 I'm going to show you a challenge for the high, the reigning Walker Cop knockout champions feverishly desirous of disrupting the status quo and many feel they have the capable of doing just that. My name Ricardo, gentlemen. Alongside Dwight. Get ready for the opening of the Manning Cop competition defending champions here that we're expecting today and his team's key is really they haven't had a very good result against this Jamaican college team in recent times. Such though based on what we've seen in preseason may just be their best year to try and upset their car here. Shanique Duncie, brand manager Pringles, Karisha furthest mark. They have not made a college lost to Tiffany Gardens. Our conceded goal and we did that back to 2012 when we look at the stats. No goes conceded or lost to Tiffany Gardens for Jamaica College. So it's a game in which they come in installed at heavy favorites, Jamaica College and Tiffany Gardens. So you feel the evidence of what some of us were privy to see in preseason a team that could cause problems. The second assistant much better turn out for this Manning Cop opener than we had earlier for the Dacosta Cop opener. Comfortable victory for the defending champions. Clarendon College over Lennon and there are many who feel Dwight Jeremiah that this Tiffany Gardens team has what it takes to challenge not just this evening. Deep into the Manning Cop this season. Yeah, they're playing style. They do. They can play in different ways. We've seen them do that in a game being if they need to beat a press playing through it or if they can be lightning quick on the counter, they're certainly capable of that and Daniel Watson, their number 10, certainly a good player in that middle of the park. Let them with five goals last season, Daniel Watson. And will be an important part of their push to go deep in the Manning Cop this campaign. There's the officiating party led by Audit Hamilton, who will be in the middle. Stephanie Dale, you sing first assistant Keone Denton, the second assistant and Narissa Golsan, the fourth official for this contest. Well, let's have a look at the Jamaica College starting lineup, a much different lineup to the one that played in the Manning Cop final last year. In fact, just two players who started on the bench on that day in today's lineup. They have Tawain Lynch, a will be in gold. Malachi Sterling, Renson Sears, Junia, JD Johnson, Dante Logan, Javon Mills, Dylan John, Jabari Howell, Amarley King, Terry Garrick and Giovanni Taylor. He is to be watched for sure. Most definitely they played a 4-3-3, but even so Malachi Sterling at the back will offer a lot of stability. Yeah, for the Tiffany Gardens team, five members of the team that played in the woke up final last year, starting here as well. Shakur Adir in gold, Deshaun Tate, Shane McIntosh, Dwayne Johnson, and that number 10, Daniel Johnson. They also have Dave Campbell, Ryan Anil Francis, Ramisha Rodin, Shaquille Henry, Romaine Spence and Malachi Rose, their big number 10, Daniel Watson to be watched for sure. Most certainly he will definitely create a spark in the middle of the park and they might line up in a 3-5-2 system, but certainly they morph, they morph into some really good defensive shape and they play on the counter at times as well. So whatever Jamaica College has to offer today, I think Tivoli Gardens will have something to try and counter that for sure. Whether or not it will work, it's left to be seen. They're playing a team that has won the title seven times in the last nine season. Consequently from 2013 to 2017, this Jamaica College team knows how to win. I heard their head coach Ferguson saying that they want to play or they play attractive football. You know, in the last couple of season, they've been pragmatic as best and I remember 2019 getting to the semifinals on two points and really, really carving their way out last season. It wasn't as prolific in terms of how attractive it was easy on the eye. Maybe there's something that he's bringing different this season having also lift the Premier League title as an assistant coach among presents and maybe other things in his repertoire at this moment. We are about to find out the defending champions Jamaica College 31 times the winners of this prestigious urban area schoolboy football title in the land of wooden water. They take on Tivoli two time champions of the Manning Cup. They are the defending Walker Cup knockout champions, but they will want so much more than the Walker Cup. This campaign, their coach Christopher Nicholas has worked as seriously in preseason and they feel that they are ready to show that they are very much capable of challenging the best in this competition. You know, having won the Walker Cup for them, it would have given them a big boost and they come into this game you feel with a lot more confident than they would if they had come in not as a defending champion and on their way to that Walker Cup and beaten teams like St. George's College who has a lot of pedigree and Elisarasi in the final. I think they come into this game not fair in this Jamaica College team and on the evidence of a lot as I said, Clarendon College was among the teams that they really had a good preseason against was 4-0 and then I think it ended up 6-0 at the end of the game against a Clarendon College team that we saw today that demolished Lennon by five goes to nil. Not much they say to read into preseason as coaches, but still for them coming into this game, it would help their confidence for sure, Tivoli. We are about to get the kickoff. Jamaica College in their familiar dark blue and white Tivoli Gardens, orange and black under Hamilton, sends the game on its way. The defending champions, Jamaica College versus the defending Walker Cup champions, Tivoli Gardens high and as you would expect Jamaica College with the early position, the coach, Davion Ferguson pointed out in the buildup to this one that they prepare a team to peak at the back end of the campaign and if you look at the way they have gone especially in recent years, they can be vulnerable at the start of the season. In fact, they have drawn three of their last five opening matches and even last season when they beat a hapless St. Mary's College by 13 goals to nil in their opener and they promptly followed that with a nil all draw against the St. Catherine. So maybe what you're saying here, it's probably the best time here for Tivoli to be facing them with the confidence coming in as a defending champion as well and having a decent preseason. So three points possibly on the card for them. It's a big jump. It's a big leap. Knowing that the best results they've had against Jamaica College has been four goals to nil as a lost as the best because they've conceded a lot more. When we look at the stats book from dating from 2012 to nil, so for those four games between 2013 and 2014, two games each season, they've lost all of those four games. Yeah, long time ago that though and this Tivoli Gardens team significantly better than those setups as that Jamaica College looked to come forward. But also something would argue that this Jamaica College team nowhere near as good as those teams between 2013 and 2015. And as we can see here, they did have and what they're playing with this Tivoli Gardens team or some wingbacks who go into midfield. So on the attack, it's five in the middle of the park and I'm pretty sure they will morph even further into four in attack. So on the defensive end, we just saw a line of five. So there's two wide midfielders drop into the back line and make it five. It looks like a five, three, two. But in attack, it certainly can look like a more so. Yeah, there's the Jamaica College head coach, Davion Ferguson has spent three T three seasons with this team. Two Manning Cup titles, one Champions Cup title in his fourth season with them now. And you pointed to it earlier, Dwight Jeremiah, in my opinion, very good returns. But if you listen to a lot of the noise, it would suggest that is place at Jamaica College is always somewhat tenuous. I remember when he won it last time, a lot of fans said, how do you not win it that time? Then he would have been a Ghana and yes, he had won before even when they were saying that. And I guess it's the brand of football. Tivoli Gardens looking to head forward and they will have a free kick. When he was speaking interview Ricardo, he'd say he's looking to play attractive football. Shakul Henry trying to break free from that left side taken down and Tivoli with an opportunity to get the ball inside the box. Shane McIntosh standing over at 18 years old now part of the setup last season helped them to that Walker Cup title. In fact, an important member of the back line here he is stepping up with this free kick for Tivoli. Interesting setup here for Jamaica College have gone for even numbers in the box and committed five of the feed looking to go on the counter. Normally you want numbers up when you're defending like that, but it's 6v6 pretty much in there. McIntosh delivers a good ball to the back post headed back inside and the clearance comes. Lighting up the stadium already as the lights come on. Well, given away dangerous did the cross comes in. There's a great chance of one little brilliant save right at him, but he had to go low down to make the stop. I was the end of Giovanni Taylor there. Let's take it down and just in one motion looking to just shoot just pivot and turn dear just under half the volley, but the keeper was well positioned there. Comes in with a lot