 On your home of champions, the national stadium in Kingston. What a moment for these boys from the rural area. McGraw and Froome do battle in the mecca of Jamaican football. And it's a final that they would have prepared for all season long. And the trophy is on hand, ready to be hoisted by a team of 11 players who will do battle over 90 minutes. And perhaps the dreaded penalties. The teams, the substitutes making their way through the tunnel. And there is just an aura about the tunnel. As you see the teams marching out and most Jamaican young boys, young girls too, who play the sport of football, would have dreamed of walking out of that tunnel. And what a moment for Issa, what a moment for the schools involved. The Cusley Cup final, the Ben Francisca final inside the national stadium. It is a monumental occasion for rural area football. And who better to join me in commentary than Dwight Jeremiah. Well, happy to be here, Dean. It's a pleasure. And for these two schools as institution, you can talk about what they have done before from Tech. They have been here before and won the Ben Francis. That is, McGraw has never reached these dizzying heights. However, for the two coaches and their players, they are all here for the first time. Such history will play no further part beyond its mention just now. And this is by, is a big occasion. And I do hope it does not get the better of the two sets of coaches, two sets of players and coaches today. It's West Milan against St. Catherine, green against sky blue. And we expect an open attacking player football, Dean. And it's all on the line today. And I really think these two are going to go for it. I really hope they do. And they have really nothing to keep them in a reserved mode. It's all for nothing, all or nothing, rather. And let's see who will get it all. Yeah, I know from Tech, a young coach, both these two coaches, good friends of mine. And they have different reasons as to what they feel are going to be decisive today from McGraw. They think the organization of the team, and if they can settle within the first five to 10 minutes without being hurt, then Germany and Thomas feel that he has a really good chance of stopping this from Tech team. But from, they say they have nothing to lose. They're here, and they just want to release the handbrakes and play. And the play, they shall. The stadium announcer and the entertainers all set in the atmosphere as we get ready for the march out of the two teams. By the way, if you're wondering, I'm Dean Smith. And of course, you'd have heard from Germany just now, and we'll be guiding you over 90 minutes. And hopefully we'll see a great attacking display of football teams hungry for the win. Of course, they have the talent, both teams. The 25 goals scored by Stevan spends 20. But if on Davis, they have the firepower that is necessary to deliver on a big day, and we expect it to come to your screen, to our viewing pleasure. The officials getting ready, standing by for their quick march. And what a moment we anticipate. Hidden in the shadows. But soon they'll emerge to the light. The officials lead 22 players. A boy who dreams being fulfilled. The chance to play on the national stadium. Magra and Froome, not a familiar story, not a familiar tale. But they will write their own story and etch their names in history. 22 players, different emotions. But one goal unites them all. Heist in the Ben Francis Trophy. It's a schoolboy football again. And what a moment we have on hand as they get ready for their titanic struggle. Froome in their traditional colors, green and white. Magra in aqua blue and white. They can be differentiated easily by color. But what matters is the goals that they'll have to deliver on the day. Nadine, there's a lot to argue that it is a rural era competition being played here at the national stadium, but I tell you what, for those 22 boys on the field and the ones on the bench, they are quite happy that they are here in the mecca of football in Jamaica and are just, they just can't wait to get going on this national stadium pitch. Absolutely, I still remember my first time inside the national stadium, my first time even in the grandstand and I felt accomplished just doing that. So imagine them. I tell you as a country boy coming to the stadium, I came to boys' champion. I was in the stadium, didn't go outside and I didn't even know when it was night. They said the lights came on. I didn't even realize it was like that. That's all watch. It was with me coming in the stadium for the first time and to play on this pitch, most of these boys are certainly waiting to go. It's a ball move from Issa and they have adapted to the times adapted to the call for change. And the only thing that is certainly in life apart from death is change. And yeah, we definitely salute all those players even behind the scenes who would have clamored for the Ben Francisco final, the DeCosta final to be played inside the national stadium. However, I just want to go a bit further and say, you know, one of the things that persons should be talking about. No, it's not the fact that it's been played here, but the premier footballing facility in Western Jamaica, Catarion is being, it's been allowed to be in the state that it is not being able to accommodate a fixture like this as well. Yeah, so that is a certainly a call for action, a call for change as we collectively desire the betterment of the Jamaican football product as the talent is definitely here. And I don't think it's beyond the Jamaica to have the reality of all parishes having a stadium or stadium that can host fixtures like this. Yeah, they can start with regions as well and get it there and then move to the parishes. But yeah, you're right, Dean. That is where football needs to go and the surface is on with some of these boys. Player football in general play in Jamaica, even at the highest level, a Premier League is really not becoming of really having good technical players. But we hope that it will come in time as we look at the referees here. Alexi Perry, Kemar Gale, one of the assistants, and Keneal Wright, Andrew Hayden, the fourth official. And we all wish them a great game. Yeah, they have been embroiled in controversy coming out of the games last night. Well, more so the first one, which is the Walker Cup and that is more than what we can afford in terms of time in this commentary. Here's McGraw High, Joel Davis in goal, DJ Morris, David Hutchinson, Dem Roya Deer, Alrik Taft, Dante Anderson, Devon Davis, Farrell, Tucker, Shane Pusey, Isaac Mason, Jamari Fowler, and your technical director is Jermaine Thomas. Yeah, McGraw is normally a well-organized team, very difficult to break down. That's what Froome will come up against today. Time now for the Froome technical, starting line-up, Oral Davis in goal. They have a backpour of Kishmar Clayton, Jameel Gale, Jamar Grant, and a Brian Reed. Dwayne Watt, Kimroy Brown, Devon Spencer, 25-goal man, Uriel Lamar, Giovanni Williams, and Wayne Mullings. They finished the line-up, their head coach, Clayton Stevens. Yeah, young Steven, a good friend of mine, we call him Froome's goal. That's his title, that's his alias, that's what he goes by, and he just believes that these boys are capable of doing it, and they have a lot of goals in them, and he says they won't be fazed by the occasion that is left to be seen. And if they're not, then we're in for a good game. The battle of the fives, the captains, Jamar O'Gran for Froome and Demroy Adair for McGraw. Well, spreading the joys, the referee, Alex Iperi. Well, McGraw, they won the first battle, which is the toss of the coins, so they choose their side, and from technical, they will have to kick off. A picture for posterity. Years later, they'll say, yes, this was me as a teenager playing inside the national stadium. And for the referees too, knowing that they have a referee in a finals as well, the best performance they can give is when at the end of the game, persons will ask, who was the referee? That means that they did a really good job because, yeah, they weren't interfering too much beyond their call of duty. They meet for their final discussions. McGraw also join, and they'll have a quick fur as well. Assistant referees trek in. The goal's ensuring that all is ready. And the energy is definitely always inside the national stadium for football, and it's no different, even though these two teams are especially Froome from far west than McGraw in rural St. Catherine. But Froome is definitely represented, he understands not a large gathering, but when they entered, the Vuvazela's went off and the decibels went up a bit, so sometimes you can have a small gathering, but their vocals, blessed with great lungs, apparently, can McGraw get their first ever schoolboy football title? Can Froome make it number three overall? Froome has the kickoff, and they go straight to goal through Dwayne. What? Trying to ask the question of Joel Davison, goal for McGraw, he was able to answer in the affirmative, I'm still here. I definitely hope that we do see their two talisman come to the four, Davis and Spence, because both of them have broken the 20-goal barrier. Here they come, challenge that, playing it out. That's Jermaine Thomas, the head coach of McGraw High. Yeah, he's the one, he's big on the organisation when McGraw made the run to the semifinal. That was what their team was about, and he says that is what they're about again. Trying to come forward, but thwarted on that, attempt they get a throw in, and you know all about Clayton Stevens, Dwight. Yeah, young coach who has his philosophy, the way he wants to play, says he has a luxury of talent at his disposal, started the pre-season with about 40 players, cut it to 