Kwesi Mugisa, Staff Reporter

August Town's David Stultz celebrates in the Premiere League match between August Town and Naggo Head at UWI on Sunday 29.10.2006. - Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer.

A last minute goal in the dying embers of the game by Carlos Barrett saw visitors Naggo Head split points with fellow newcomers August Town in a 1-1 draw at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Bowl, Mona, yesterday.

The draw was a bitter pill for the home team to swallow and with less than a minute left to go they looked to have without a doubt secured all three points from the fixture. But it was not to be as in the 93rd minute Barrett collected a well-weighted pass from Baris Johnson just inside the area, stumbled into the box and then managed to poke the ball through the legs of August Town custodian Devon Haughton.

Opportunities

"We dominated right throughout and I think we created numerous opportunities but we only managed to put away one of them," remarked a disappointed Christopher Bender, coach of the August Town team.

"That's how it is in football, if you don't put away your chances you are always going to pay in the end," he went on to add.

Striker David Stultz had given August Town the lead in the 9th minute with a well-struck free kick from outside the 18-yard area which gave Naggo Head keeper Troy Watson no chance at all.

Ironically, in the end it was a couple of missed opportunities by Stultz which saw them fail to extend their lead.

Attempted cross

In the 75th minute he skipped past defender Patrick Miller and bolted his way into the 18-yard area, but with three teammates free, his attempted cross from six yards away just a little to the right of goal trickled harmlessly to keeper Watson.

In the 80th minute he again failed to pick out a speedy Jermaine Richards, who had clearly out-foxed his defender and was on his way to goal.

With five minutes left to go Naggo Head picked up the pace. August Town were given a warning in the 89th minute when a loosely marked Andrew Chisholm nodded on goal but was denied at full stretch by Haughton.

"I think our intensity and discipline were good today and in the end that is how we managed to come out with a point here today," said a satisfied Naggo Head assistant coach Anthony Patrick.

"We created a lot of chances in the second half but we just didn't get the goals, it could have been three points but we will be satisfied with one and work from there," he added.