Treasure Beach want to halt the slide
Published:Wednesday | January 7, 2026 | 12:14 AM
Treasure Beach will attempt to halt a three-match losing skid in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) when they take on a tough Dunbeholden team in a rescheduled match at STETHS Sports Complex, this afternoon at 3 p.m.
The Kemar Ricketts-coached team have not fared well since returning to competition after Hurricane Melissa, despite beating former league leaders Portmore United in their first match back.
Although they have since lost to Montego Bay United, Chapelton and Spanish Town Police, respectively, Ricketts is confident they are playing well enough to turn things around.
“Before the Portmore game we had a week-and-a-half training in. Since then we are barely getting things together, especially in the Christmas period. So those things are playing against us,” Ricketts pointed out.
“We have 28 games to go. We just have to get some things fixed and turn some screws, and we’ll get going.
“Treasure Beach have been playing good. It’s unfortunate that Hurricane Melissa kind of slowed us down and things are not the same, but if you look at Montego Bay they are not the same.
“They have won one since they’ve returned. So it’s not just us going through this. Nevertheless, we keep going,” he stated.
Despite their low points count, Dunbeholden, who sit 11th in the standing on 14 points, have proven to be a hard team to beat under Damion Gordon’s stewardship.
The St Catherine team have eight cleansheets from 11 matches. They have not conceded a goal in five matches, and their defence has only been breached once in the last eight games.
Ricketts is well aware of their opponents’ strengths, but insists its what the teams do on the day that really counts.
“Football is played on the day. It doesn’t matter what kind of analysis you do. It doesn’t matter how you want to think about it, It’s on the day. So we will refocus and put some work in heading into the game.”