30, now he's down to 23. So really great numbers to work with, those are numbers, as I said before, in a previous commentary, I only dream of. Can they make it count? On this afternoon, they have a throw in. Good enough surface for them to work the ball around. You hope that these two teams look to play. That brand of football. Yeah, that's fitting for the stage and the occasion. Both teams are trying to settle down, expecting so much more as the game progresses. Good movement from Brian Reed, sent it further to the captain, Grant. That's cut out, Grant trying to go the other way now. Solid defensive work again from the captain, Dwight in any danger and actually getting the throw in as well. Yeah, my God, just looking to engage from technical high up the pitch, at least a high press here. But once you get past that, I'm sure you're going to see that defensive shape. Often you see two banks of four, two eye up. From making steady progress through the throw ins, can they get to the area that they want to? It's been three in a row, perhaps four throw in. Winching closer they are. Yeah, kept it up in the area. Shane Pusey trying to play that forward. Here's Froome, spreading it wider to Giovanni Williams. Gave it to Dwain Watu, one of the throw in. Shane Pusey, they're on hand to thwart any danger. Froome looking as if they're settling, or on their way to settling the quicker of the two. They're trying to play that one early, but Joel Davis in goal from McGraw was alert. Yeah, I spoke about them being a noisy bunch. Can't miss them. Certainly they're giving the team all the support they can from the stands. A great chance there, but was played over the top. And Brian Reed didn't have the finish. It was really a good term by Stavon Spence to stop that play. Reed, one of the attacking midfield players, found himself in a good space in front of the near post, needed to have opened it more. It's a difficult chance to take because you can't kick beyond that hip. And as such, was a bit square when the ball came to him. Needed to be open somewhat to really get that. So he did well to even direct it goalwards. Williams on the ball. Gives it away rather cheaply. McGraw trying to build something. Challenge from Gale Deem a bit too strong, like, you know, Perry, who is Perry. Larry Fowler behind this kick. Glancing header, not sure that was the intention, but all's well that ends well. Oral Davis was equal to the task, booted forward. And like a barrel, he was moving forward. Stavon Spence. Yeah, it's certainly a target player for a good player to have as a point man. And you can play, you can come short and hold it up, or link the play up, but you can go direct to him as well, Spence. That one was overcooked by Giovanni Williams. Go keeper for McGraw, he's down. I don't know if Perry hasn't seen him. No, he has. But realizing that McGraw, they're playing more like a 4-4-2 from technical normally having three centrally, and that's going to be something for McGraw to ensure they don't get outnumbered in the middle of the park. Whether they're wide players will tuck in in a defensive shape or one of the strikers will drop off as a supporting striker had him to the midfield, that's something they're going to have to work out to ensure a form does not have the luxury of time and space in the middle of the park. Jeremy Thomas giving his players a firm talk into, just to get them on the same page, ensuring that they are able to follow through on his instructions. Seems to be okay now, Joel Davis. And it is a little secret that the goalkeepers are a special ploy used by the coaches to get in an extra word. Yeah, most definitely, you have a signal that goes to him. It's a timeout or whatever, and he sees that signal, he knows he's supposed to go down so you can get something adjusted, because sometimes as the game is playing and you try to get your message across to the players, it just doesn't get going, and you send it by one person and maybe the Chinese telephone thing, it gets distorted by the time, it gets where it's supposed to be at, so it's best you deliver it yourself, and that's a means by which coaches decide to try and get their message across a lot of time. Gail takes the throw quickly, Williams trying to flick on, but that didn't catch on. What can we see after we've seen the opening in 10 minutes? Williams, ball goes to Reed, we'll have the earlier chance. Reed trying to dance and a dazzle. They're out of touch for throwing. Here's Gail, for Froome, they've been having more of the possession. Here's what, Reed trying to fight, but it was a judge to have found in his man there. Yeah, it was a strong challenge from what before that, but that's what I was talking about in terms of Magrha being able to match Froome in the centre of the park. They looked like a 5-4-1 for Froome, but that allows their wing back to join in the middle and still having three central defenders. Not sure if that was an attempted shot, but it was picked up by the goalkeeper, Oral Davis. Seemed to have just caught the side of the boot there, but nonetheless, here's Magrha now trying to push forward. Looks to be the man they call Messi. He's stripped of possession. Can Froome go the other way? They're thwarted by that. Magrha again in possession. The captain has got the memo that he needs to keep Devon Davis out of this game. Froome definitely being the more physical of the two teams in the early exchanges. Yeah, winning those physical doors, Froome. Seemed to be stronger players at the moment, showing that sign. Trying to build the play-up through the thirds. Froome technical, one thing Magrha doing well once they lose the ball out of the pitch. They're preventing that quick counter from Froome. Here's Froome passing. Not as crisp as I'm sure Clayton Stevens would want. Yeah, just being hurried by the Magrha players, especially from midfield to the attacking third. Brian Reed definitely has shown signs that he'll be a menace, but here they come the other way. Magrha, that was cut out early by LeMond for Froome. The interesting battle that we're going to see developing. I saw Ademro Adair was very close to Spence and he's sticking with him as well. So he's at the responsibility for Spence and we saw him just now getting the better of him. Here's Pusey slips it across, but cut out well. Yeah, this pass was a bit too straight and short as well in terms of the pace to it. Here's Spence now going the other way for Froome. Turns inside, gets the shot off, but it's charged down, gets another bite of the cherry. And Williams on the other end was saying, didn't you see me? Yeah, Spence, the man with 20 goals or more here is definitely going to go for goal once he gets a sight at it. And given the freedom as I was talking about him being hounded by Adair, got a little chance to run at the defense and saw Glimmer of light and decided to try and exploit it. But that's warning signs for Magrha that you cannot shut off. They say great players come alive when the ball is dead. Spence was well alive there. Magrha defenders will know they have to stay alert. Here's Davis, easily handled in the end. Pass from Davis to Anderson was cut out. Again, it's Adair over there. Just realized that he looked. Spence a little while ago and he got away and given these from technical a lot to cheer about. Not the highest of quality, but not a bad watch at all. A lot of good multi-activity, but certainly the intent is there. Great ball for Williams. Wasn't able to keep it in possession in play, rather. They're looking to flip the ball over there and the opponent just stopped illegally. And Magrha, they do comment on the set plays because this is definitely a means by which they feel they can go ahead in this game. Lifted by Fauna in the area. Header from Magrha did get onto it, but was only to a full player. They can come again. And this should be a very good opportunity for Davis. He really didn't fire. Actually, it wasn't David. It was Tafe who came in the area. I think the lack of communication there between Tafe and I think Anderson. And Tafe was a better place to deal with it, but needed to give Anderson a call to say, you know, I want to be the person taking charge of this one. Indian was put off by his own teammate and that was a big chance for Magrha. That two players found themselves free in that box and that something with three central defenders Fulm will have to sort out. Gale, winning that one, trying to stab it forward for Spence. Spence, his first dot led him down. So for me, the biggest, the best chance of this encounter of falling to Magrha, that opportunity just now. Tafe, even when he was obscured by his teammates, still had time. That was the amount of space afforded by Fulm. That one was deflected and could have been a low to run out and the throwing would have been to Magrha, called coaches in their technical area, not pleased with the happenings, I think. And you could see Jeremy in there just asking his team to be a bit more compact, come higher, press higher. They've gotten joy from that. So no surprise that he's willing them on that way. Here's Davis trying to connect well with to have been Anderson, but that was cut out. They're trying to come again and the outstretched feet of Kishmar Slayton, the undoing, but they come again now, Magrha trying to poke it in the area. The header really wasn't good at all. And that was Gale, miss Q-header, and given Magrha the opportunity to set play. As I said, it seems that they have focused here that the set plays are a means by which they can hurt from technical. And Jeremy Thomas, in his interview, was talking about who'd settle first and even I spoke to him before the game, was saying that seems they have settled. He was with the delivery. And let's