Business House Football finals on today
Defending champion Petrojam will go for a record fourth straight Division One football title when they meet arch-rivals Scotiabank Group in the final of the 2013 Western Sports-sponsored KSA Business House Football Competition today at Emmett Park, St George’s College at 3:30 pm.
In the Division Two final at 1:30 pm, first-time entrant Metrodade Protection and Security will meet Jamaica Fire Brigade. Petrojam, who are undefeated in all competitions since 2011, are favourites to get the better of Scotiabank again, as both teams met in last year’s final when Petrojam came out victorious in a penalty shoot-out.
When both teams met in the preliminary round last month, Scotiabank led 2-0, but Petrojam rallied to tie the match 2-2 and should have won it in the dying minutes.
Coach Ainsworth Ennis is very confident of victory after they defeated Wisynco 4-0 in the semi-final and he will be looking to Damian Campbell, captain Jothan Watson, new Arnett Gardens National Premier League players Kimarlee Brissett, Jarron Richards, formerly of Harbour View, Fabian Reid, Robert Williams, from Tivoli Gardens, Ricardo Munroe, Aphas Bernard, and Andrew Christie of Portmore United, to ensure that they carry home the title.
Coach of Scotiabank Neville ‘Bertis’ Bell is also oozing confidence that his team can go all the way this season. They defeated Jamaica Customs 2-0 in their semi-final last Sunday and he is expecting his team to come out victorious. He will be looking to the Tivoli Gardens National Premier League trio of captain Damion Gordon, Ranike Anderson, and Jamoy Sibbles, as well as goalkeeper Damion Crooks, who plays for Humble Lion, Rivoli United’s new signing Raymond Williamson, Donovan Hibbert, Richard West, Dravian Williams, and Anthony Greenland for victory.
In the Division Two final, the undefeated Metrodade Protection and Security are overwhelming favourites to get the better of Jamaica Fire Brigade again, as they defeated them 4-0 in their only meeting in July. The Calvert Fitzgerald-coached Metrodade team, which consists of mostly Rivoli United National Premier League players, will be looking to Paul Francis, Kemar Bedford, Corey Burke, Liston James, Jermaine Henry, Kemar Smith, and goalkeeper Shannon Bartley to lift their first Business House title.
Their only loss for the season was in the Knockout final against Petrojam two week ago. They have won nine league matches and drew only two.
Morris Todd, the coach of Jamaica Fire Brigade, knows that his players will have their hands full in defeating Metrodade, but he thinks that his team can defeat them, as when they played earlier in the season, four of his top players were missing. He will rely on Gue Daley, who will be playing for August Town in this season’s National Premier League, Richard Miller, Kevin Henzil, Vincent Barnes, Leroy Orr, Venton Flectleton, and Esdars Tinglin for their first tile, after playing in the competition for four years.