of confidence Giovanni Taylor having healthy Jamaica under 15 team to the semifinals of the Conker calf summer tournament and gets his first shot on target in the Manning cop sign of things to come. So certainly the indication from early here living up to what coach Ferguson said that he's looking to play attractive. As I said in that free kick for Tivoli Gardens had three players committed upfield ready to go on the counter looking to have outlets. Tivoli had to take back three players to ensure that they could match up in that regards. Think Jamaica College would have known that they had to come into this may be sharper than they have been for other opening games. They head forward again. King loses possession. Logan picks out King once again. Great work from John. His crosses cleared away started on the bench Dylan. John in the Manning cop final last season. Malachi Sterling for Jamaica College all the way back to his goalkeeper Lynch. Talk about Sterling with his exploit for Mount Pleasant as well experience in him. It's a very good left foot on him. Decent pace to the start of the game Ricardo. I guess to can't say compare it with the first game between Clannan College and Lennon not only the disparity in the two teams but the conditions under which they and can't be played that game was really hot. This is cool conditions and really conducive to this speed of play that we're seeing here. Taylor for Jamaica College. It's not the most pristine National Stadium surface that we have seen. Of course the venue washed with activity lately. Dwight Jeremiah was here enjoying the Chris Brown concert who was also here for the Nations League match between Jamaica and Honduras last night and for sure he'll be back on Tuesday for the Nations League match between Jamaica and Haiti. That's more like my team. You saw Ricardo Christopher Nicholas the Tivoli Gardens head coach has won the Manning cop as a player. Premier League. He's won that as well as gone to the under 20 World Cup with the national team. A lot of experience to impart to his players. Now you'd feel that that is definitely the case. The fact that he would have played so many levels also encountering different coaches different style and so he can form his own style and maybe a combination of all the coaches that he has worked with Watson for Rodin. Tivoli looking to put passes together. Watson again. His past has too much weight on it and they can't be pulled in by Ryan and Neil Francis sporting the number seven for Tivoli. One of the new names in the starting lineup for this Tivoli outfit. He looks to be a very good ball handler to particularly showing that they can play through the press as I alluded to in my opening comments and also the ability to sit deep and then go on the counter as we see five in defense at times. Well that was some intervention because Taylor was breaking free. And it will be the first corner kick of the contest. Yeah, it was Dave Campbell who got a boot to that one but advancing was his goalkeeper there and in that moment there was no indication no communication from from the goalkeeper coming and that could have gone anywhere would have definitely been caught out at that one being on on goal. Corner kick for Jamaica College. 11th minute of the contest searching for the opening goal. This one headed back inside or trouble looks as if there is a head injury here. Shane Macintosh is up though and they're ready for battle. Let's have a second look here to see what might have happened. There's Hamilton. Yeah. Can't for the referee there for seeming a bit frantic because it did look like it was worse than it actually did turn up to be a Marley King clattered into him. He was so close to the upright. I guess it wasn't clear for that Hamilton but I'm not he had it is head in that pose. A lot of the key men for Tivoli operating on the left side of midfield. Now here they are on the right with spent spreading it forward. Watson was trying to win it but didn't have success. Now JC can escape. Derek inside the box for Taylor wasn't given the room to turn but JC still with possession with Dylan John ran right into Dave Campbell who has had a couple important interventions so far in the first 13 minutes of this Manicup opener. JC just starting to string a few passes together now. So love the ball over the top but Shakuradir alert to the danger always very difficult to study this Jamaica College team. They didn't always put out their best possible lineup and coach Davian Ferguson especially is quite calculated as JC had forward once again with a Marley King. Now a little bit of space opening up for Tivoli Gardens if they can transition quickly. So the goalkeeper off his line and decided to attempt a shot but it was well over the top. His intention was quite good. I just think it was about the execution that was off but yeah, goalkeeper Soda over compensated just came a little bit too high in that six yard box and was looking to catch him all but there's a little evidence of Tivoli Gardens in transition quite quick and then we can see them going back to look into play between the lines as well. They clearly know what they're about this Tivoli Gardens team but so to Jamaica College that makes for a fabulous opening game. They have quality on this left side Tivoli Henry Chacoel Henry chance to run up the defend and defending ultimately. Yeah, I had to get that one right because he was in the box but he certainly got it right on the evidence. So that play that we saw first glance look to be a clean one at a Hamilton also agrees all ball given away and fortunately Taylor falling over just outside the box but maybe on the looking at that replay seems if you got a little of the player there or the shin of the player it would have been a penalty anyway because it was out the box. It wouldn't have been a penalty. No, wouldn't have been 16th minute of this contest still no goals at the National Stadium on the lights opening game of the Issa Manning Cup season for 2023 Jamaica College in possession with Dante Logan. They certainly know how to spread this football but Tivoli Gardens equal to every attack so far. Yeah, Tivoli's you pretty much feel like this is an even contest so far. I mean put teams given as much as they've gotten from each other inside the box taken by Taylor typically soaking up some pressure and now coming away with Henry position lost. All this is good work. This is brilliant work but the final shot lets him down the ball got away from him. I was king there just really just going on an amazing run here and just at the end here didn't make proper connection with that left boot I could keep had gone already to grown. He made a firm connection could sneak in at that near pose but that was a very good penetrative run from King. Marley King showing some real quality there. Now Tivoli going the other end flag is up offside hits the back of the net but it won't count and that's why Yeah, you know got away Jamaica College with two things. Yes, it was a good line held there but also the defender was was tugging on the on this Jersey of Henry and I had not been offside I would have been a call for the assistant to me. Have they come again with Dylan John inside the box? Here's a chance still a chance for King. Brilliant the block Broden who made himself big inside the area. She really probing and asking some serious questions of the Tivoli defense now. Yeah, I think Gary is the player there that really took too long on it. Just wanted about three touches to get his shot away. Should have just gone with a first touch second shot. One or two touches you're not going to get a lot of time in the box especially when you're playing a decent outfit and Tivoli is a decent outfit. Just try to take too much touch there Gary not afforded such luxury. Jamaica College building confidence now another ball over the top but the flag is up for offside. They've not been afraid to utilize that ball so far. Looks like a plan. It certainly is and it's more so to that right side because that's where the extra player has come from to join the attack to make it for that 433 becomes 334 when they attack and it's the right side which the player comes from to join. Just coming out of midfield with one of the defenders tipping into the midfield that's all this attack information or shape you'd call it for Jamaica College is Tivoli stealing the ball in the middle of the park but can they maintain possession they're with a free kick Malachi Rose booted down on that occasion 20 minutes out the way Jamaica College with a better opportunities so far and here they come again. This is two on two JC with 58% percent of the position the ball here's a chance at John Adair there again to the nine Dylan John. Yeah, they're really changing turn in the gears now Jamaica College. Successive attacks after attack but yeah give the keeper a lot of credit really anticipated quite well came out and made himself quite big touch from John wasn't the Christmas and it did a low adir a chance to smother which he did 20 second minute corner kick for Jamaica College. This one is high and away from the target and it will be a throw for Tivoli Gardens coming up really just being pegged back a bit had a serious attack in a for a while throughout of the last five seasons Jamaica College have drawn their opening match of the campaign started in 2017 a 1-0 draw against San Andro technical in 2018 a 1-0 draw against Highdale and in 2021 they had a nilal draw with Calabar course last season they won 13 nil in their opener against St. Mary's College