go up. He was trying to bicycle kick there without him to catch on, but still Magrha with a shot way over the top. Having the better place of our Magrha, I think that was their number 10. Chaka? Yeah. Yeah, that shot from distance, but going into it, Magrha settled. You feel much quicker than from technical and would want to make their advantage at this stage count. We saw from technical in the semifinals against Happy Goal and in the first 10 or so minutes, we're under a little bit of pressure, but once they got the go-ahead goal, then they really ran right and took over control of the game. It's a little bit longer now that they're under the catch, but... Fine time to tell you to download the Sportsmax app, get it on the Google Play or the App Lab Store, and watch all the sporting offerings from Sportsmax, of course, Schoolboy Football, Champions League, WTA, tennis, cricket, lovely cricket, as they said when I was growing up, not hearing that a lot now. That's what I was saying when you were playing. LAUGHTER It was too hard, broken to play. Magrha doing a bit better in the middle of the park. Now, getting numbers up around the football because they ran the risk of being outnumbered with home technical, having the four midfielders and can't allow them to tuck in because their win back push high, and with two in the middle of the park from Magrha, if they don't play it well over the wide players and the striker coming back to help, then they could be outnumbered, but they've seen to have worked that out in this opening 22 minutes. And at the moment, home technical not getting a lot of joy to build through the thirds. Have to get them early. Yeah, big occasion for the boys, big occasion for the fans. Yeah, and you get them in here early. Yeah, you can get rid of the nerves of jitters that can come with being on the big stage. Here's what. That one was cut out, Magrha. He was cut down. Got to show some skill sets there just to get away from two players. No, you see it. No, you don't. Just dancing between the two defenders. I felt it was important to stop him while he was some distance from his goal. Magrha seemingly getting stuff to cheer about now. Here's the delivery in the area. It was a poor one. What trying to break for Froome. For him challenge, but Williams still on hand to Spence now. First touch was poor, but he manages to get it to Reed, who will see Williams who delivers. And it was well headed away, but they still have the opportunity through Reed, unable to turn there. Reed gets it again, though, coming all the way back down Froome. And it's with Gale at the moment. Can't Magrha build something going this way? Anderson having to work extra hard to connect with Davis, but that was cut out. He recovers well and Magrha, they have numbers going forward, but a solid challenge from the captain. Wasn't the captain actually? It was Clayton. Here's a throwing impromptu attempt to there from Taaf. Taaf again earlier, found himself in space and again finding himself in space at Taaf. And we're in sign for Froome technical with those balls coming into the box, not really picking up the mark. And on that occasion, it wasn't a lot of players in there. Taaf pretty much the lone guy in there, and still he had a pocket of space to try and execute something. It was more his doing than him being pressured. That caused him to really not make more of that one. So that's a concern, as I said before, Froome technical need to sort that out. What? Gets it to Spence now. Spence in over real estate, gets the shot off, but Joel Davis was able to cover well at his near post. Yeah, Spence is a guy that doesn't need an invitation to shoot. And no wonder he has the amount of goals. 25 goals, yeah. And that was a good shot as well at the goalkeeper. I've seen goalkeepers from that position looking to cheat for the cross and having that one sneaking at the near post. I mean, I'd suffered that fate this season as well in a game against Dinto. So I know, so that was good goalkeeping. Smart from Davis there, but really a good shot from Spence. Here's Froome, Paul played forward. McGram the offensive, trying to shake his defender, but he gets a corner kick. There's a Shane Pusey. I wonder if he could have taken the foot gone out and just gone closer to goal and serve up a ball from closer. Settling for the corner, maybe a routine here. Routinely cleared by Froome as well. The only thing routine about that, but it's a sequence of play. Yeah, I just felt when he got by the play and the deflection came, he still had the opportunity to take it and go forward. Like what I've seen from Reed for Froome so far, and then I'll place it forward. Here's Reed again. What, trying to string it forward for Spence. Does so, Spence, get it across. Williams on the end of it. What can he do? Williams finds Mullings. His shot was low and hard, but it was blocked. And Froome definitely trying to build on their attacking powers, but McGram, they have a chance with Davis still coming forward and tap their last possession. And Gale will have the ability to clear. Doesn't really go very far. And here McGram trying to snap shot there. Now he goes out to play, had a player down, but he wasn't deliberately trying to play that one out. So no getting back to ball from Froome technical when they restart the game with the throwing. But yeah, that was one of the better sequence of play from Froome technical. And yeah, I would have gotten the attention of Germany and Thomas because that ball across the box from Spence and Spence showing so far that he has more pace than Adir, who is the man given the responsibility to keep him quiet or to try to at least. Conditions cooled a little bit or the sun disappears so much, I should say. That's Spence's mom. Yeah. Must be a proud moment for him appearing. Certainly 25 goals. Main player for Froome technical and a well talk about playing the schoolboy football rims. Davis bundled over and gets the call. Neymar was a bit overzealous there. Alexi Perry already out to the card. Crisica look on his face. They always have that. Maybe he felt the card should have gone to his teammate. Number eight, let's look there. Certainly should have. I think so. I think. Cameron Brown should have been the man book. Sage and 18. Yeah, but shouldn't be missing that one, Perry. Taking one for, I wouldn't say for the team on that occasion, but taking one for Cameron Brown on that occasion. Coincidence that has happened before your eyes. Yes, I have that situation, but it's similar. Well, in some cases to what I endured in the Costa Cop, it was a situation where the red card was given to a player, but the referee recorded another player's number. So yeah, in the end, the result is the same that the wrong player is being given the card. It did hurt me in the end because it was an accumulation of three and I thought it was two. Tucker, the man standing behind this kick from a very central area. It isn't Tucker, but look at the shot. It saved by Oral Davis, the rebound. And they're still alive. McGraw was happy to take the corner there, but what a strike that was from the hand to the up right. Yeah, really good shot there, 22 yards old, but yeah, good save in the end. Going away from him too, so that really was a good save. Tipping it onto the crossbar and the bounce kind and favorable to him, Davis. Here's the result in corner kick headed away by Froome. What a strike that was from Hutchinson. Froome now can't go the other way. And all sorts of problems now that wasn't dealt with well. Played in the air, what? Asked questions of the keeper. He was alert to the danger, gave up a corner. Yeah, he was retreating to his goal, so it wasn't quite sure where he was. I think that one was going wide from what? What a player that didn't play any at all in that first round of the Costa Cup, but it certainly turned up the wattage here in this stage of the tournament and looking to cause some problems from McGraw. Yeah, there you see a goalkeeper, Davis retreating. And Joel Davis, that is, having, he felt had to make a save for that one. An opportunity for somewhat a bit two players down. Joel Davis for McGraw and Spence for Froome Technical. Incidentally, these two goalkeepers, Joel and Oral, Davis and Ashour were going to have to differentiate them with their first name, but that was a good save earlier from Oral. Davis was moving away from him, had to get that fingertip to it. Without that, then, yeah, for sure, Spence seems to look as if he would be able to continue that shake of the head, but some discomfort caused by the fall. Froome would want him to stay on the park because it is through him that the bulk of their hopes lie. With the check ensuring that he is ready as well. Yeah. They're loving the music, loving the vibe. Here's another look at what happened with Spence. Wasn't well cleared. He inadvertently fell there after colliding with DeJoy Morris. Yeah, so that's why we saw the concussion checks being done on Morris. So Davis still not back to fluency, hobbling off the park, but for sure he'll come back on. I think you'll have to haul him off of it today for him not to continue in this final. As long as he can walk, he'll want to be out there. And so Morris seemed to have passed the concussion test and jogging back to the halfway line to make his re-entrance where he's going for a little drink before he comes back out while McGraw will have to deal with. This corner kick, Mullings gets it in the area. Still not fully cleared. Here's Williams, easily handled by Joel Davis, showing his ball handling ability with his feet. Confident he is, I've seen. Keepers having that run underneath their foot, so shows good confidence, but it wasn't coming with much pace in a way the defection took