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STGC a point away from second-round berth after José Martí hammering

Published:Wednesday | October 11, 2023 | 12:10 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer
St George’s College’s Brian Burkett (right), who is now on 16 goals after putting four past Jose Marti yesterday, shields the ball from Pembroke Hall’s Demario Thompson during ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup action at Winchester Park on September 13.
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St George’s College’s Brian Burkett (right), who is now on 16 goals after putting four past Jose Marti yesterday, shields the ball from Pembroke Hall’s Demario Thompson during ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup action at Winchester Park on September 13.

ST GEORGE’S College (STGC) are all but through to the next stage of the ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup after a 7-2 drubbing of José Martí in Group F at Winchester Park yesterday.

Four goals from Brian Burkett, who took his tally for the season to 16, led the North Street school to their seventh win from as many games.

They remain one of only two teams, along with St Andrew Technical High School, yet to drop a point in this season’s competition.

The Neville ‘Bertis’ Bell-coached team stay atop the group with maximum 21 points, five more than second-place Campion and nine points ahead of José Martí in third on 12 points.

The North Street school just need one more point from their three remaining matches to secure their place in the next phase of the competition.

“Our first objective is to qualify from the zone and basically we did that today. Now we go for our objectives in the second round. So for now, it’s to get everybody sharp for the next round,” said assistant coach Marcel Gayle.

“ José Martí played well. They provided a few scary moments for us but our goalkeeper came up trumps. But if we seize games early in the first half, like we did, that was the catalyst for us today.”

St George’s took the lead through Tae-Sean Oneil after five minutes, before Burkett added goals in the eighth and 17th. Matthew Spence’s 19th-minute strike put them 4-0 up but Shemar Hanchard pulled one back from the penalty spot in the 39th minute.

After the break, Adjani Peart made it 5-1 in the 59th before Burkett added another two in the 62nd and 76th to make it 7-1, before Nathan Gordon pulled another goal back for the Spanish Town team 12 minutes from the end.

Other results

STGC 7 - 2 José Martí

JC 8 - 1 Cumberland

Charlie Smith 5 - 0 Penwood

Hydel 4 - 1 Camperdown

Calabar 1 - 1 Kingston College

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Grant 0 - 0 Haile Selassie

Campion 1 - 0 Ardenne

Waterford 3 - 0 Pembroke Hall

Today’s games

Cedar Grove vs Excelsior at Cedar Grove at 1:30 p.m.

Clan Carthy vs Bridgeport at Alpha Academy at 3 p.m.

Tarrant vs STATHS at Tarrant at 2 p.m.

Holy Trinity vs Mona at Alpha at 3 p.m.

Norman Manley vs St Catherine at Maxfield Park at 3 p.m.

Papine vs Donald Quarrie at Papine High at 3 p.m.

St Jago vs Vauxhall at St Jago at 3 p.m.

Wolmer’s vs Ascot at Wolmer’s at 3 p.m.