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Seba cool Boys' Town 3-1

By HOWARD WALKER, Staff Reporter

Boys' Town midfielder, Oneil Thompson dribbles away from Seba United's Iton Scott during yesterday's Premier League playoff at Collie Smith Drive. Seba rallied from a goal down to win 3-1. - Carlington Wilmot

SEBA UNITED TOOK their first step back to the National Premier League, yesterday, rallying from a goal down to beat Boys' Town 3-1 at Collie Smith Drive.

Michael Campbell gave Boys' Town a 26th minute lead, but Wilfred Smith quickly levelled the scores in the 37th before Omar Reid in the 76th and Iton Scott's 86th-minute strike secured three valuable points for the Montego Bay team.

Winning coach, Paul 'Tegat' Davis, said it was important to win the first of six playoff games and praised his players for following instructions.

"It's a good feeling to win the first game, said the former national striker. "When you are fighting for a place in the Premier League, the first game can tell you where you are going. Now we can take it a little easy for the next game," added Davis, one of Jamaica's most feared strikers in his time.

"It was an excellent game by both teams. Boys' Town played well, but it's a game of chances and we took them," he said. Losing coach Andrew Price said his team was brought down to earth after coming off an exhilarating Super League final win at the weekend.

"We came out flat and we didn't have any energy," he said. "It's not the start that we wanted, but we have five games to play so we will have to wheel and come again.

"All is not lost. We gave up three points here, so we have to go on the road and get three points come Saturday."

Collie Smith Drive was buzzing with excitement and expectations and it wasn't long before the Red Brigade gave their fans something to cheer about.

In the 26th minute, Jermaine Bailey weaved his way to the edge of the box and lost control, but the ball fell nicely into the path of the speedy Campbell whose scud missile-like shot flew over Alrick Henry in goal.

However, poor goalkeeping by the usually safe Marvin Mundy, formerly of STATHS, allowed Seba to equalise. Wilfred Smith volleyed home after Mundy was caught out by a high right-side cross.

Then in the 76th minute, Reid dribbled past four players before placing his shot wide of a diving Mundy and 10 minutes later, Scott scored a beauty from 25 metres, curling a fine left-foot shot over the wall and wide of a despairing Mundy who berated his players for not following his instructions as he set up the wall.