bulk of the pace off. Both will keepers being called into action in quick succession, so one you could say end to end action. As I said, not a bad watch. These coaches wanting to get the advantage. Another throwing taken by McGraw. Anderson trying to turn. Now what will go the other way? What? Too much current. Yeah. Needs to tone it down. We've seen enough from these two teams to suggest that they certainly want to, intention is to try and score from open play. Keeper, Joel Davis, has good footwork in terms of controlling. Probably lacks the power in terms of getting the ball out to, with a distance and intently target. So often in modern football, it's the group keepers who play the ball out because they give you numbers up in that defensive turn and the ability to play out on the high press. They win another throw in through the technical. It's for sure both sets of players on the park are getting the support from the stands. Not a large code at the moment, but certainly they're making their presence known. Yeah, they certainly are. Had his feet clipped there. Another player down. He got a headbutt to the middle of the order, to his side. Alexipheri won't be able to verify that one. And no official va. So look to see if there was anything doing there for a red card. Well, not at this stage, I feel, or not for those instances because it appears that some evidence of Va might have been at play last evening. That penalty shootout between St Andrew Technical and Jamaica College. I find it amazing that the fourth official could have seen a ball move without the referee and the assistant at the penalty area not seeing that. That is amazing eyesight. Yeah, definitely. And to be given to be shown evidence, video evidence to make your call. Yeah, definitely not a part of it. So I felt, yeah, the fourth official should not have gotten involved in that situation. And then in the end, even with that movement taking place, I think the wrong decision was made as well. Hard four stats to take. And Philip Williams, good friend of mine as well. I felt his pain last evening when I was watching this. My God, I want to inflict some pain here on Froome. The reset and they take it again. And all the way to Anderson, forced outside of the dangerous area, but still twisted and turning has two men there. And Williams now played out for Froome, headed back to a McGraw player. And he gifted it to Gale. And they're just returning gifts, aren't they? It's really Christmas. Look at this play now for McGraw. In the area. Anderson was hindered on his run. Yeah, I couldn't keep that one in Anderson. But again, a lot of the joy for McGraw we've seen in this 40 minutes or so in this first half has come down their left side, which is from technical right side, really getting a lot of joy on that side of the park. And the better chances have come from that side. Clayton given a lot of work on that side for Froome. Trying to come forward for Froome. Neymar or Lemhard rather, should be a throwing for Froome it is. A good anticipation from Pusey there. Was inside, but recognized that that's where the ball intended pass and just cut it out. Touch was a bit heavy, but he was just arriving there, so just had to put her foot out. Stopped Froome's progress. Stripped her possession there by Reed. All the way back to Orel Davis. And the ball on that occasion, but it's McGraw. Will come out again from Alec Gutierrez. Again Devon Davis causing all sorts of problems for Froome. Captain Grant there, show the yellow card. A bit higher with that challenge. Grant a bit over the top of the ball. Saying that he has his players in front of him that caused him to make that challenge. Roger Zimenez one of the. Left back for Kingston College. Yeah. Still trying to catch. The exploits of his older brother. Some say he has the ability to get there, but not quite showing that level yet. Comes from a family of footballers. They're still being treated for McGraw. McGraw about to get on his feet. Now he's up. Doesn't have to leave the park because a yellow card was shown, but I see. Perry pointing for him to go off, but he doesn't have to leave the park. Probably again for Froome technical. Cameron Brown. I was at it. I should have been given the yellow card the first time. The first yellow card that was shown was right in the mix there and could have been shown because he was late as well. The first one to have enabled. So yeah, could have been on two, but he's still having a clean slate. Very interesting. Then it goes 8 and 18. The two individuals who made challenges on that. Play there. It's a free kick for McGraw. I went probably wrong for them just now. Just on the stroke of half time really. They are watching the action on the Sportsmax app. As much as they're in the stadium here because they get the live replays and because they like listening to you, Dean. I was just about to say they love the voice of Dwight Jeremiah. Download the Sportsmax app today. Get in the Google Play or the App Lab store. And you'll be able to see all the action even when you're in the stadium. Here's McGraw. The ability to call there from Perry. And if he was waiting to see have an advantage with materialized, it didn't look like it from the outset. Maybe he gave it some extra thought. But yeah, coming to the end of the first half it is pretty much slowed down a bit the intensity. We saw it midway that have pretty much in 30, 35, 35 minutes. Looking like both these two teams felt at that moment they wanted to go and inflict a fatal blow. Didn't materialize. So maybe took a lot out of them. We just want to hold it now, to half time. Here's the delivery. Look on Hedad. Didn't connect at all. And Lemaard trying to clear, gets it high in the air. But it's still in possession from McGraw. They go all the way to the keeper, Jobel Davis. Under pressure from Spence. Manages to play it out. But Froome can pounce from this play. Play it out for throwing. They're leaving dangerously. You go to that side because you would have seen a pass. If not, you would have just booted that one on. So yeah, that was the best decision for them. Yeah, that's the end of the first half of the then Francis Cup final. Still Nillol at the half. Froome and McGraw both going at it. Of course, there was a fantastic kick from McGraw through David Hutchinson. That Oral Davis had to really get a palm on. And even then it came off the bar. That's how close they were to opening the account. McGraw, Stavon Spence had a few attempts on target as well. And it shows the quality, the end to an action in this one. Both teams have definitely turned up to play. So at the half, Froome Nill, McGraw Nill. Then Francis Cup final. You have a Champions League on Sportsmax 2. Tuesday, 12.45, 1.45 in the rest of the Caribbean. PSB versus Arsenal to be followed by Inter versus Real. Sausie Dada, 3.04 in the Eastern Caribbean. And also on Tuesday, Union Berlin versus Real Madrid. 3.04 in the rest of the Caribbean. That's on Sportsmax. More action on Wednesday. You have a Champions League on Sportsmax 2. Wednesday, 12.45, 1.45 in the Eastern Caribbean. Dortmund versus PSG. 3.04 in the Eastern Caribbean on Sportsmax 2. And also on Wednesday at 3.04, Royal Antwerp versus Barcelona. Champions League on Sportsmax. We're back from the break. And we're ready for second half action in this Ben Francis Cup final. Oral-Davis there. The Sturden Froome technical. Keeping sharp, keeping ready. Will we see a winner during regulation time or will this go to the dreaded penalties at Dwight Jeremiah? Both teams have shown the intention that they really want to win it from here. As it gets further in the contest, closer to the end of regular time, if it's still locked, then you'll definitely see which team would prefer feeling that their conditioning and preparation for the penalty kicks gives them a whole lot of confidence. But for the moment, I expect them to come again to go at each other. McGraw would have been pleased with lots of what happened in that first half, the long stretches of it. They were the aggressors. Froome technical did show too that they are a threat when they get the ball up to Spence. Everything that happened for them that was threatening McGraw came with Spence involved. So they want to continue to do that. And McGraw will be mindful of Spence's presence. They did ask Adir to really keep him quiet. But I think they'll take more than Adir. So McGraw get us going in the second half. They get a throw in early. Condition should get it is cooler now and you hope in the Sunday we still get reappear. But this would be good for them to go at. Ball play through. Too much on it in the end. And Pusey champion over the advertiser's board. Yeah, it looked like he could do well in the steepest scum champs. There's more of that type of jump than a natural sprint hurdler or hurdler in the more fancied races. Quite a few of the footballers do participate in track and field. And that's across the island. Yeah, they certainly do. But now I have about four of my Takastaka players currently on the Williamley track team. And more looking to join. Keeping them active. Of course, there are lots of distractions out there. Certainly are. And the Avenue of Sports certainly can keep many of them focused. Put it off field, but handled easily in the end. And they have really been exchanging possession these two teams. Here's Taft trying to play it forward. Dave is the intended target, but didn't fall to him. Spence come in a bit deeper. Get in that one, plays it out to Williams. Can he deliver? Gets the throwing. Leave it for Gale. Mullings and Williams. Readers combining, but it's still with Gale. He loses out now. Thread it through. It's a run for Tucker. Trying to thread it forward. For Anderson, Anderson