Glenmuir, Annotto Bay meet as daCosta Cup continues

Saturday, November 21, 2009 6:36 AM

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BY PAUL A REID Observer writer

Saturday, November 07, 2009

MAY PEN, Clarendon - First-round winners Annotto Bay High and Glenmuir High will meet in the second game of a double-header at Jamalco Sports Club in today's feature game of the second round of matches in the Inter-Zone round of the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup schoolboy football competition.

Both schools scored impressive wins in Wednesday's first set of matches and are tied on points at the top of Group Five, but Annotto Bay, who beat Bog Walk High 4-2, lead on goal difference.

Nakeido Lewis (left) of Rusea's High and Cornwall College's Jason King go after a high ball in Wednesday's ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup Inter-zone game at Jarrett Park. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. (Photo: Paul Reid)

Only the winners of the six groups are assured of a place in the quarter-finals that start next weekend.

Four other schools will be seeking back-to-back wins, including Mannings School, Marcus Garvey Technical, Manchester High and Dinthill Technical.

Annotto Bay, who failed to get past the first round of the Ben Francis knockout, will be gunning to avenge a loss to Glenmuir at this same stage last season when they were beaten 3-2 by the former two-time champions.

Glenmuir, who beat Port Antonio High 2-0 on Wednesday, have not conceded a goal in their last three outings and will be relying on captain Ricardo Webb, along with Paul Wilson and Ramon Whittaker, who has scored in their last three games, to get them past the St Mary school.

The clash between Group Six leaders Dinthill Technical and Paul Bogle High at Dinthill will be interesting as the home team will seek to avenge a 0-1 loss in the Ben Francis KO quarter-finals.

Dinthill had won the previous two games against Paul Bogle last season, including a 2-0 margin in the Inter-zone round.

Mannings School, who surprised William Knibb 2-0 on Wednesday, will have their hands full when they take on defending champions St James High in the second game of a double-header at Jarrett Park.

St James High are in a must-win situation after playing to a 0-0 draw against Frome on Wednesday and will be forced to go on the attack from the start against the Aaron Lawrence-coached team.

This will be a familiar position for St James, who had lost their opening game in the Inter-zone round last year, but bounced back to win their next two at Jarrett Park by a 6-0 margin and squeezed into the quarter-finals as the second-best second-placed team.

In the first game at Jarrett Park, Marcus Garvey Technical will get the chance to avenge their big 1-5 loss to Rusea's at this venue last year.

Marcus Garvey edged Grange Hill 1-0 in their first game and lead the Group ahead of Rusea's, who played out a 1-1 draw with Cornwall College.

The game will also be a repeat of the Ben Francis Knockout first round which Rusea's won 1-0 in over time and will use this as a psychological boost.

Group Four leaders Manchester High will seek to beat Lennon for the second straight time at this juncture after edging them 1-0 last year.

Lennon drew 1-1 with St Elizabeth Technical on Wednesday and must win today if they are to make it to the next stage.

At Frome, Cornwall College, who had to play catch up to Rusea's on Wednesday, will hope to beat Grange Hill at the same venue for the second straight year after winning 2-1 last season.

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