Spotlight on Manning Cup Group H
THE SPOTLIGHT will be on Group G of the ISSAFLOW Manning Cup today. All four teams will be gunning for victory to avoid playing an extra game next month.
With the teams level on points and goal difference a play-off will be the first tie-breaker if today’s fixtures end in draws.
Many-time champions St George’s College, St Andrew Technical High (STATHS), Holy Trinity High, and St Catherine High are locked on two points apiece with identical goal differences.
In the final games in the group, Holy Trinity will tackle St Catherine at Winchester Park, while STATHS and St George’s College face-off at Constant Spring. Both games start at 3 p.m.
In a release, schools sports organisers, ISSA, stated : “If there are two identical draws, there is a play-off with Holy Trinity playing St Catherine and St George’s playing STATHS. Both winners qualify for the semi-finals with the winner who was seeded higher to be declared the group winners. Matches to be played on November 14. (This is because St Catherine and St George’s would have played in the same preliminary group).
“If there are two draws but not identical draws, then both teams in the higher scoring game qualify for the semi-finals.
The release added: “Where there is a winner in one game and a draw in the other, the team that wins are the group winners. Both teams in the drawn game will play off for second place on November 14. St George’s College’s ace forward Romario Harding (left). Penalties will determine the games and are already assured winners if that match ends in a of a semi-final spot, while KC draw at full time. are next on four points,
Where there is a winner in followed by Calabar (one) and both games, if there are two Bridgeport who without a point identical wins, the higher and out of contention. seeded team will be declared the KC need to avoid a heavy loss group winners. If the scoreline in order to advance to the last for both games are different, four. On the other hand, Calabar goal difference and then most are still in with a shot. They are goals will determine the group hoping for a big win against winners. Bridgeport at Prison Oval, in the
Meanwhile, in another key event KC suffer a big loss. game, reigning champions Meanwhile Holy Trinity’s Jamaica College face-off against coach Devon Anderson says preseason favourites Kingston playing closer to home will not College at Stadium East, give them much of a home starting at 3 p.m. advantage when they square-off
JC lead Group H on against St Catherine. maximum six points from two The game which was first set for Prison Oval was rescheduled by ISSA and Winchester Park selected as the venue, but Anderson insists being closer to home will not make much of a difference.
“It will be very competitive, knowing that St Catherine have not given up many goals this season. They have a pretty good unit so I don’t expect it to be a be a one-sided game. I expect it to be a very competitive game,” he told The Gleaner
“So whether it is close to our home or far away, it’s the performance on the field. We still have to go out and play 90 minutes of football and apply ourselves,” he added.
Holy Trinity will look to Shai Smith, Dillion McEnnis and Raheem Francis to lead them to victory while St Catherine’s hopes will rest on the shoulders of captain Maleke Miller, Paul Dante and Jevaughn Cole.