on the ball. Get it across. Took a while to see the support come Anderson and they waited and waited to try and play through whether or not he could have tried to curl it to the far corner. Not a top corner. That's it. Type of play. Always waiting for the support to come. But a good counter-attacking play there from Magra. They come again. Good turn that. From was Taft, but it's cut out in the end. Spence trying to chase here, but handled in the end by the captain. Is it Adir? Adiria. Captain taking the biggest responsibility you feel on the part. Happy to see that both teams haven't been sitting back. Both given to attack. Yeah, so often in the big games, the finals, the trophies on the line. Coach is getting a chance to win their first big title at schoolboy football level. Just over cautious and wanting to ensure the thought going into the game a lot of times is we don't want to lose rather than we're going to win this thing. Trying not to lose. Different mindset. You have when it's trying not to lose too. Let's try and win this one. Cut it out by Froome. Spence on the pressure couldn't control. Good turn that from what? Heads it in the path of Clayton, but equal to the task. Is Magra. Was the opposite number two there. On hand, Morris, but they come again. Davis spreads it through for Anderson Anderson. Anderson opens the account. Magra. They've never been in a final before. But what a moment for them. And he goes all the way to the grandstand. Yeah, trying to break through the barriers. I couldn't do it on that occasion, but he certainly did in the game. Broken through the barrier off the line. And given Magra the lead in this encounter from moment there when the ball went to the full back, I was saying there wasn't in my head. One of the players need to break out. Anderson looked favored to do so here when the ball was picked up and then it came through here. Then I was a lovely ball through Anderson and he looked gave the goalkeeper the eye as if to go to that far side open his body somewhat and slotted it at the near post and he got the habeas beaten and the barrier at full measures broken came alive to read. Yep, trying to go the other way through the plays down big test now for film technical become a grower and Georgen Thomas is the coach known for organization. That's what he's. He's built on that's what his mantra is and when he made a deep run to the semifinal. The Costercup that was it. remember him against Clarendon, was undone in the second half but went to the first half in that semi-finals. Nilal came out an error from the goalkeeper, the floodgates opened because now he had to go out and play and they weren't so adept at doing that and Clarendon tore them apart. In this encounter, well he's having the lead now and plays right into his default strategy which is to get organised and make it difficult for form technical. Do they have the equipment to deal with it from? Yes, in Spence they have a player who on his own can create and score, so all the making for a good encounter. It really is. Chat with his goal scorer there, German Thomas. He's feeling some pain but... Fatherly tap on the head there. He's just telling him, look, whatever you're feeling, just keep playing. You know all too well being a coach. He's nothing that a general can't deal with as a painkiller in that moment, yeah. They're rubbing up the crowd, that's on hand inside of the national stadium and I tell you, whatever you see now as a crowd, it should be doubled. There are so many persons, even neutrals, who are waiting to see the killage being completed in the DeCosta Cup final. You're right about that, Dean. I got up this morning earlier, Jimmy and Kimoni talking about and get back to that. McGraw here, unable to really get a good connection on it, it was a whistle on the plate. Yeah, I said they were talking about what time they got up, well none of them got up the time I got up. I got up at about five because I was travelling into St. Catherine at GC Foster for the Mills Classic. And with that situation, it was pretty early to get up and try and make our way here. Here's McGraw again, good turn that from Davis, did really well. Still on the ball is Davis trying to barge through, but from now able to get the other way, cut out by the defensive work of Morris there, coming in the middle of the park for McGraw. They're loving the action, showing a lot of confidence now McGraw. They weren't lacking in the first half, but there is a swagger when you score. Yeah, certainly a lot of times you hear them say what a difference a goal makes, and yes, maybe used a lot, but certainly it is a fact that you find that teams are a different outfit once they've scored. Even if they're behind and get an equalising goal or two behind and get a goal, then it certainly gives them enough energy. Here's McGraw, dispossessed well, still on his feet, again, still McGraw, Anderson. And why wouldn't he after scoring? Yes, it was much closer, but I don't see a teammate saying hey, why did you kick from here? Third goal of the season and probably the most important of the three if it takes them to the glory land, nobody would dispute that. And they come again, Davis didn't get it under his spell with immediacy. He's trying to get it from under his feet, but they are trusting over, there's no doubt or not that trying to do that on the goal, he assisted on the goal, had no trouble getting it out from under his feet. Lovely ball to Anderson and Anderson obliged. So play pause because of the goalkeeper for McGraw being down to Davis. And I think it's an attempt to get a player to change the boot. I think they're number seven. Anderson, the goal scorer, changing the footwear. So again, the goalkeeper, the game cannot continue. The goalkeeper is on the turf, needing attention, so the coaches will use that all the time. I wonder if there's anything that FIFA will do about that because it's been used at the very highest level. Of course, they are trying to get in more rules, especially the sin bin. So as far to say, you wonder if they'll do it. It's not for a fetch to think. But I think it will come about only if certain teams in world football are at a disadvantage with it. I mean, you look at Martinez in the World Cup and his exploits getting Argentina to the title. And immediately after the laws were changed as to what goalkeepers can and can't do. Yeah, it depends who's on the receiving end too often and the magnitude of it as well. Yeah, here they come. Taka was brought down. I tell you what, of course, the wall was improperly set up when Hutchinson struck in the first half. But one thing is for sure, he can't strike. It's much further out. No, I think earlier when he struck it was about from 22 yards at their boat. Much further out. You definitely look as if he's intending to go for it for sure. Packed a punch from 22. Maybe he had more in reserve and looking to unleash it here or release it here. What's in the tank for David Hutchinson? Steps up. Fires wide. Yeah, I guess distance just a bit too much for him. Now he knows, I think he'll mark that shade of grass because field has been cut in stripes so he'll know in that range better I get somebody to serve it up closer than that, then maybe I'll have a go. My grad days started with pretty much having about five three central defenders. We'll wait to see if anything changed where that is concerned. She threw across the front. Here's Grant, the captain goes all the way back to Oral-Davidson goal, gets the return ball. Lots of giving, but finally the goal. Well, it's with McGraw now. They go the other way. Clayton trying to connect with Spence. There was a there. Yeah, maybe what Coach Thomas may look to do is to ensure that a deer continues to do his work but also have a covering defender just in the event that Spence does get away from him. Don't want that cover to be too far away. What we see Spence doing as we see a player down from McGraw again is that from we'll try now and have if they don't ditch the system of five at the back what they do is to push their two wing backs high and the low boat of them to go at once. That's what we saw when we saw three across the front. It was the right back and left back pushing high on the outside of Spence. They would be given the license to go forward but there will be some measure because it's not at that stage in the contest where you throw the kitchens in and the plates and everything out. Just at the hour mark now. Yeah, it's still time to measure your approach and not leave yourself to open at the back. Grappler in the throwing takes it. McGraw trying to break with Tucker. He's brought down by Reed. Left all the worse is a Brian Reed. Gets up now. We can see three across the front from McGraw. When the game started on a set piece, they had committed as much as six players up top. Not so at the moment since you and they have numbers behind the ball for the second phase of the set play. Morris there trying to clear but only giving it to Froome. They have numbers. Here's an opportunity for McGraw. Good cover there. Yeah, I think that's a good call from referee Perry. Just looking to see if the advantage had materialized. It didn't. That's a good nudge of a header there. Had he not gotten that nudge body check as you say. Yeah, good header. Yeah, that body check just slowed him down. Recovering defender to clear. But as I said for Froome, it's not the time when you just go help a letter and throw everybody forward. It's also equally not the time for McGraw to just be hacking the ball out. You want to maintain or keep possession more because that allows you to defend as well because the other team can't score from technical not waiting too long. There will be on your mark, which is