Jamaica 1 Bermuda 0 Jamaica will be disappointed going into tomorrow's second leg of the Shell/Umbro Cup qualifier with just a one goal lead following this surprisingly close result last night.

A crowd of 7,000 cheered deliriously as Andy Williams scored the winning goal after only six minutes, thanks to a defensive error.

But at the final whistle it was all the home side had to show for their efforts.

Williams raced down the left flank, coolly beat full back Clifford Roberts and sent his angled shot past advancing goalkeeper Dwayne (Streaker) Adams.

Bermuda, however, were happy with the result, if not their overall performance, in a game in which they were forced to play second fiddle to Jamaica throughout.

The visitors best moment came just five minutes from time when substitute Ascento Russell steered the ball into the net after an attempted clearance by 'keeper Aaron Lawrence hit the striker's legs.

But referee Godfrey Bowen of the Cayman Islands had seen a hand ball and ruled out the `goal', much to the disgust of Bermuda coach Clyde Best.

Aside from that moment, Bermuda had little to cheer about as Jamaica launched wave after wave of attack.

During the last 20 minutes, the home team peppered Bermuda's defence with Theodore Whitmore, captain Walter Boyd and Williams ripping the visiting defence to threads.

But somehow, they couldn't find a way through.

The frustrated fans watched in disbelief as shots were powered either wide or over the top of Adams' goal, as Bermuda's stretched defence hung on.

Bermuda's frustration showed when they resorted to long range shots, Neil Paynter putting a 30-yard effort over the top and Carlos Smith doing likewise from 20 yards.

Jamaica faded somewhat after the opening 25 minutes but Bermuda still had little to offer up front where their two strikers Carlos Smith and Elliott Jennings worked hard but achieved little against a composed home defence, held together by Donald Stewart. Jamaica finished the opening half by slamming four shots just wide of goal.

The fact that Bermuda took off their two starting front players in the second half showed how little they had worried Jamaica. But things didn't get much better until later when Russell nipped through during an isolated raid.

Jamaica had three more chances midway through the second half but an alert Adams and defender Leroy Stevens stood firm.

On Sunday, Bermuda face an uphill battle at noon when they meet the Jamaicans again, needing a victory to advance to the next stage of the competition.

Said Best last night: "I'm happy with the result, although I think the goal should have been allowed. Jamaica played well in the first half, but we solved a lot of problems in the second half.

"After being out of international soccer for four years, we did ourselves proud.''.

Bermuda: D.Adams, C.Roberts, L.Stevens, S.Smith, N.Paynter, R.Tucker, M.Hansey (L.Furbert 57 mins), M.Ray, K.Jennings, C.Smith (D.Simons 75 mins), E.Jennings (A.Russell 57 mins).

Jamaica: A.Lawrence, D.Sewell, L.Dixon, D.Brown, G.Messam, P.Cargill, S.Malcolm, R.Gardener, T.Whitmore, A.Williams (S.Green 80 mins), W.Boyd.

Referee: G.Bowen Men of the match: D.Adams (Bermuda), W.Boyd (Jamaica).