but then in the second game of their season they had a nilal draw with St. Catherine actually had two drawn results in the opening goal with St. Catherine but one thing we've learned about Jamaica College over the years Dwight Jeremiah is that they get to they tend to get stronger as the season goes on and you can not discredit the fact as well that they don't always put out all their best players at the start of the campaign and they are slowly integrated into the setup over the course of the season we've seen that from time to time Yeah, I think you're right with that but today I think they've gone with a fairly strong team because I think they recognize and you were alluding to it that they would have recognized that they're open at this time around they would have had to be having a little bit more pep in their set to deal with this Tivoli Guards team because it's not a secret they would know a little bit of what has been going on in the preseason and recognize that this Tivoli team is not to be compared maybe with some of the opening games they've had in the past 24th minute no goals yet Jamaica College heading forward with Logan Oh, this is a chance glorious chance Oh, what a brilliant save another chance coming up but the whistle calls Shakuradira has been brilliant the flag got finally that was a spectacular save give us another look at it I think it was a double save by him if we look here first one and then did it come off? Yes, he recovered quickly to get back to his lines really really agile goalkeeping here a lot of goalkeeper will make a save and they take a long time to get back to their feet not a deer on that occasion he was way up the park almost about 15-16 yards old and then got back to about three yards in about three seconds or less think the second attempt which came from theory Gary the whistle over to God the first from Giovanni Taylor would definitely have counted what a superb save early candidate for player of the match Shakuradir most definitely Tivoli looking to mount an attack of their own and this could be dangerous all yeah, just stepped up the ball step on the ball at the crucial point there just wanted to get it under his spell magic wasn't enough back in touch for Tivoli Tivoli not afraid to play through the press still Jamaica College recognized that they had them on the back foot for a minute there and just wanted to see if they could win it out of the park Tivoli not fazed by it and we're not one of three key 28th minute of this Manning Cup opener at the National Stadium no goals yet but we've had quality says from Tivoli Gardens goalkeeper Shakuradir yeah, certainly has been a standout player and if you were to be a man of the match it wouldn't have arbored well for Tivoli because it means that here they would have been on the back foot for most of this encounter they'd want that to change and not have a deer calling to question so often Tivoli heading forward once again that may well count as a shot on target but it wasn't much of a problem for Lynch remain spends for Tivoli Henry has a free kick Shakuradir Henry the Tivoli number 11 didn't score many goals last season Tivoli Gardens but they didn't concede many either could have conceded tonight just to the brilliance of Adir so defensively not at the races up to power as much as they'd want but you suspect as a team that will get better in that regard as the season progresses Malachi Rose stands over this one we are about to hit the half an hour mark yeah, Daniel Watson actually who is standing over it Watson steps up and the truck it wide with the left boot didn't seem to have the type of conviction we know he usually has in order the team had any creativity as we saw in the opening game from Clarendon where our four touch pass goal from a set piece was just a direct attempt at goal Logan always looking for that long ball easily cut out this time or JC Taylor lays it off this one out to Garrick Garrick JC showing some patience here but they lose possession of the ball I love the ball slipped through Taylor Sucks the ball for the cross there's a shot all of the Jabari Howell with the left foot at strike here is Taylor cuts inside on the right foot his shot is blocked Jaminco College really probing here and creating opportunities as well but somehow it's still nil only the 32nd minute that's the closest they've come to score in here and they've had many good look ins here Jamaica College that one Adair beating all ends up and his best friend one off bailed him out in the crossbar look here smart take and then a rifle with the left took with the right then rifle with the left that was a good strike yeah beat no lens up there Adair not for the lack of trying but it was just a pure decent strike Jamaica College really causing them all sort of issues here lots of rotation that we're seeing and even when they push high they're go keeper in Lynch he does know that he has to push with the team and is the ultimate sweeper keeper when he intercepted the ball there he was probably some 10 yards out of his 18 yard box maybe a little bit disappointed at least on my end with the support for the opening day of this competition yeah I could have and then should have had more but you know one of the things with it too as well there are other games being played today and the Costa Cop as well we have a fear beta teams in the stands you are talking about three teams that won titles last year though college Jamaica College and Tivoli Gardens high so you would expect opening day of a new season to see more fans in the stands that's true that's true I've seen some players in their team from St. James high there there as well Edwin Allen seemed to be in there I think yeah also of course so Craig Butler and some of his monoboys the Jean Whisper Richards who turned out for the reggae boys last night yeah I saw them too as well against Honduras inside the stands as well thought he might have watched it from his hotel boom tonight but I guess not some fresh air and why not and I will say a few of my boys are here to William live so yeah it's supported from the way some you know but a lot more could have been Jesse heading forward once again says Taylor Logan love the ball to live right shot is blocked how will sends it long and at this time Adir has no issues Craig Butler and all white the Jean Whisper Richards to his left they had a goal last night was but a decent chance but didn't get on the school sheet John battling for it loses on Tivoli away it did complain yesterday did but about not getting complimentary tickets for that game only he got for today's game no comment 36th minute still no goals JC have gotten close though on a few occasions and the first card will come out and it will go to theory Garrick the Jamaica College number 11 he had a good sight to recall but took a while to get his shot away and it was eventually closed down and this time he was late very late and he just left the ground a bit so a little bit reckless there and this could have done the anchor the player is still down that's the area where you could see all of the studs showing on that challenge Kimania Sullivan is on the sidelines. Let's find out what he has for us. Thank you guys. I was actually having a listen to the huddles during the water break there and I must say Tivoli gardens in their huddle Christopher Nicholas. He was having a loud conversation with his meat feelers. He was upset with the amount of space the Jamaica College players were receiving on the other hand the Jamaica College team. I must say coach Ferguson. He was having a small talk with his with his attackers. Also I must say coach Raymond Watson. He is a cool figure on the on the sidelines there and I'm sure it's a cage affair and I'm sure they'll be making a lot of adjustments back to you guys. Last season they were opposing coaches. Of course, David Ferguson was the head coach at Jamaica College. Raymond Watson was the head coach of Kingston College. Vassar Reynolds has now taken over at Kingston College and Raymond Watson has joined the cast at Jamaica College as the assistant to David Ferguson. Work from humanity when he said it was a calm figure knowing what's not normally calm associated with him, but maybe what he's seen on the evidence of what he's seen. His team is dominating here and he spoke about Tivoli being a bit upset with the midfield. I think that it's not just space. It's the fact that Jamaica College in their shape in attack goes to a 334 and a defender will join in the middle of the park and the rotation takes place with another player pushing from midfield. Very often we see a howl going out wide and at times in their their makeup we see. I think it's Logan as well from the defense that joins in. So it's it's the rotation and players popping up in the middle of the park that Tivoli Gardens might be having a little problem tracking and keeping pace with officials from the Intersecundary Schools Sports Association, including the president Keith Wellington. Behind him as well the president of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association, Garth Gale. You haven't really had any clear cut opportunities Tivoli. I have no power on that one but Lynch was a bit concerned there Ricardo. I think just the direction he was a bit more to his right. That one as we see here just going away to his left there wasn't quite sure where his upright was. Malachi Rose it might have been who got the right footed effort away. So we approach the 40th minute of this contest. We knew it would be a close one based on