what about the time where changes are normally made. Number 10. A team. Kongal comes on. Park. And also coming on for Froome. Demar Williams on for Wayne Mullings. Here's McGraw. Kongal a versatile player for Froome technical. We'll see if there's any change in the system because Kongal as a player. He's been it's been used as a center forward left wing right winger. And when he came on in the semifinals, he did bring some spark. That's what from technical will be looking for him now more of an explosion than a spark. Well, there was Tucker. Hudson's with the throwing. Anderson. Was attempting to cross it. Went out. Fine time to tell you to download the Sportsmax app today. Get in the Google Play or the App Lab store. And ensure you are able to follow all the action in schoolboy football. And so many other sporting offerings from Sportsmax, the home of champions. Download the Sportsmax app. Williams coming on for Froome as well. He's a boy that has been used at the left-back position. Now they've looked to go on to a 5-3-2. Keeping the five at the back. Just the same. Kongal looking to play closer to Spence. Yeah, the wistly went and ball was still rolling. So had to retake and also couldn't have the good colleague there, Milton Hutchinson. Met him on my way in. He was rather clean. Fresh, he said. The security didn't even recognize him when we were coming in. Say that, yeah, who are you? And he said who he was. He said, boy, looked at change, man. Says he's out getting a lot of. Tender, loving care. Says he's at home relaxing. Not really like you and I doing lots of work at the moment. That's what he told me. Certainly here to enjoy other football. Normally behind the cameras, but certainly in full focus there. Change being made by McGraw as well. Number six was leaving that tough, Halrig tough. Colored on hand for the Dacosteco final. One done. Blue and yellow. Will it be there easy? From McGraw playing a man down at the moment. Here's Kongal. Almost trying to get it in. I'm here for the handball, Kongal. But if you came off his hand. They forget all of that when they're in front of goal. McGraw down to ten. The player to come on wasn't properly atired. Running on before going over to be checked properly by the photo-fisher. Will the player looking to come in? What can Froome deliver? Just under 24 minutes in this encounter. Here's McGraw trying to go the other way. Good skill there from Davis, but well read. Just too big on that one. Even a neat little flick over that would fall into his path. That one was more favouring the defender. Confirmation of the change. Orlando Willock replaces Halrig tough. Booted up by Froome. Looking for Spence. Did get to him. Kongal plays it back to him. Was trying to go wide, but well read by the McGraw defence. Who now come forward trying to connect with Davis. Has space, you know. But there was a good coverage from LeMard to play down for throwing. Yeah, definitely good recovery from LeMard. Had to get there and be precise with his challenge. And he was. It's still time for McGraw to seal it. Froome technical to get back in it. Here they come. Almost. Trying to spring it forward now. Does fall for Kongal. Forced a bit wide because of the first touch. Can he get in the box? Ease of the ball. Still on it. And the referee saw nothing there. Joel Davis. Calling it like a teddy bear, I tell you. Yeah, definitely had to hold on to it. He judged it well. J. Morris didn't judge it well at all. And now apologising to his teammate. That ball came over and he should have dealt with it. And Kongal got on to the end of it. Here's McGraw. Trying to build something from it. That occasion was just interesting. Get a throw in. In the 70th minute of this game. Hutchinson takes the throw. Here's Pusey now. Going to goal. But Oral Davis there. Equal to the task. Yeah, Pusey for a moment. They're looking to put his laces through it. But realised that he was being closed down. That's what he's doing. He's putting it in the end. Lacking the power. Here's Hutchinson once more. Does the step over. Can't go around. With recovery. Delivering the area by the substitute. But will he end the substitute? Froome was trying to clear but charged down. That's Penn's been coded open. I'm not surprised now. I mentioned it before. That McGraw will need to ensure that not only there's Kipper. But making sure that cover is very much close by that time. Just too close. And they had a recovery and defender even deep as well. The teacher. Is in the classroom. Delivery from Froome. Close and it's a flick on header. That's over the top. Had a header in the semi-final. That was on target. Or was it a header or did he just get to poke it in? I think he only got to poke it in. Yeah, I think it was a prong hit across the line at the time. Keep him his hand lit. And it fell to him and he reacted. Just a toe poke but it all counts. At this stage you'll take that. Or anything that goes across that. Goal line. Of McGraw. And now we'll take it. Here's Wacht for Froome. Another change being made by McGraw. If all's correct. We'll leave the field of play. Foul play. Bounty Anderson. And Jim Mitchell. Must be light for like. He is a striker. Fresh legs now to worry. Froome technical McGraw. Deve is still with the block. Froome technical getting an opportunity to load the box. McGraw just having one up top. On midway. There's a corner kick for Froome. Get it. And the back post to collect now. Is Lemhardt gets it in the area? Head around! Oh, beautifully saved! What a save! It wasn't from the keeper, but it might just make the save of the week. What a play from Isaac Mason. Well, that was magnificent from Mason, and where normally a goalkeeper hands would be, his feet were up there, acrobatic in the end, because Lemhardt rescued this one, served up a delightful ball, and when it was met, it was goal-bound, and yeah, Isaac Mason with an acrobatic save to deny Grant the skipper from FromTechnical. And that's worth a goal, I was just talking about anything going across the goal line to count for FromTechnical, but that was worth a goal at the other end, because it keeps Magrha in the lead, and you're right about that 2-deal. That's among the top saves. Absolutely, across the area. No header can really get it on target. Magrha trying to break, and the intensity has really picked up as the... And rightfully so, FromTechnical leading the charge here, for that header to be... that ball to be intercepted just now, because goalkeeper Joel Davis had slipped as he attempted to come for that cross, and there had not been an intervention from a defender. The goal would have been unguarded for Magrha, FromTechnical looking to really up the ante here. The Magrha fans trying to lift their teams as they come on the sees. What a save that was from Isaac Mason. Yeah, big time save, big, big time save. Grant was almost wheeling away in celebration, only to see it acrobatically kept from going over the line. And when he did it, he was even ecstatic in his play, Isaac Mason. He just didn't know what to do with himself. Have a look here, yeah? This is the second phase of the set play. Lemhard, rescued, served up a beautiful ball. Grant got onto the end of it, Isaac Mason, realizing that his keeper was beating all ends up with that header, was on hand to save. Spence arguing that it might have gone over the line. No chance there. And Magrha rightfully still in the lead here. If they go on to win it, yes, the goal is significant, but they'll certainly remember that save. That's all about determination. And as a coach, some things you try your best to teach the players and for them to get, but a lot of it is intrinsic. Yeah, it is about the player, and they have to carry something on the park. There's so many permutations, so many things that can happen. As a coach, you just can't give it. The better coaches are the ones that get their players ready to deal with, to solve the issues on the park, to really have a mind of their own, to really be able to bring out those type of determined characters expressing themselves and that sheer will to win. Kongal has brought a lot of life to full technicals attack. Yeah, I told you he would. He did in the semifinal, but as I did say, he'll need more than spark, more strong explosion. Here they come again. That ball was trying to go to him, read, spreads it to Clayton, gets it in the area, but was too close to the goal. That's the key for Joel Davis. Yeah, juggled it Davis. Spence was looking to pounds. Clayton trying to find Kongal, but well read by Fowler. He tried to go the other way. There's McGraw, gave it in away, was through good recovery. Here's Williams a substitute, turns inside. Can't really turn away, but referee calls back the play. As it was foul, Fowler seeming to get having the better of playing the last five or so minutes from McGraw. They're matching it not necessarily with quality, but with fight, good determination. That's all a part of the game. And they're looking to try and give them that extra energy to keep fighting minutes or so to go and it will seem an eternity from McGraw. But we'll take away so quickly from Fowler technical. I have to say they've dealt with Spence really well. For the large portion of it, it had been Adair. And I wonder if it would have been perhaps a strategy to put him further out wide. Just to drag defenders and open up space for Kongal, who will he's occupying that wider position at the moment? Yeah, and that's a good point because it'd be interesting to see what McGraw would do through Adair because Adair at the moment for them a centre back and if Spence were to go wide, preferably off the right side because his left footer wanted to cut inside and shoot. Yeah. He's trying to turn, but... Or heavily