STETHS strike early to claim St Elizabeth derby

BEN FRANCIS Cup champions St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) blanked rivals Munro College 2-0 in their ISSA daCosta Cup Zone E clash at the STETHS Sports Complex in St Elizabeth yesterday.

The St Elizabeth derby was delayed for half an hour owing to heavy rainfall and lightning but the home team started quickly once the wait was over

STETH’s Justin McPherson opened the scoring in the 11th minute, while Kaieem Lewis doubled the lead in the 20th.

The win pushes STETHS to second in the zone with eight points on two wins and two draws while Munro drops to fifth on five points with two losses, one win, and two draws.

STETH’s head coach Omar Wedderburn said that despite not starting well, the team maintained composure.

“We came here to get all three points because we know our quality and respect the start. We kept calm and collected. If we nah seh God, we nah seh nothing and that is our motto moving forward,” said Wedderburn.

According to Wedderburn, the goal is still to top the group.

“We did as much to win this game in the first 45 and it paid dividends for the rest of the game. It was clear today that we didn’t need a full 90 minutes to win,” added Wedderburn.

Meanwhile, new head coach for Munro College, Everdean Scarlett said the team played well and showed improvement under his leadership.

“My team is fairly young. I got them two weeks ago to get them to try and believe in my style of football, my philosophy, “ said Scarlett.

“I think they came out here this evening and gave a good account of themselves despite not winning,” added Scarlett.

McPherson had given his team the lead when he first to a header that went over Munro’s goalkeeper Jason Williams.

Nine minutes later, Lewis earned his team a free kick and curled the ball over the wall to cement the win.

In six high-scoring games, Port Antonio drubbed Titchfield 9-0, defending champions Garvey Maceo thumped Bustamante High 8-0, B.B. Coke hammered Sydney Pagon STEM 6-0, and Ocho Rios smashed Brown’s Town 6-0. Black River cruised by Little London 5-0, and Paul Bogle blanked Fair Prospect 5-0.

Yesterday’s games

Petersfield 0-2 Mannings

Sydney Pagon 0-6 BB Coke

Black River 5-0 Little London

Maldon 5-2 Green Pond

Kemps Hill 3-0 Winston Jones

STETHS 2-0 Munro