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St George’s set for quarters
October 09, 2025
Former champions St George's College (STGC) boosted their chances of advancing to the quarter-final round of the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup competition with a 3-1 victory over St Jago High in their Zone A encounter at Winchester Park, St George's College, yesterday.
The Neville 'Bertis' Bell-coached STGC were led to victory courtesy of a brace from Joel Ffrench (39th, 88th minutes), while Ronaldo Lawrence opened the scoring for STGC in the 25th The Light Blues led 2-0 at half-time, before Richardo Lewis pulled one back for St Jago in the 76th.
STGC dominated the early proceedings, creating several clear-cut chances, but excellent goalkeeping from St Jago's John Adlam kept the hosts at bay. St Jago's resistance was finally broken when Lawrence arrived in the centre of the penalty box to fire home a cross from Ffrench. The speedy and skilful Ffrench then doubled STGC's lead with a close-range finish past Adlam.
Lewis reduced the deficit for St Jago with a well-taken strike against the run of play, but Ffrench, who had an excellent game, sealed the win two minutes from full time. Despite the win, St George's remain third in the zone on 18 points. Excelsior lead the standings with 20, followed by the previously unbeaten St Jago on 19. Hydel are fourth with 13 points, with two rounds remaining.
Marcell Gayle, assistant coach of STGC - who lost 1-0 to St Jago earlier this season - was pleased.
"I thought that we had a good game and kudos to the guys," said Gayle. "The team played according to plan, but unfortunately we conceded. Nevertheless, we showed character and we came back and we scored at the end, so it was a comprehensive victory and well done to the youths."
St Jago's assistant coach, Marcello Douglas, was disappointed.
"It was an off day for us away from home because we came out flat-footed and we didn't play our normal game and we weren't professional in this game," he said. "I have the utmost confidence in these boys that we will go through to the quarter-finals because they are humble and we are a young team," Douglas said.
In the zone's other game, Excelsior and Hydel played out an exciting 2-2 draw.