left footed. He will strike with the right. Comes across, but headed out. He kicked to McGraw. And the substitute came all the way back, the striker to help out. The crosses seem to be the way of both teams having a player down at the moment just beneath, around this near side, but the cross is in the box. Looking dangerous for Fowler technical. They would want to get more of that. No doubting of the red colours in the stands, who they're here to support. Nature on Glenmure will do battle with, or I should say the series between Clarendon and Glenmure will resume after this one. It is currently one all in that series, but here's a look at the Sportsmax app moment brought to you by the Sportsmax app. It was a fantastic save. Not by the keeper, but by Azat Mason. The delivery from LeMard met by Grant and look at that for an acrobatic clearance. It was definitely goal bound. And so easily that could have been played into the net as an own goal. Wouldn't have been given as an own goal though, but yeah, what a moment for Azat Mason. The Sportsmax app moment brought to you by the Sportsmax app. Big moment, Dean, because a lot of times we talk about the technique. Look at the technique with a player striking a ball on goal and you spoke about that with McGraw early in the encounter when they had that parochial shot on target. Hutchinson and the technique was quite good. He could have gotten that all wrong. Coming off the tour and not really curling that instep back to get it out of goal. You give him credit with that clearance. Got that technique spot on to hook that one out of goal. That was heading goalwards. That was goal bound. Now the substitution there made for Froome technical. Number nine, Kemar Beckford comes on for Clayton, leaving the field of play. Beckford, known as a centre forward as well. Kangal now at wide. Froome technical with a tour of front. Beckford, so Froome technical definitely going for it now. As well they should. Captain Grant was fouled. Here they come. Two read, trying to get it to Kangal. That pass was well read. Here in recovery now for Froome. Trying to push it forward, but that was poorly done. And McGraw having space to navigate. Look at him go. Skipping by challenges. Gets it in open real estate now. And the first time shot was charged down well. The substitute here, Jim Mitchell with the first time attempt. Yeah, it was Davis weaving himself through the Froome technical backline. Really good penetrative run here from Davis. He's the man who was at the heart of the goals scored by McGraw. And a yellow card for time wasting. It appears for their number 13. Jim Mitchell. But yeah, Davis, he had the assist on the Anderson goal and was looking to set it up. And so often you see those run from players and then they get excited and kick away, made a lovely pass outside in the end the cross was blocked. Trying to get it across, but that was cut out. Oral Davis handles that one easily. Boots it forward now. Too big before. Demar Williams a substitute. Well, no eagerness to get the ball. Show the McGraw players that is. And the most crafty game is the white suits McGraw. Should be able to hold it on. Grant was fouled by Mitchell. Here's Froome. What? Trying to release Kongal from challenge. It's from Hutchinson. Doing his defensive work. It was cut out on a cost that came and didn't judge the header well and release McGraw. Kongal temporarily recovered to torture his advances. Is it the grandest Kongal trying to get it across? Let us go up at the back post. Joel Davis. Yeah, I had to hold on to that one. It was difficult for Spence. It was falling away and Spence pointing out to her for a period of time is being wasted by the McGraw custodian. Joel Davis, but that has been their best. They look more dangerous. Now, when they are crossing the balls, getting those crosses in because they have the target player in Spence. McGraw just don't look comfortable dealing with it. They need to keep doing that. The problem is they don't have a lot of time to have those repetitions and added to that McGraw has the ball. That they do, they've booted forward. They're well together. Has had his own impact, Jim Mitchell. Couldn't have done that for Muchinson again. We could see all that neck muscle going into that one. Kongal loses possession. Top cup. Hutchinson is attempted cross charge down. McGraw and Reed is down for Fruel. At the moment McGraw in three minutes or so plus the time to be added on by referee Perry away from denying from technical their second hold on the Ben Francis Cup. Did win it in 2006. McGraw for their first school football title under the stewardship of Jeremy Thomas. I think he went to the job, the school in 2016. Now looking to bring it on. I believe he was a part of the coaching course. He's a coaching course that certifies him as a level three. Kongal has a level C, I beg your pardon. Coach, meaning he is able to teach that course. There's also a lecture at Micro University. Coach is there as well. And he used to coach at Dumbo Holden as well. Here's a substitute back foot, but his shot was charged down. Still hope, what? Didn't have the current there. Puted forward from McGraw but cut out well by Fruel. They recognize it. It's now or never. That one was played out of touch. Now the substitute came on there for Fruel. I think it was Hutchinson again with the block. Here they come. Cameron Brown doing well, showing great composure there. We have a number of players who have done well in this encounter. More so for McGraw. Spence has been muzzled. Anderson as it stands now, seemingly with the winner. There's still time for Fruel. But if he were to stay this way, he would have had the winners. Certainly would have had a big say in this encounter. Davis Devon Davis who provided the assist and was always a threat to the form defence. Here's McGraw. Can they make this? The insurance. Get it back in the area. Oh. Didn't have the finish. Yeah, I think he arrived there and wasn't shaped to deal with it. Wasn't ready for it. You have to be ready inside there once you've made the run. Have to be ready. And I tell you what, it was really going end-to-end there. I mean, with five minutes or so to go, even with a chance going here. Let's have a look here. Good move. And then the cutback. Right play. Yeah, just came at him. Probably with that left foot. Not his favourite. Just trying to redirect his body to play that. I think he was up on that ball. Too quickly. Couldn't sort himself out. But McGraw with that chance. Yes, the two players up there have to be ready for the counter. Have to have players in position ready to be organised. It was just too easy for Fulham to come around them. Here they come now. And he's pulled back. Yeah, Hutchinson with the yellow card. He was bamboozled. Did not make there the salad, as we say in Jamaica here. And as I was saying, too easy for Fulham technical to get at them. That was just too easy, Hutchinson. It's like you open the gate and say walk right in it. And now they have to deal with a ball being played in the box. Something that Fulham technical has done well in terms of worrying McGraw. And I think they're just a bit too open in this final stages, McGraw. What? With the delivery? Straight to the keeper. Yeah, it's a poor one in the end. Didn't give his teammates a chance in the box. And Joel Davis will just take some vital seconds off the clock. McGraw, the fans, they're sensing it that they're almost over the line. And for me, as I said before, Grant has been... Not Grant, really, the skipper, rather. A deer? A deer has been excellent in this game. Really excellent to me for keeping Spence quiet. This is a 25 goal, man. And he has been there. Spence once or twice got away. Didn't cost McGraw. And I think for me, he is a standout player. Again, to this with Davis' moment. Offside. Yeah, making the run in trouble. Yeah, but offside. But I think a skipper there has done a captain fantastic job today. A deer on Spence. Spence has hardly had a sniff. When he has, it has been far. So that's my pick for a man of the play of the game. Trying to play it out, but... It's been an excellent performance. I saw him go from left to right, Spence. And a deer went across. Here's what? From this stance. Didn't handle it well the first time. Joel Davis. Yeah, I was quick to smother it in the end. Yeah, but that was why it was interested for me. It appears that if Spence came off the field, a deer walked with him to the changing room and just detoured when he was to go into his locker room. But for me, it would have been interesting to see Spence coming out wide what he would have done as the centre back. Yeah. From technical never went with that trick. And as such, we just lived to wonder. What would have happened here? Yeah, but excellent work. I really think it would have caused him a lot of problems because as he... And he's still with him. Off field. Spence comes across now, but cleared. Yeah, anyway we'll do now. So we're trying to keep it in touch. But McGraw does. It's Davis. Can he crown his moment? Does well. Davis gets it across. And Gale had to really stay on his feet to clear there. He's made a live wire. And I really believe that there's a conversation for Devon Davis. Yeah, it certainly is. And I can speak to it too because I played them in the round of 16. It ended nilal. But I had to have a plan for him because he was the one they were looking to go to. And we had to send him into areas where he didn't really like to go and always have the cover to deal with him. So I know the type of player he can be. Davis. Because as I said in that round of 16, we should have won it. But yeah, he was largely because he was kept quiet. So Fulme didn't manage to do that. And one pass and McGraw was