everything that happened in preseason based on the number of players returning for this Tivoli Gardens set up from their Walker Cup. Such are in last season but Jamaica College always tough to beat no matter how good you are. They have a fabulous program coming through the U-14s, U-16s and they also have an impressive recruitment system in place as well. That makes them always difficult at this level. Here I go further and say supporting cars off the field with a lot to offer where these players are concerned. Logan lost possession in the middle Lynch. Well outside his box to make that clearance for JC the second time we've seen him come that far just goes and comes with his team got that ball over the top right yet Jamaica College but it's a play that they've employed quite a lot. They have position once again paddling the world Tivoli Gardens and the loose position once more 41st minute. No goals. Lilal there was Francis on that occasion who tried to use the wrong part of that foot to control it. Freaky coming up for JC. They'll have a throw. I think as we approach half time Tivoli Gardens if it stays this way you feel that they're happy up to two teams. How will loses on to Watson Tivoli trying to break and they can do so quickly as it's good football from Tivoli. It's not a great final pass. They had it all set up. There was evidence of what we spoke about earlier that lightning quick counter attack. They sit deep and then they spring that they had outlets and runners just not the quality to match. The ball to live from inside the area. Oh what a glorious chance that was the pitch of a ball and somehow right in the new Francis couldn't turn it towards goal. Just need to get it across goal because Johnson to win Johnson was there waiting for a pass. Would have been a tap in for him. Here is Henry. Looks a pretty good player on the football. Shaquille Henry. But JC away now Marley King has shown speed and skill already this evening. Tivoli inside the box. Chance to get the cross in. Let's push to wide by the defender there. Good defending. That was a lot of the ball from Daniel Watson. Yeah you felt any real good contact on that one would turn it across the six yard box. And Johnson was just waiting. That pass never came. That was a good moment for Tivoli. That's a warning for Jamaica College for all the chances that you've gotten not taken. Tivoli they do carry a threat. Yellow card for. To one in Lynch. The Jamaica College goalkeeper. As we approach half time in this one. I think for sure if the score line stays as is. Tivoli Gardens will be the happier of the two teams heading to the break. Yeah certainly because they've been pegged in a lot. They've given up a lot of chances to Jamaica College. Their goalkeeper in Adair had to be called in on many occasion had to come up big for them. So they will feel a bit fortunate college a bit unfortunate that they had not. They haven't taken the lead hit the crossbar as well. Freak it coming up for Jamaica College three minutes added on at the end of the first half can they find the opener the defending champions. Delivery pixel. That's certainly intentional there was paid shot to that near post and the two coaches they're embracing each other because that seemed to have come straight off the training ground straight into Gary. Yeah didn't look to go over the top there straight into him and then to allow him to turn there. And that was too easy. I think on the evidence of that replay it was Tate who backed off just a step or two and Gary took a pledge and really really rightful that one pass. A hopeless Adair at that near post really couldn't stop that one it flew past him before he could realize a shot was on but certainly wouldn't be pleased with the protection he got from Tate in front of him to show on Tate there just allowed Gary just an extra yard of peace a space and he obliged he really took it really smart finish. Jelacarndon in the third or sixth minute he scores in a first stoppage time and the Jamaica College have the lead and now Tivoli Gardens will have to score at least one and that is a look of concern on the face of Christopher Nicholas the Tivoli Gardens head coach. Yeah it's going to be hard for him to take because as a coach when you see something and you look back at it and you realize it was so preventable it wasn't an act of brilliance the defender was right there when the past came in he couldn't stop him from get it all he had to do is to stop him from turn and shoot and he allowed him to do to at the end there turn and shoot and as you see it resulted Jamaica College taking the lead had an opportunity earlier theory Gary Quirky didn't get the shot off quickly enough can't be accused of that on that last occasion that Davian Ferguson with a smile up off his bench new coming into this one that they would have a difficult opener but they have looked at the better team and now they have the goal to prove it as well. Yeah from open play they were quite good carved out a lot of a lot of opportunities but their goal came from a set piece first off isn't done yet Logan since this one inside the box there is Taylor the left for the shop block comes up to King and this one could have been problematic for it here he did well. It's very well done it's very well Ricardo for a moment there but the lines the assistant referee was well positioned we have a look here. Let's see. Then yeah I think he I think he he's he's okay with that one really okay with that one got it in front of the line and then bending back didn't go over the line at least not all of the ball and the assistant referee was well pleased that's all we finish the first off in the Manningham open it Terry Garrix first off stoppage time called the difference so far and that is a happy bunch of true blues because they have a wonderful advantage a lot for Tivoli Gardens to think about they were hoping to hold on to that Nilo's core line at the end of the first off but it's not to be. The Jamaica College coaching staff is having a discussion before they go into the room to speak with the with the team half time to make a college one Tivoli Nail. My schoolboy football action coming up on your home of champions SSFL on Wednesday starting at 2.30 p.m. 3.30 Eastern Caribbean time with San Juan North taking on St. Benedict's College. It's at the Costa Cop action next Saturday 1 p.m. to ECT porous versus old Harbor think this is probably the first time we're going to see porous live and Glenn Muir will take on that central that's also next Saturday the second encounter of the day that should be a really good one back at the National Stadium for the Manningham opener remember earlier Clarendon College beat Lennon by five goals to nil. As we open the Costa Cop season a few other Costa Cop matches happen today as well. Ricardo Chambers alongside Dwight Jeremiah. For this one. Yeah Ricardo you talk about some of the games that were played today. You mentioned the Canon College one other games played today from technical. They played Merley Naughty they won that one by three goals to one and Cambridge took on receives high at home receives a run away with that one six one winners. The teams you'd expect to win. What an opening day in the Costa Cop. Tiffany Gardens not out of this one yet at the National Stadium. But they know they have an uphill battle. They have to figure out a way to create chances they need at least one to get level in this contest. And Jamaica College have shown that they have a few of them in them because although it's just one nil it could easily have been tour three. As the dark blues re-enter. The National Stadium. As they get ready for second half action. They think Tiffany Gardens they'll need to just do some things better and that's easier said because yet they're down a goal. But the best they've looked and threatened is to make a college team is when they play with that counter attack that break after sitting deep soak in the pressure or from having to defend from. Successive pressure or attacks from Jamaica College they break out and a transitional play has looked good. It's just the final quality with a final pass or just before the penultimate pass maybe that they let themselves down. But I think they can hurt the Jamaica College team or cause them concern if they can improve the quality with those transitional play. Ryan and Neil Francis the number 70 or four. Typically one of their influential players. I tell you something. Dwight Jeremiah from a commentary standpoint. The Jamaica College jerseys are awful. It is so difficult to see those numbers you get a close up here now and yes you see it but outside of that goodness me so much going on. And it's almost as if they're attempting to hide those numbers. Yeah with that close up fine you may say OK what we are complaining about but you know at times from angles or or distance is the fact that some of those numbers do get lost especially with the double numbers and you may not see one clearly. Tivoli a little bit better but yet still you don't have that solid background colors behind the number as always you know a lot of activities going on behind the numbers and that may distract us from that but maybe they need to consult as we said earlier in the broadcast with all you had this conversation earlier. Yeah we did with Donald when we were doing the current numbers were difficult to see my apologies for bringing it up again. It can't be brought up often enough until we have a change of it. Getting ready for the start of the second half in this Manning Cup opener. Jamaica