Cornwall College and Jamaica College will meet in a championship game in an ISSA senior schoolboy football competition for the second time in two years, after comprehensive wins in their respective semi-finals of the Champions Cup on Friday at Sabina Park.

Cornwall College easily got by St George’s College 2-0 in semi-final one, while Jamaica College had an even easier stroll, coming out 4-0 winners over last year’s losing finalists St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS).

After a first-half stalemate in semi-final one, where both teams missed clear-cut chances, Cornwall College started the second stanza more brightly and after glaring misses in the first half, their talisman Aiden Jokomba finally got it right. He cut inside his marker to create a yard of space before firing home to the right of goalkeeper Orville Smikle, making it 1-0 in the 63rd minute.

Before STGC could mount a proper response they found themselves two goals behind, after a handball in the box by centre half Leacroft Lettman led to the award of a penalty by Cardella Samuels. Cornwall College captain Shavon McDonald took responsibility and easily slotted home from 12 yards.

Cornwall College Head Coach Dean Weatherly said that a stirring half-time team talk and tactical adjustments in the second half made all the difference for his team.

“The boys weren’t expressing themselves enough — their individuality in the context of the team — so we decided to wake them up a little.

“We did some adjustments, meaning moving one player from one part of the field to the next, and it paid off,” he explained.

He praised his leading scorer Jokomba for once again representing well, as he has done all season

“It is a good sight to see when you start peaking and he is here to do the work; and he always delivers,” noted Weatherly.

The second goal settled the contest and means they get a second bite of the cherry, just two years after the first opportunity.

“Yes, definitely we need this one. We need this one because we need to represent the rural schools well,” he stated.

Andrew Peart had the highest praise for his team after their demolition of STETHS

“It was an excellent game in terms of controlling the spaces that we saw STETHS were dominant in… that was good, and we tried to establish a rhythm in the game. It was a brilliant performance; we never let the occasion get the better of us,” he noted.

Cornwall College will be contesting their second Champions Cup final but are yet to win it, while Jamaica College will be contesting their third final as they hunt their second hold.