leading it. But despite that, he would have to go on and score. No. And even with that, it's not the winning goal. Spence trying to barge forward. He was brought down. Has won a free kick in a dangerous area. And you feel the last opportunity for Fulme technical here. The yellow card will come out or has come out. Looks to be Fawla. And then number 14. Jamari Fawla. Show the yellow card. I wouldn't be arguing now. I'd just be trying to defend. Yeah, organizing yourself. Let's have a look here. There was no touch. Not quite sure. I didn't see that unless it was outside the frame. So again, the wrong player being carded. And I don't think there was a free kick in this one. Yeah. I mean, McGraw would be aggrieved here if this one were to go in and send it to penalty because, yeah, on the evidence of that. Would love to see it another time. And I think Perry was the man in the middle. Waterhouse against Mount Pleasant. I think when he made a call for a penalty and was bailed out by his assistant because there was no touch. Here's a kick. Way over the top. They have just been the final kick. It was McGraw. It's their moment. Ben Francis Cup champions for 2023. German Thomas is a man relieved. Punches the air off camera. And it's the fourth first time winners of this championship since the format has been revised in 2018. McGraw, they etch their name in the folklore of local schoolboy football in the rural area. Froome had their chances, but they couldn't convert. Perhaps most notably by the brilliance of Isaac Mason. McGraw joined Charlemagne as neighbors who have one of this competition, the Ben Francis knockout. Joy. Joy for them, Jeremiah. Joy, uncontrollable joy here because I know what it means to win a title as well. Maybe at different levels, yeah, but it's especially your first. Then it matters. It really, really matters. And the project that he's been working on, I think since 2016 is coming to fruition here with a title. And yeah, since the revision of the Ben Francis Cup and the way it's contested, this is the third first time to have won it. As you mentioned, Charlemount, Edwin Allen and McGraw, VB Cokes, and the fourth to have won it. So really giving the opportunity for lesser known teams or teams building their thing to come up and win a title. Here are the highlights. Froome started well. And they had this attempt through a Brian Reed. He didn't bring it within the frame. McGraw also had the chances. Taff on that occasion was unable to connect well. And it was really end to end stop. Stavon spends the 25 gold man shot on site. But that one was well read. Look at this strike. Playing off the hand onto the crossbar. Oral Davis with a big hand on that occasion. Hutchinson with a kick for McGraw. It was really a thrilling encounter. Here again, a dangerous miss kick. Saw the ball coming to Clayton who played it to Watt and will keep it. Joel Davis there ensuring that the ball, that was going wide. Certainly went wide. But McGraw would have a moment of joy. Poor clearance. Davis there poking it through. And Anderson with the third of the season on hand. The right plays at the right time with the right finish. McGraw in the lead in the Ben Francis Cup knockout final. Don J. Anderson beating Oral Davis at his near post. They were sent in delirium. Another shot there went wide. Hutchinson again. This delivery. The flick on header from LeMard was off target. Perhaps the greatest moment apart from the goal came through this passage of play. LeMard bringing it alive. Getting it across the header from the captain Grant. Isaac Mason with a spectacular save. A save of the week and easing the keeper. Yeah, that's how good it was. McGraw had more moments and it really came through. Davis again bringing it back to Jim Mitchell. The substitute didn't have the finish in the end. Alex Perry. So enough. Here the statistics at the end of the match. Six on target from 12 attempts from McGraw. Five on target from 12 as well from Froome. 20 pounds in this game. The majority of them 14 going to Froome. Three yellow cards apiece. One offside from McGraw. One offside from McGrath. Two onside from McGrath. Two onside from McGrath. Two offside from McGrath. Two offside. Two onside from McGrath. Two offside from McGrath. Nine saves. Five of them made by Laurel Davis in the Froome goal. McGraw have the majority of the possession and the goal. 53% of the possession with the sole goal. And they are the winners. The waterman of the match is standing by. of the match award from Shanta Lee McDonald, the brand manager of PowerAid. All right, Mr. Adair, let's have a quick chat. Thank you, Ms. McDonald. You're a champion now. How good does this moment feel? It's a really good feeling, as I can say. Thank you everybody for coming watching us. I cannot explain the feeling right now. Yeah, and in terms of your role in the team today, were you given a man-marking assignment today for this game? Yes, he was the man for them. They cannot play without him, so my coach told me to stay with him. And in terms of taking on that task as the skipper, did you feel like you had to lead your team in that way to take on an assignment like that? Yes, because from my coach believing me, I believe in myself so I can do it. All right, you can go and party. Congratulations. Thank you. Yeah, that was the man of the match from Magra there. I'm joined now by the From technical head coach. Coach, at the end of the day, you only lost 1-0. Fine margins. Speak to me about the game. First, I have to say congratulations to Magra. And my boys, I would say that they put up a good fight, but it's just not our days. Yeah, and at the end of this one, can you look back on the season and say that it was successful given the deep cup run that you had? I still would say it's a successful season and we can't villain it. And I have to congratulate them again for the fight and coming in the final, but they said what's yours is definitely yours. And this was ours, but unfortunately, we didn't get it. All right, thank you coach Stevens. Yeah, that was coach Clayton Stevens of From. I'm joined now by the man of the moment, coach German Thomas. Coach, you're a champion. You did it. The first in the school's history. How good does this feel? I mean, elated, happy, but let me let me take time out to say, I mean, RIP Gibbs Williams Gibbo would have been a catalyst in my life. It's the reason why I went to college in the first place. One of the one of them big mentors in my life in us. I really want to say RIP to him. I wish he was there to witness this moment in about we played well. We played well. We've been playing well all season. We lost 2-0 to Cristiana in the last game of the run at 16. And from then on, we have not lost a game. And I must commend the boys. I must commend the entire school community, the principal, VPs, everybody. All right, when's the party and where is it? I'm not sure. Going back to Linstead. All right, coach, thank you. Thanks much. Going back to Treadways in Linstead. And they are rejoicing. What a moment for them. Has the dance as well as it here? They have every reason to rejoice. It's about time for the presentation ceremony in a short while. And all their dreams for this final will be fulfilled as they mount that rostrum, that stage, and heist the trophy. A lot of action. Had a lot of intensity. And, yeah, a lot of things we can talk about positively for Schoolboy Football Dwight Jeremiah. Yeah, positively indeed. The fact that, yeah, the reformatting of this competition has given teams like McGraw from technical the ability to get here and compete for a title. And that's certainly good because it spreads the experience and the opportunity for other boys to grow and to experience this type of situation where you're in the mecca of football in Jamaica and you're celebrating lifting a title. That is something big. And you can build on that to go for the bigger crown. And McGraw certainly will do that. And again, like I say, the project of Jeremy Thomas and McGraw come to fruition here with this Ben Francis Cop 2023 in the game in itself was a decent watch. You saw good attacking play, but you also see tactical astuteness from both coaches and Thomas with his plan. Marketing assistant power aide, the champion of the Ben Francis Cop, McGraw High. There is rejoicing as they get the check and the sponsors on hand to share in the moment the presentation of the Ben Francis Cop, Linver and Wright. To be delivered by Linver and Wright, chairman of the Costa Cop Committee for ISSA. We'll make the presentation. Also the principal of William High School. The Ben Francis Cop to the champions, McGraw High. They hoist the trophy. McGraw High, Ben Francis Cop champions in the year 2023. First time winners for them. A moment of rejoicing for the parish of St. Catherine for Linz did proper. They take pictures, all smiles, all rejoicing and the party will go all the way into the night through to Monday morning. General Assembly will be all the better for McGraw High. He runs away with it, Jim Mitchell. He's the vise man you can see. And who can say that they're not loving the trophy? Talk all you want about the Ben Francis Cop and the Walker Cop. When you hoist the trophy, you hoist the trophy and they love it. Yeah, a trophy is a trophy. And don't listen to what they say about which one. Yeah, some day will value more, but silverware is silverware for footballers. And the fact that you can go away for someone leaving the scene of schoolboy football and to be able to say, I won a trophy, it's going to be massive. So congratulations to McGraw and the players and well done to them and all the best. That's how we wrap it up here from the National Stadium. Ben Francis Cop, final McGraw winners. 1-0 over Froome.