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November 15, 2024
There were four penalties across two games in yesterday's doubleheader at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex as St Jago High clipped Calabar High 3-2, before Wolmer's Boys' edged St George's College (StGC) 2-1 in the ISSA Walker Cup KO football competition.
In the first match, St Jago dismissed Calabar's Walker Cup title aspirations with a spirited performance.
Seon Cato opened the scoring for St Jago in the 35th minute from the penalty spot, before Calabar pulled the game level with Kevaun Campbell rising highest to head home from close range.
St Jago would restore their lead five minutes into the second half through Richardo Lewis, and Cato extended their lead with his brace from the penalty spot in the 74th minute.
Calabar would try to mount a comeback when Sheldon Pusey converted his penalty in the 82th minute, but it was not enough as St Jago held on for the win.
OLD RIVALRY
In the second match, fans were treated to a ding-dong battle to the end as Wolmer's and St George's renewed their old rivalry.
St George's started better and deservedly got the opening goal through Payton Larmond in the 10th minute.
Wolmer's, however, would step up the pace and pull level minutes later when Addon Daye converted a corner.
The maroon and gold-clad Wolmer's would seal the win minutes before the halftime break as Demetri Jackson scored from the penalty spot.
Jerome Waite, head coach of Wolmer's, congratulated his team for a hard-fought win. He also praised his goalkeeper, Yuri Dryden, who had a fantastic game to keep the Wolmerians ahead in the contest.
"First off, congratulations to the Wolmer's family and well tried St George's. Today's game was not easy at all. We were up against a very technically sound team that possessed the ball a lot," Waite said.
"We fought for this win in flying colours. We have to remember and understand that once traditional schools clash, especially in games like these, it is a big rivalry for both schools. We made too many turnovers in offence and defence but I must give kudos to our goalkeeper who kept us in the game," Waite added.
St. George's head coach Neville Bell praised his team for their effort, noting that they came up against a solid defence spearheaded by Wolmer's goalkeeper Dryden.
