PAYBACK will be the driving force for Mona High this Tuesday as they go head-to-head with Walker Cup champions Kingston College (KC) in a mouth-watering ISSA Manning Cup…
PAYBACK will be the driving force for Mona High this Tuesday as they go head-to-head with Walker Cup champions Kingston College (KC) in a mouth-watering ISSA Manning Cup Group B quarter-final match-up at the Stadium East starting at 2:30 pm. There will be three other intriguing games as former champions Jamaica College and St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) meet at Waterhouse Stadium at 4:35 pm after Calabar High and Eltham clash in the curtain raiser at 2:30.
Champions Excelsior tackle Wolmer’s Boys’ at 4:35 in the feature encounter at the Stadium East. The eight teams are paired into two groups of which the top two teams will advance to the semi-finals. Group A consists of Excelsior, Eltham High, Calabar and Wolmer’s Boys, while Group B has KC, STATHS, JC and Mona High considered the Group of Death.
Every team will want a winning start and Mona versus KC encounter is of special interest as both teams met in the Walker Cup, which ended in controversial fashion with KC emerging 2-1 winners coming from behind. Mona Head Coach Craig Butler hasn’t forgotten the controversial loss his side suffered against the North Street powerhouse in the Walker Cup, and he says his players are out to set the record straight.
“Our boys feel undone by the unfair goal, so we’ll be coming to hunt it and go out there and perform at the highest possible level,” Butler told the Jamaica Observer. Mona were leading 1-0 from the 15th minute when Skylar McFarlane netted. But KC drew levelled in 60th minute when Rasheed Payne’s free-kick hit the underside of the crossbar and was ruled as a goal by the referee. Butler disagreed with the call.
KC’s captain Kamaul Patterson then found the winner in the 75th minute. KC’s coach Jermaine Miller is aware it will be a tough game but says the objective is to get off to a good start. “For us, the Walker Cup has already been secured and being champions means nothing tomorrow,” he pointed out.
This is a source-linked briefing. Read the original report from Jamaica Observer .