Cornwall stay perfect in daCosta Cup

Many-time champions Cornwall College remained perfect at home after defeating St James High 2-0 in the opening game of the second round of the ISSA daCosta Cup football competition at Cornwall College playing field yesterday.

Cornwall College’s Shakiem Gibson opened the scoring in the 30th minute, before Carlondo Morris sealed the win with a 64th-minute strike.

Winning mentality

Leacroft Lettman, head coach of Cornwall, said the primary focus was restoring the players’ confidence and getting them back into a winning mentality, following their previous defeat.

We came off a defeat against Manchester, and we organised the boys and got them back into game-mode. It was important to get them back to a winning mentality, and that was a plus,” said Lettman.

“We have to keep the team organised going forward for the next upcoming game,” added Lettman.

Meanwhile, St James coach Bryan Stoney emphasised that his players fought hard despite the high-pressure environment.

“Knowing that we are at Cornwall’s field, they were hungry for the win after being beaten recently. We didn’t play according to our training plan, and it definitely affected us today,” said Stoney.

“We made a few mistakes, but we did fight in a high-pressure game,” added Stoney.

Positive note

Defending champions St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) started their campaign on a positive note, with a 3-0 victory over Maggotty High, while Glenmuir High hammered Yallahs High 9-0 to maintain their high-scoring momentum this season.

And after an ugly 2-1 loss to Clarendon College in the Ben Francis knockout on Saturday, Manchester bounced back to register a 7-1 victory over Edwin Allen High.

ashley.anguin@gleanerjm.com

Yesterday’s Results
STETHS 3 Maggotty 0
Frome 1 Irwin High 0
Holmwood 1 Munro College 0
Lacovia 3 Old Harbour 1
Glenmuir 9 Yallahs 0
Central 3-1 Ferncourt
Denbigh 1 Garvey Maceo 1
Mile Gully 2 St Mary 0
Dinthill 5 Morant Bay 1
Ocho Rios 2 Titchfield 1
Clarendon 7 Porus 0
Manchester 7 Edwin Allen 1
Rusea’s 1 Manning’s 2
Cornwall 2 St James 0
William Knibb 1 Brown’s Town 4