College leading Tivoli Gardens by a golden ill Jamaica College as we get Tivoli Gardens got get us on the way to make our colleges more about being more clinical in the final third because they continue to create chances. And if Tivoli can be a little bit tighter and sort of suffocate Jamaica College in the middle third doesn't give them the opportunity to play through that third and it could be better. Jamaica College with John gets tackled up by Rodin and it's a corner kick coming up for Jamaica College Tivoli Gardens. They have made one substitution a Johnny Smith the number 12 comes on in place of Deshaun Tate. Yeah not surprising that it took Tate out because I guess in a changing room they might have been the one that they were accusing off causing the goal to score. Yes he was the one who was given the duty to take care of Garrick. Corner kick for JC. How will now for Jamaica College they'll need to figure out how to create chances Tivoli. Yeah I think they're having some difficulty playing through the JC press. Davian Ferguson in his fourth season the man on the left as the Jamaica College head coach of course there did not have schoolboy football in 2020 for obvious reasons. So he started in 2019 taking over from Andrew Peart who completed a winless 2018 season which is a rarity for Jamaica College Andrew Peart and all the man in charge of the Glenmure setup and we'll see them next Saturday in that 3 30 game. A bit careless there from Rodin but yeah and Jamaica College there to go on runs when they win titles. They've won 7 of the last 10 Manning Cup titles Jamaica College. So I pointed out at the top serial winners of this competition 31 times the champions. JC with Howell spreads it left side. King was trying to create a little bit of magic and he has the ability to do that tomorrow the King. I was so amazed to run in that first half. It's pretty much where we left off left off in the first half with JC being protagonists. They are there. The ones were pushing it. Tivoli will want to know work on their transitional game. Giovanni Taylor the number 10 for Jamaica College National on the 15 player. Many feel he could become a real superstar of the Manning Cup and schoolboy football in general. Freak it coming up for JC Johnson standing over it. JD Johnson his delivery comfortably cut out by Shackle Henry for a penalty handball was the cry. Not given. Sterling Henry swings it over onto the right. Tivoli can go forward three inside the box waiting what the cross is still close to Lynch. And that's when they look their most dangerous Tivoli on that counter in the attacking transitional phase looking to catch Jamaica College out because they do commit at least four in the attacking third Jamaica College two or three lurking behind. If they can bypass those numbers then they could get her one at this backline. Have to be more clinical than that though when they get into those positions. Here is Watson did provide one beautiful pass in the first half but he is a danger man for this Tivoli team. There is Daniel Watson their number 10 scored five goals for them last season. They're leading goals Cora and was brilliant in the Walker Cup final JC with John. Kept at the edge of the box. That's good defending excellent defending. Yeah really good defending there. Looked to have been Macintosh who made the recovery run. The calls Cora Gary steps this one through. Here's a chance and once again a dear tonight's Taylor who must be wondering what he has to do to beat this man. Yeah has been superb. I mean very little you felt he could have done with the goal that was core. Yes it is near post but it was a fair shot again. He has the ability to really smother attackers. He reads the game really well and he leaves his line. His decision making to leave his line has been impeccable so far. Corner kick coming up for Jamaica College Johnson with the delivery once again away from the target and headed further away knocked back inside. Here's a chance brilliant save. It was Gary again looking for a second of the night. Love the reflex save from Adair and kept it under his control as well. Yeah reflex. Yeah but also positioning was was excellent there from Adair. He's having a peach of a night and deserve if not him alone deserve to get something from this game speaks volume to the Tivoli Gardens defense letting in so many chance of Jamaica College being creative but the more you look at it it may look like it just hit straight at him but his positioning was good and he didn't create a spell that was good too because it came at him very quickly but was able to just moderate in front of him to just bounce it in front of him and then gather nothing spilling for Jamaica College to feed off. Yeah I think that is an important point because he easily could have spilt that one from that position such close range handed it really well. The Tivoli Gardens coach Christopher Nicola still looking a little bit concerned and you can understand why not only is he behind but they're struggling to really threaten the Jamaica College goal and that will be a big concern to him and Jamaica College continues to threaten theirs. See if they can create a moment Tivoli Lynch again off his line not for the first time not for the second time either. To affect the clearance. Neat and if we put again Lynch is alert looks a competent goalkeeper hasn't been severely tested. One of those busy type and he comes and goes with his team which is good as his team attack he comes and they keep a high line and that's what Tivoli has been trying to exploit the space in behind but he is the one that is denying them the opportunity to so do but I think Tivoli has to change the strategy somewhat not that long ball over the top maybe play into those. Here is how well inside the box looking for Garrick again and a dear off his line and getting there first about more looking to play to the feet of the players in front of the kids that Jamaica College defenders and then play it back and then get it through with runners more like this just that pass. I was more like it get it up to the front men then play it back and then look to play the through ball up back and through that looks like it's going to be a better ploy for Tivoli but still the transitional phase has to be quick 55th minute of the contest Jamaica College still leading by a goal to nail over the top this this the chance to get a hand on to it at here and that prevented it from going in definitely took some of the pace off it and once again Taylor is denied. Yeah I thought for a moment that there that idea was caught in no man's land he came and hesitated for the first time he looked at his decision was to come off the line was a little bit late and he got there and he just to this ground and got a big hand to it and really decent safe again. Let's look from this angle if he was going to sneak in might just be heading wide but that was because of his intervention Marley King with the effort on this occasion. Yeah you can never be too sure with those not at all. We're to stay this way Ricardo and his one yes you've had some good play all round from Jamaica College but a deer put his hand up for being the player of the game even on the losing team if it were to stay at one nail which means you wouldn't have had another great standout moment for Jamaica College for another player to put their hand up from there. Yeah definitely has put him put himself in the conversation as a contender of a player of the match and field the dignitaries here J3 is president is a president and chairman of both the Costa and Manning up. Yeah. So Albert Kortje there as well the former principal of Calabar High School gathered gather. He's not Bethlehem College and rumor swirling that he may have brought a big named coach with him not a football coach though but that's for that's a discussion for another day to many gardens in possession but only momentarily they lose out this is Gary the goalscorer for JC Macintosh in the way for Tivoli he's not had a bad night Macintosh in the back line for Tivoli here is Watson needs support around him though that pass always gave an opportunity to the Jamaica College defense we've seen two yellow cards in this one already we won't see a third for that challenge. Now he was way up the pitch and maybe that's what helped him out wasn't deeper but yeah he was frustrated with the past that he made early and his teammate didn't help him as you are saying he need more help around him just needed to come inside and check in for that pass but he's looking to run in behind and sometimes you have to come short and just go across the defender and then make your run and that's what Watson was hoping his teammate would have done but he's certainly a silky smooth customer in the middle of the park and Tivoli looking to get Goldburn ready. 