results seeing where we were coming from fair result, exciting game thanks for that get some rest and we look forward to week four yeah man thanks Xavier Gilbert there the head coach of Arnett Goddard and Lodlo Bernardo comes into frame Lodlo really lovely match a tough match but I saw what you were saying from the pre-match interview that the team obviously a good understanding of each other chemistry good you went two goals up but then it slipped yeah and it really slipped and we brought back Arnett into the game you know have two very blatant errors the talk in the room was that we knew that Arnett was going to come at us in the first thing and we needed to be strong defensively but of course as you saw that occurred out there you know we gave up a very sad free kick to begin with and then the free kick was not defended properly and I mean the player came in between a couple of players and got a free header I mean I spoke to the guys today about being professional and that really was a very unprofessional moment as at that time and then the second goal blatant error again from our team from our player you know we basically brought them back into the game and we didn't really want that we wanted to withstand that little storm at the beginning of the second half and then take the game from there still must be pleasing to you though two of the new players coming into your squad Juma Johnson, Shaquille Bradford you spoke about him at the start yes providing obviously having the chemistry up front two former campers camped on that is coming from afar and also based on where they live as well you know and that is an advantage that we look to take into our games going forward of course and it was good to say Bradford getting on the sheet and getting on the sheet consistently both in the Caribbean Cup and here as well and it was good to see Juma scoring his first goal and it really was intent and really scoring today I mean he tested the goalkeeper early and then he came back with a real bummer and you could still have won it I know you are a bit upset that you gave up the two goals but when you look at the match you are still creating opportunities it could have gone anyway still creating opportunity of course as I said before I think without my main strike a year today I think I was left like a shard but I really I really like probably how we dealt with the situation after it went 2-2 up you know we tried to really continue and not give up anything more made a couple of defensive changes to just weather the storm and then probably with some better changes we could have gotten it good to see you guys finally in the Premier League and getting things underway all the best get some rest definitely thanks and that's how we put a wrap on JPL in 30 on your home of champions Sportsmax tuning next week for more pulsating action from the Jamaica Premier League