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Munro jolt St James in Francis KO
Glenmuir edge Paul Bogle 1-0
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer
Thursday, October 29, 2009
MONTEGO BAY, St James - St James High's tenure as ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Ben Francis Knock-out champions ended yesterday when they lost 2-3 to Munro College after twice taking the lead in their semi-final game at Jarrett Park.
Allan Ottey, who gave the St James school the lead in the first half, missed a penalty in time added on at the end of the game that would have sent the match into extra time.
Munro College's Ackeem Royal (left) gets away from St James High's Alwayne Barrett during their ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Ben Francis KO semi-final match at Jarrett Park yesterday. Munro won the game 3-2 to advance to the final. (Photo: Paul Reid)
Christopher Wint, Errol Davis and Jermaine Samms scored for Munro College, while Ottey and Ricardo Morris replied for St James.
Munro, who were making it to the final of a senior ISSA football competition for the first time in nine years since losing to Cornwall College in the daCosta Cup final in 2000, will now meet former champions Glenmuir in Saturday's final at the St Elizabeth Technical High Sports Complex in Santa Cruz.
Glenmuir edged Paul Bogle High 1-0 at Jamalco in the other semi-final game, thanks to a second-half strike from Ramon Whittaker.
At Jarrett Park, Munro College's coach Hopeton Gilchrist said while the game did not go the way he thought it would, the win was not unexpected.
"I did not think we would trail in this game; I thought we would score first, then try to stop them coming back at us," he told the Observer.
While saying five goals was a lot more than he thought would be scored in the game, at least one plan worked: right-winger Errol Davis, who scored the second equaliser.
According to Gilchrist, Davis - who runs the 800 metres for his school - had more speed than the left side of the St James defence and they planned to exploit that.
Craig Marshall, assistant coach for St James, said the defensive marking let them down, along with the absence of regular captain John Barrett, who is out on yellow card accumulation.
When asked why Ottey was allowed to take the penalty kick when Roshane Reid, who regularly takes the spot kicks, was on the field, Marshall said both players are the assigned penalty-takers but after missing a penalty against Rusea's in the previous game, Reid's confidence was down.
Munro came into the game as the underdogs, but fought tooth and nail, despite giving up the ball for long periods and wasting a number of good scoring chances in either half.
Samms had the first real chance in the 16th minute when he was sent through, but the St James goalkeeper Everette Nunes came off his line to block him.
Ottey gave the St James team the lead in the 23rd minute when he pounced onto a loose ball in midfield and dribbled forward before beating Lloyd Tyme with a curling shot.
Munro had to wait until the 49th minute to equalise from the penalty spot after Nunes inadvisably rushed out of his goal and fouled Samms despite three defenders already watching the play.
Wint converted the spot kick.
Munro then shifted gears and had two good chances to score, both by Samms. A diving header in the 54th was just over the crossbar and he floated a ball just inches high in the 61st.
Morris made Munro pay for failing to get a ball out of their area in the 66th minute when he shot past Tyme from outside the area to give his team the lead once again.
Davis then sped past two defenders in the 73rd to head past Nunes as Munro tied up the game at 2-2.
Munro got a scare in the 86th when Tyme took his eyes off a ball, which slipped out of his hands but hit the upright and bounced right back to him.
The St Elizabeth schools would take the lead for the first time a minute later in the 87th when Samms curled a ball past the right hand of Nunes and into the back of the net.
The dramatics were far from over, however, as St James were awarded a penalty in time added on when Ottey was fouled by Tyme. But instead of being the hero on the day, Ottey became the villain after booting the ball high over the goal as time ran out.
Yesterday's Results
St James High 2 Munro College 3;
Glenmuir High 1 Paul Bogle High 0.
Glenmuir edge Paul Bogle 1-0
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer
Thursday, October 29, 2009
MONTEGO BAY, St James - St James High's tenure as ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Ben Francis Knock-out champions ended yesterday when they lost 2-3 to Munro College after twice taking the lead in their semi-final game at Jarrett Park.
Allan Ottey, who gave the St James school the lead in the first half, missed a penalty in time added on at the end of the game that would have sent the match into extra time.
Munro College's Ackeem Royal (left) gets away from St James High's Alwayne Barrett during their ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel Ben Francis KO semi-final match at Jarrett Park yesterday. Munro won the game 3-2 to advance to the final. (Photo: Paul Reid)Christopher Wint, Errol Davis and Jermaine Samms scored for Munro College, while Ottey and Ricardo Morris replied for St James.
Munro, who were making it to the final of a senior ISSA football competition for the first time in nine years since losing to Cornwall College in the daCosta Cup final in 2000, will now meet former champions Glenmuir in Saturday's final at the St Elizabeth Technical High Sports Complex in Santa Cruz.
Glenmuir edged Paul Bogle High 1-0 at Jamalco in the other semi-final game, thanks to a second-half strike from Ramon Whittaker.
At Jarrett Park, Munro College's coach Hopeton Gilchrist said while the game did not go the way he thought it would, the win was not unexpected.
"I did not think we would trail in this game; I thought we would score first, then try to stop them coming back at us," he told the Observer.
While saying five goals was a lot more than he thought would be scored in the game, at least one plan worked: right-winger Errol Davis, who scored the second equaliser.
According to Gilchrist, Davis - who runs the 800 metres for his school - had more speed than the left side of the St James defence and they planned to exploit that.
Craig Marshall, assistant coach for St James, said the defensive marking let them down, along with the absence of regular captain John Barrett, who is out on yellow card accumulation.
When asked why Ottey was allowed to take the penalty kick when Roshane Reid, who regularly takes the spot kicks, was on the field, Marshall said both players are the assigned penalty-takers but after missing a penalty against Rusea's in the previous game, Reid's confidence was down.
Munro came into the game as the underdogs, but fought tooth and nail, despite giving up the ball for long periods and wasting a number of good scoring chances in either half.
Samms had the first real chance in the 16th minute when he was sent through, but the St James goalkeeper Everette Nunes came off his line to block him.
Ottey gave the St James team the lead in the 23rd minute when he pounced onto a loose ball in midfield and dribbled forward before beating Lloyd Tyme with a curling shot.
Munro had to wait until the 49th minute to equalise from the penalty spot after Nunes inadvisably rushed out of his goal and fouled Samms despite three defenders already watching the play.
Wint converted the spot kick.
Munro then shifted gears and had two good chances to score, both by Samms. A diving header in the 54th was just over the crossbar and he floated a ball just inches high in the 61st.
Morris made Munro pay for failing to get a ball out of their area in the 66th minute when he shot past Tyme from outside the area to give his team the lead once again.
Davis then sped past two defenders in the 73rd to head past Nunes as Munro tied up the game at 2-2.
Munro got a scare in the 86th when Tyme took his eyes off a ball, which slipped out of his hands but hit the upright and bounced right back to him.
The St Elizabeth schools would take the lead for the first time a minute later in the 87th when Samms curled a ball past the right hand of Nunes and into the back of the net.
The dramatics were far from over, however, as St James were awarded a penalty in time added on when Ottey was fouled by Tyme. But instead of being the hero on the day, Ottey became the villain after booting the ball high over the goal as time ran out.
Yesterday's Results
St James High 2 Munro College 3;
Glenmuir High 1 Paul Bogle High 0.
Looks like the advantage went to MC.
Good luck to these players and coach.
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