58th minute of the contest Tivoli in position they don't tend to keep it long though. Gary for JC Stolen Tivoli can attack quickly on the counter that won't get the job done. Yeah a bit ambitious there. We just spoke about Lynch being not tested but look like he's a good goalkeeper Henry Chacwell Henry was on the far side and he dinked a pass over to him had enough time to take a first touch and then shoot and there we have the St. James high team in the house and they have journeyed from Montego Bay to be here to support the opening was Ryan the Neil Francis who felt ambitious in going for that shot trying to claim the glory not to be might be a spectacular moment. Though that gets them back into this contest Tivoli. It's also not forget that in the Walker Cup final last year they went behind but they hung around didn't give up a second goal and then got the equalizer. Here is an opportunity chance on another superb save. It was a Marnie King again rushing inside the box firing hard and low and still couldn't get it by Shakur Adir Adir again being big and his defender was right there but he felt he had to come to assist and as a shot went off yeah with his leg this time but get another big save by Adir. He's frustrating the Jamaica College attackers for sure. Definitely frustrating Amari King. He's frustrated Giovanni Taylor. And for a moment there he had he was frustrating Garrick earlier. I did stop a shot from Garrick but in the end Garrick's thunder shot at his near post couldn't react in time and let down by his defender in front of him. The Sean T2 has since exited the park. It's been quite a night for this young man and it's far from over just 60 minutes gone. Still half an hour to play plus whatever is to be added on at the end of this. Yeah again a shot of the St. James I good friend of mine AKA coach Pencil is the man in charge of St. James I former champion as well of the Dacosta Cup. It hasn't been a spectacular game it's been OK. It's been OK. It's been OK fairly decent pace not as electric but it's a decent watch. Let me say that rodent sends this long too long. So there's substitution there for Jamaica College Garrick going out. Jamoy Dennis number 20 coming on the goalscorer who also picked up a yellow card exits the contest. He's done his job. He's got Jamaica College the lead now they look to extend it or at least maintain that always at one nail you feel even knowing then to really show a little sign that they could you know hurt just to make a college team or cause them some concern. Here is the substitute Dennis loses possession. Yeah I was going ahead of the ball Dennis. Then rodent run out of real estate and gave that possession to JC whenever knowing then JC they alternate sometimes so the 15 and number 17 they do go into the attack into the midfield pushing others sometimes they're a part of the front four. So a lot of rotation different lines and the defense the midfield line does not consist only of midfielders but defenders at times and the attacking line does contain defenders at times. So the distinct lines are there. Hello towards the target. He saved much more difficult shots than that that was comfortable. It was a good delivery in the box and the auto have done better with that header. It's good delivery found his target and again it would be disappointed with the fact that they're low that to fall to a Jamaica College player looks quite comfortable. Even Ferguson doesn't hasn't seen enough from Tivoli to be really bothered but he certainly would want a second goal to really fully calm the nerves or put this one to bed so he's not showing any nerves there. Yeah pretty relaxed and as he said so often in his interviews this team is prepared to peek at the back end of the campaign when the titers are on offer. So I don't think he will be too bothered regardless of the result tonight because he knows the quality is there to build momentum throughout the course of the campaign. Yes you always want to start with a win. And they are on course for that but ultimately there's a bigger goal. Here's Sears for Jamaica College. Maxley into the middle for Howell. Howell leaves it for John. That's a loved ball looking for John just too many orange shirts around him outweighed to the substitute Dennis has support. Well support was arriving. Rodin got a touch on to it. Howell lifts this one inside the box. And John was arriving might have gotten a boot onto it but over the top and wide. Well another neat slick play coming from Jamaica College but another one that ends without a goal. Yeah I think it was Pence I mean Spence for Tivoli that really fell asleep and a load. The number 70 a John to sneak in almost had a goal scoring touch on that one. They just don't seem to have the numbers when they do go forward Tivoli. All the quality with the final passes we saw there just not being able compared with the past we just saw from Jamaica College from the defense broke two lines both midfield and the attacking line just didn't make the most of it Jamaica College. But that was a peach of a pass from I think Johnson. Think this will be the first corner kick of the contest for Tivoli Gardens and it has come in the 66th minute and Daniel Watson no doubt the man who will be taking this one. Can they get something from set piece they haven't been able to get anything from open play. Perfect opportunities to get numbers that you say you don't normally see from open play in the box. Fine in the box. Here is Watson with the delivery. It's not a bad one. It was headed away by Johnson still Tivoli in possession and they'll get a second corner kick. No they won't. It's going to be a goal kick to Jamaica College. Seem to have cramps here. Looks close. There I managed might not have been active enough. So it's getting some cramped here. Rolanda Stevenson last season for Tivoli had eight assists. He's no longer part of the setup as Malachi Rose exits and Dominique Goldborn comes on the number 17 for Tivoli. Well when you lose a man who was your chief orchestrator of gold and if you haven't replaced him yeah it's always a problem and many teams struggle to find real good goal squares and at times sometimes you can't replace that one player with another player. Sometimes you have to begin to to to get your team to be more around and get more goals from midfield. Stevenson the chief assistant maker last season with eight and without that creativity Tivoli will have to find a way to create more opportunities. Anthony Patrick St. Catherine very much a man who has been around with a lot of success in urban area schoolboy football Bridgeport now St. Catherine High School has his charges in the house here supporting has won a Premier League title with Waterhouse as well Tivoli in possession. That's a thing not enough option when they're in the final third or enough movement to try and create opportunities to get the ball in those passing lanes. It's a bit static for Tivoli when they're in that final third they have like three persons up there but not getting into passing lanes. Sometimes it's a lack of numbers other times just to just too static. 69 minutes on the clock there are Garrix first off stoppage time call still the difference in this contest 1-0 to Jamaica College over Tivoli Gardens and we have not seen a dangerous shot towards the JC goal there is Sears their big number 16 just struggling to penetrate the Jamaica College backline again that final pass record and again that's a little bit more of what we're saying not to play over the top but into the players who were just pinning the JC defense line then they can play it back and then get a ball through or they can they can turn and then pass through really not happening with the final but just the quality the quality. JC will want at least one more really crunching challenge to just the high the quad it was Howell the Jamaica College number 12 on a Johnny Smith the Tivoli Gardens number 12 will came on as a substitute and the King the King is off the place by the Johnny Thompson second substitution made by Jamaica College Tivoli on the attack though they have a through Watson Daniel Watson looks up and goes long once again towards the box it's a chance for Tivoli the boot Dwayne Johnson getting on to it but it was a team effort in the final analysis but that was better from them Tivoli here is Dennis for Jamaica College John didn't collect cleanly and now Tivoli come away with it Tivoli Gardens looking to make something happened here here is Adil Francis the left-footed effort just curled away from the target although one would like to think that Lynch had it covered at his near post Lynch certainly looked like he had it covered one of the best moment for Tivoli in this game but still not on target Lynch was certainly at his near post stretching high struggling a little bit with the cramp just a little bit Lynch has represented the national setup at U-14 and U-17 coming out of Mount Pleasant as well Tevin Dixon a coach there his production at our Hutchinson at Arnett Gardens another one of his production Shamar Dash also recently a member of the U-15 team coming out of that setup at Mount Pleasant as well so Lynch certainly has some quality and has had good development as well here is Dennis for Jamaica College now with Taylor lifts the ball inside headed away by Spence for Tivoli and then booted up field Dennis slips this one through shutting off some skill the goalkeeper Shakur Adir I tell you I tell you he has certainly put his hand up I mean such a calm customer as well when he's got interaction in his reflex needs him to be agile he's been great Taylor was looking to shoot from distance here's another save from Adir looked as if it was the substitute Dashani Thompson who got the shot away and he was the one who had the back Dutch in the box just before that Tivoli trying to get something going here here is Daniel Watson their big number 10 has two on him all does brilliantly almost and he doesn't get the call yeah I was looking to it suggests to the assistant that he was being held back but just look here from Adir oops yeah calm compose collective then making himself big again smart save to his left I tell you Ricardo at this moment and let something significant happen in this game I make him my