Howard Walker, Staff Reporter

Harbour View striker Kavin Bryan (right) celebrates his goal with teammate Kevin Wooley during their Wray and Nephew National Premier League football match against Reno at Harbour View Mini Stadium on Sunday. Harbour View won 2-1. - Ian Allen/Staff Photographer

Former football king-pin Portmore United are still struggling to find the right gear in this Wray and Nephew National Premier League season after playing to an exciting 0-0 draw with Waterhouse at Drewsland on Sunday.

Although the game failed to produce any goals, it was a highly entertaining encounter with both teams creating enough chances and a win looking likely for either up to the final whistle.

Portmore, the champions in 2004, are still winless after three games, picking up just two points and are second from bottom in the 12-team league.

More worrying to the Portmore fans is that their club has the dubious distinction of being to the only one yet to score a goal for the season.

From three games they have conceded two goals. But the goalscoring burden placed on the young Steven Morrissey, Anthony Bennett, Onandi Lowe, Mario Swaby and the Colombian Fredy Parada has not borne fruit as yet.

Coach Paul Young is obviously a worried man but is hoping for the best.

Not satisfied

Said Young: "We are not satisfied, but it could have been worse. It's a long season and we just have to take it one game at a time. As soon as we start scoring I am sure we will win some games."

Portmore United, which swept most titles in sight a couple of seasons ago, are leading only Arnett Gardens in the table and are already seven points behind leaders Harbour View.

"With the point away from home I have to be satisfied, but as you saw the game I think we had the better chances during the game. It was a very good, quality game, a lot of passes but we need to work on our finishing some more," said Young.

Waterhouse, the defending champions, have given up the lead to Harbour View but remain second on seven points.

Kevin Lamey, Roberto Fletcher, Irvino English, Vincent Earle, Garfield Reid and Demar Phillips, could not breach the Anthony Modeste-marshalled Portmore defence and had to settle for the draw.

Coach Barrington Gaynor was not totally satisfied but was grateful for the point saying "a draw is always better than a loss".

He continued: "We wanted the three points especially like how Harbour View won their game. But sometimes it doesn't work out the way you want. But I am happy that the team performed much better than we did against Tivoli. It's a work-in-progress and hopefully by the end of the season we will get it right."

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