Waterhouse held on for a clean sheet against Treasure Beach in the third round of the Premier League, closing out a 2-0 win on Sunday evening. The hosts moved up to third in the table with two victories from two games, while the visitors remain rooted at twelfth with just a single point from three matches.
It was a swift affair once the opening goal landed. C. Murray struck in the thirty-fifth minute, and to be fair, the visitors hadn't even settled before M. Simms doubled the lead two minutes later. By then, Treasure Beach had already been caught flat-footed, their defence scrambling to recover shape after the first break.
There were no further goals, no dramatic shifts in momentum, just Waterhouse keeping their nose in front. The hosts worked the channels well enough to pin the visitors back, and that price has gone for any side expecting a comeback after such an early double blow.
Waterhouse's form since the opener at home against Hamble Lions has been telling — five wins in six across all competitions, with only a narrow defeat to Cavalier breaking the run. Treasure Beach, meanwhile, have struggled to string results together, drawing at Tivoli Gardens but losing twice since.
Four points now separate the two sides in the standings, and for Treasure Beach the gap feels wider still. They're closing in on the drop, and a match like this, where chances went begging and the hosts punished them from open play, is the kind of result that adds up quickly.