player in the game he has been excellent no doubt about it and he has made the difference between 1-0 and 3 or 4-0 here could be 5 or 6 hey could keep counting I was trying to be kind I'm just being very realistic with what was done Tivoli they're still in this they're still in this despite all of that they are still in this they have just on the 15 minutes plus added time and you see they're still in this Ricardo if they were to get something from it that number 40 is who they would have to tank for that become a little bit concerning to the coaching staff the technical team of Jamaica College not with what Tivoli is doing but what they're not doing in the final third Jamaica College which is to put piece another one of these chances away Tivoli on the front foot Paz is not easy to find flank is up seems she got that one right looked on the evidence of the first play there without even a replay that he did look like he was off 78th minute of this encounter opening game of the 2023 is a manning cop season earlier today here at the National Stadium defending the Costa Cop champions Clarendon College beating Lennon the former Ben Francis knockout champions by five goals to nil just one goal in the manning cop opener so far Tivoli looking for the second goal in the contest here is a nil Francis with a delivery looking for Watson Watson couldn't climb high enough to get a header back inside or even on target just a bit too long for Watson Watson had come in just tucked in a little bit but certainly decent effort to try and get Watson going but just too high Tivoli looking to venture forward once again lose out in the middle of the part Jamaica College now with does well Dylan John spreads it wide for just on it Thompson he gets taken down when it was actually Jamoy Dennis who has switched flanks it's gone over now onto that left wing and wins a free kick for his team in the 80th minute can't do it from open play to get that second goal they're going to try here now to see what they can conjure up for from it as much player as they would like in the box because Tivoli have four players outside of the box looking to get onto the end of account serious with the deliver is a brilliant one and the header is superb as well Jamaica College and surely now the defending champion starts here 23 campaign yeah Mills now get on the score sheet and confirmed it is the Mills that was at your castle as well now at Jamaica College and Cup having come over from the Costa Cup smart header and we just mentioned that they couldn't get it from open play but I was a good header when you look at it going back a bit have to redirect that one on goal always in the midst of traffic in executing that header and to control it was a good decent header from Mills excellent header indeed in the 80th minute forge of Mills and Jamaica College they've acquired the services of two vital your Casa players from last season a day in Wilber force another one of those a day in Wilber force scored 16 goals for your Casa last season 13 in the Costa Cup 3 in the Ben Francis knockout and Javon Mills such an important member of that setup for them significantly depleted your Casa setup this season and they have to build all over again and if you ask me I wouldn't because I'm in a zone with your castle now so makes life a little easy I don't think it's it's going to be very very easy but it makes it a little easy so Jamaica College helping you out after all yeah yeah 82nd minute JC leading by two goals to nil and based on how this one has played out they are very much on their way to all three points can't see typically coming back from but they haven't produced the quality up front that it will require to break down this Jamaica College unit quite an experienced player the Jamaica College number six Jeff Owen Mills has Premier League experience as well yeah so good players that they've acquired Tyreek Jones as well has come over from your castle not in the setup here but another player that made his way to the dark blues typically came into this with high hopes of being able to topple the champions pointed out that Jamaica College have failed to win in three of their last five opening games through of the last five ending in draws well now they'll have victory in three of the last six what you did say in your opening comments that yes you get the feeling that for this one though they'll be a little bit sharper because of what they're anticipated from my Tivoli guards team definitely getting ready to make a substitution Shamore Thomas the number 21 will be entering the contest and he's replacing Dwayne Johnson and they've been undone Tivoli from two set pieces that will disappoint Christopher Nicholas a whole lot because they're not an opportunity to set themselves up it's not like they're retreating and trying to find the correct recovery run it was a set play that day on both occasion one case in the the opening goal Tate did not mark well and stay with Garrick on this occasion they afforded males an opportunity to get a header where he should have been better challenge much to work on the training go JC comfortable in the 85th minute Daphion Ferguson took charge of this team in 2019 after Andrew Peart had taken over his head coach from Miguel Coley just one season for Andrew Peart as head coach a title season as well and despite the fact that many fans of Jamaica College did not like the style of football that Daphion Ferguson came with the one titles here as Francis with a cross inside and a timely intervention coming in there from Malachi Sterling Shakwell Henry was just on his heels wasn't alert enough to to really get that ball and a load of defender to recover and get a boot to it I think Ferguson and what you've mentioned there about not liking his style maybe came in and recognized that to make a college day will want to win titles and maybe it's damn if you do damn if you don't if you had played beautiful and not win they probably would have had a case but he felt he wanted to go with winning first because they may not like it but he would say here's my title and they have not been able to to move him though some of them some of the fans were still disgruntled but they couldn't argue the fact that he was winning titles maybe now he can impose more of his style because he has shown that it's not a fluke one time two time well he's a little bit more expansive on the evidence of what we've seen here Jamaica College on the front foot once again Thompson to stake and special finishes to beat that man starting this contest with Tivoli Gardens since we look at the records book since 2012 had not won a game against Tivoli no doubt this has been one of their better performances but it's far from over and at this time I think the yellow card will come out doesn't matter that it was some way up the field yes substitute gold burn seeing yellow yeah two plate and cynical there so yeah quite rightly so but I was saying that the Tivoli we look at the records and we'll get back to that after the app moment yeah the sportsman at moment brought to you by the sportsman app and this was a double save from the Tivoli Gardens goalkeeper Shakur Adir first denying sheovani Taylor and then Tira Garrick absolutely brilliant the second save it might not have mattered because the whistle went for offside but still absolutely superb it's been a wonderful night for the Tivoli Gardens custodian and there were many other saves as well the sportsman at moment brought to you by the sportsman app yeah I certainly doesn't deserve to be beaten twice tonight but just not helped by his defenders in front of him he has done what he could to effect the game here but you know players in front of him haven't been up to his standard and as such the trend continues 26 goals conceded before tonight in their last four meetings since 2012 the Tivoli Gardens and JC and this is 28 tonight here is Giovanni Taylor for Jaminka College looking to Minka 29 he's bonded over that gets a free kick Shane Macintosh they're gonna have to be weary again Tivoli twice they've conceded from set play and in all of this run of 28 goals Tivoli is yet to score a goal against Jamaica College the best run best result was a four nil their two nil know maybe they'll improve on that definitely on course for an improved showing and generally it has been in the performance of those you rightly pointed out without quality goalkeeping could have been very much different but that's part of why the goalkeeper result there yeah true if you have a brilliant player there who can make mazely dribble or shoot from distance and he's spectacular you laud him so too the goalkeeper he has been a brilliant one tonight not just there to cashed a regular a regulation balls coming into the box 90th minute free kick for a Jamaica college the headed behind by Johnson who was arriving by Thompson who was arriving at the backpost we are approaching the 90 we'll have a few minutes added on without adult five minutes to be exact five minutes for Tivoli gardens to create an opening day miracle and it would be a miracle if they were to get something from this game they have possession they need goals this is the part of the field they have been let down significantly here is how will for a Jamaica college he loses out as well remains spent since it long goalkeeper Lynch showing off a little of his comfort with the ball at his feet not a substitution coming up for Jamaica college Alexander graver one of those heading on and looks as if it will be a triple substitution for Jamaica college so who figure this out one at a time and there's the first one so JD Johnson comes off and Alexander graver is on and the ball was deliberately kicked out a plate so that they could have Nadine McLean comes on as asked about makes his entrance as well not a lot of time to go in this one not a lot of time for Tivoli to still have hoped hope of getting something from this one yellow card being shown Dennis is the one getting the yellow card came on in the 60 second minute Jamon Dennis sees yellow and added time some minute and a half to play Tivoli was hoping to at least have a dangerous shot and target I don't think Lynch has really been tested in the Jamaica College goal you're right about that not much coming from Tivoli and the attacking third that's why they really let them down Jamaica College not quite not very clinical as well they've they've scored two goals but they've squandered a lot of opportunities yes a lot down to the the brilliance of Adir but a lot of opportunities have gonna begin from Jamaica College we are in the final minute of this contest I did see if it had stayed the same way when it was one nil personally put my hat up there for Adir 2 nil so may argue that it's difficult I mean I have to look at Jamaica College to see who would have been a more standout player than Adir has been for me or maybe I have to look at who was closest to him if we want to give it to the winning team but there has been the most outstanding player for me there's the final whistle like we have become accustomed to with Davion Ferguson coached the teams at Jamaica College efficient without being spectacular but they start the campaign with a win 2 nil over Tivoli Gardens they are so good at shutting off the noise and getting the job done and once again they have done exactly that it's JC who start the campaign with victory Tivoli Gardens now know that they still have a lot of work to do but it's a long season and a lot can happen and no reason for them to hang heads because there is still work to be done it's still their best performance but still not good enough to get something from it maybe they say they're getting closer on the evidence of tonight they were saved by their goalkeeper who was brilliant and in the end still wasn't good enough to stop Jamaica College walking away too good and I still have Adair as my MVP for this one he was the most outstanding player yes his team lost but he was to me the most outstanding player on the park let's have a look at the highlights in this one then Jamaica College the defending Manning Cup champions taking on Tivoli Gardens the reigning Walker Cup champions and in the first off all Jamaica College GF on the Taylor the exciting national on the 15 player but his shot were saved by Adair and how about Amarine King sneaking in but a weak effort in the final analysis Karrick took a while to get his shot away and King with the follow of his effort pushing John Lane that one off Taylor inside John taking a couple of touches allowing Adair to cover and make another save Howell shot from just outside the 18 yard area Jabari Howell that came off the crossbar that was the closest Jamaica College had been up to that point they might have been thinking that we would go to the halftime break all level Tivoli Gardens with a rear shot towards the target that was why this was a lovely pass from Daniel Watson and they should have done better ball inside Terry Carrick with the turn firing hard and goalkeeper Adair had absolutely no chance it was a ferocious finish and Jamaica College went to the break with a one little advantage second off pretty much more of the same Jamaica College attacking Chiavani Taylor with a chance another super safe coming from goalkeeper Adair once again just making himself big his positioning brilliant corner kick that one was headed away played back inside and really good save again from close range it was Carrick looking for his second kick again providing or getting a save out of Adair that was another one and then the second goal came in the 80th minute Japhon Mills the transfer from your castle getting his first Jamaica College goal getting his first manning cup goal that meant a lot to him that so it would finish Jamaica College two Tiffany Gardens nail the defending champions start well at the national stadium on the lines match statistics then Jamaica College 20 shots Tiffany Gardens nine shots 15 for JC so you know that Shakur Adair had a lot of work to do just three shots on target for Tiffany Gardens 21 falls in the contest 10 against Jamaica College 11 against Tiffany Gardens three yellow cards two four Jamaica College one for Tiffany Gardens and then Corners four for Jamaica College one for Tiffany nine saves made by the Tiffany Gardens goalkeeper Shakur Adair just three saves by the Jamaica College goalkeeper Tawani Lynch and I tell you what those were a difficult saves for Lynch at the end of the first off Jamaica College at a 58 percent worth of possession at the end of the contest it's gone up to 66 which means they were even more dominant in the second half the set that matches most though is that Jamaica College have beaten Tiffany Gardens by two goals to nil Kimania Sullivan is by pitchside thank you Chris I'm joined by the man of the match none other than the goalkeeper for Tiffany Gardens hi and he'll be presented with his token on behalf of digital by junior brand manager Kaden Webley I have to ask you you made so many saves in this game nonetheless two spectacular goals scored on you how do you feel about that game seeing that your performance was so good but you couldn't manage to get the win it's poor for my defenders you can see them tell them tell them tell them tell them to tell them to tell them to tell them to tell them to tell them to tell them I'm sure that tonight but still it's like I'm going to go through their mind and see that from them So in terms of picking up your teammates and rallying the troops and coming back again how soon do you think you guys can thread it back together and really come together and make a push to come out of the next training session the next training session Yeah you seem very serious where does that come from is it from the coaching staff or just a desire for more from art Thank you very good Yeah the Tivoli Gardens goalie there a very stellar performance two goals that were really hard to stop on his behalf but a very heartfelt message there coming from the goalie I'm here with Coach Dacasta Coach in the end it was too nil you showed some good signs out there despite the scoreline Is that how you viewed that game? No don't read again that way but such as such as the game will score win the game we're going to come again what you could improve in that game I heard in the halftime break you guys were focused on clogging the mid-pitch so that Jamaica College wouldn't have have as much time to really pick apart the backline Is that true? Yeah that's true cool so in terms of going forward how much can you guys improve on this performance to really get into the next round and beyond into the going forward we'll take it from the experience session and from the experience session we're going to advance the other one till we reach the game on Friday Thank you Coach Thank you very much Alright that's Coach Assistant Coach the caster of Tivoli Gardens Hi I'm joined now by winning Coach of Jamaica College Coach Davion Ferguson a very light smile there Coach Ferguson a 2-0 win I know you're a man that tries for excellence and you wouldn't have been particularly happy with that second half by a team No I'm contrary I think I'm very happy with the performance first game of the season is a long season I'm really wanted to start on the front foot start with a positive result and I think the boys came out here today and have quit themselves well what we had on the pitch today was a lot of 14, 15 and 16 years old coupled with about four or five 17, 18 years old so I think overall it's a it's a good look we have some more players definitely to come into the fall so I think for the first game it's a really really good performance Speak to me a little bit about your new look staff I've seen you in discussion with coach Raymond Watson and others speak to me about how they have been supporting you and the adjustments you've made throughout the game as well Nothing changes we always collaborate we always try to have a cooperation among ourselves so I think coach Stuart coach Taylor coach Watson all of them with us get the job done together How do you move forward in this one? Are you aiming for the title as per usual? If you look after the game we're actually preparing those who didn't play because we look far ahead we try to look to the deep and other competitions although we want a positive result we always try to really prepare them for the deep and other competitions Thank you coach You're welcome Well, there you have it from the National Stadium but a lot more to come as far as Cowboy football is concerned first in Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday 2.30 p.m. 3.30 Eastern Caribbean time San Juan North taking on St. Benedict's College SSFL action then next Saturday Dacosta Cup action PORUS vs. Old Harbor starting at 1.00 p.m. 2.00 ECT to be followed by Glenmure vs. Central High at 3.30 p.m. 4.30 in the Eastern Caribbean That's it from opening day at the National Stadium in Jamaica Manning Cup Champions Jamaica College starting with Victory 2-0 over Tivoli after Clarendon College the Dacosta Cup winners had beaten Lennon by 5 goals to nail