 Yeah, thanks for staying with us on this football-filled Monday edition of the Sports Mag Zone. The flames of the Issa Skopje football season continue to burn with excitement in both the digicel Manning Cup and the watered Acosta Cup, where plenty teams are feeling the heat while others have succumbed to the flames of battle. Before we dive into an eventful weekend, we welcome Skopje football analyst LeJay Williams to the set. LeJay, first of all, LeJay went to Campion College, by the way. LeJay, Campion College, were leading Kingston College by two goals to nil in the first leg of the round of 16 tie and ended up losing that tie. What happened, LeJay? Well, as unfortunate as it was, I would have loved to see that upset victory. Unfortunately, I just think that the team is so young, obviously that the legs really got to them. They couldn't outrun KC, they just couldn't compete in the end. And I think after a while, the quality eventually told and KC got their deserved win. But it was nice to see Campion competing at the quote-unquote latter stages of the tournament and hopefully if there were stages. I'm sorry, let's just keep the conversation over here for teams that got out of the group. But yeah, it was good to see Campion competing and hopefully they'll be able to hold on to a lot of those talented players that they have unlike last season and build on something and maybe push even further for next season. Yeah, that is unlikely, not because, of course, they will leave to other schools in Jamaica, but they'll likely leave to schools overseas. All right, we'll begin with the urban area competition. Firstly, and have a look at those results from the quarterfinal round on Saturday. And the result that will stand out most, of course, is Jamaica College losing to Heidel by a goal to nil. You see that they're at the bottom of your screen from group to St. George's College at a 2-0 victory over Tivoli Gardens and then in group one. Mona, I understand, dominated that game against Kingston College, missed a penalty as well when they were 1-0 up and it ended 1-1. And so Andrew Technical, the favourites for the Manicop title again this season, beating a stubborn St. Catherine High team by 2 goals to nil. So those are the results coming out of the weekend's matches. This is how the table looks going into tomorrow's game. Of course, just one round of matches, the stats leading group one and three points. Mona and Kingston College a point apiece, St. Catherine yet to get off the mark. And then in group two, you will see St. George's College and Heidel on three points. Jamaica College and Tivoli Gardens yet to get off the mark. And remember, only the top two teams will advance to the semifinals of this competition. Leje, let's talk about that Jamaica College defeat to Heidel. How much did that surprise you, if any at all? I think it surprised me quite a bit actually because firstly, Jamaica College, apart from their loss against Tivoli, which was the first game of the season, but it was really a loss. You mean in the boardroom? Yeah, that loss came off of the field for them. But apart from that technicality loss, that's the first time that they've lost a game in the Manning Cup in over two years, I believe. So it would have been a shock to their system, their fan base and the manner in which it happened, of course. But I think a lot of people were really high on Heidel at the start of the season and then that tended to weigh in when KC started pushing up in that group. But I think Heidel still have a lot of quality players. They have a lot of players who play professionally, a lot of players who play in a national setup, one of which was scored the winning goal in Ronaldo Bart, who I think is one of the best players in the competition period. So it's always good to see those players shining. And I think Jamaica College may have taken them for granted in the end. Yeah, just two things quickly. Bart has played at the Premier League level. Yes, he has. I see for Cavalier. So yeah, lots of quality there. But also let's not forget that Heidel were dot three points for using ineligible players in their game against Kingston College and lost those points. But not only did they lose those points, but because of the fact that they were over the quarter in terms of the number of transferred players they could use, there are some of those players that they still cannot lose. But I guess they've really put it together. And that was a brilliant performance on Saturday against Jamaica College. Can Jamaica College rebound? Can they get to the semifinals? We've seen them do it before. But based on Saturday's result, how do you see that group two panning out? Yeah, two. I think that Jamaica College will still get through because the game, the games remaining, say in Georgia, I think if it comes down to it, that game's going to be quite brilliant actually this Friday. But before that, I think that they'll have to really button down the hatches when they play actively and they'll have to come out and do a really dominant performance. I think that they'll have to go much harder than they would have wanted to after the Heidel game. I think that they would have wanted to rest going into that St. George's game to make sure that they get first part in the group. But they're going to have to pull out all the stops. They are a winning team. They know what it's like to win. So I'd be extremely surprised if they don't get out of the group. But there is still quality to trouble them in this group. OK, prediction guru, let's go. Give me your two from group two and your two from group one after one set of matches. Two from group two is still St. George's and Jamaica College from... So you don't think Heidel will get through? Even after winning? I don't think so. I'm not quite fully sold as yet, especially the manner in which that they won. I'm not quite sure that's going to translate in the other games. All right, I mean, you stop Jamaica College from scoring and you get a goal, but my analyst has a problem with the manner in which they did it. And how about the other group? Say Angiotechnical for sure. And that second spot is Up for Girls but I do think that Mona... I do think that these are currently two best teams in the competition, say Angiotechnical and Mona. So those are the teams that I'm going with, but that's a very, very tight group. OK. All right. Well, plenty on our plate now for the rural area competition. It's a watered Acosta Cup where the quarter finalists have been decided with one notable omission. Let's have a look at the fixtures. Is that what we're looking at first? Yeah, we're looking at the groups and fixtures. So group A, Clarenin College, Glenmure, Manchester and Christiana fixtures on Wednesday. Clarenin College versus Christiana and in already a massive game, Glenmure High will play Manchester High. And then group B, BB Coke, they've been on fire. The only team that qualified before their last match on Saturday. Dintil Technical got through with a 2-1 win over William Niem. Cornwall College held the defending champions, Clarenin College, 12-1 on draw and Garver-Maceo. Remember, champions a couple of seasons ago, they're going well. So BB Coke will open against Garver-Maceo and Dintil Technical will play Cornwall College. By the way, the one notable omission from the quarter final round in my estimation, Saint Elizabeth Technical, who needed to be bottom of the table, mild golly in their last game on Saturday and it ended in a nil all draw. Now, folks, let me tell you a quick story. I was at Saint Elizabeth Technical on Wednesday for their game against Clarenin College. And at the end of that game when Clarenin College won by a goal to nil, I heard a number of the stats supporters saying, don't worry, we'll catch you in the final. I wonder if it's the Ben Francis final, but I don't think Clarenin College will be in the Ben Francis final. So I'm sorry, stats, that's a tough one. Bob Leje, how do you think that Acosta Cup is shaping up? Because I think that Acosta Cup, quarter final round might end up being even more exciting than the Manning Cup. What do you think? I actually agree with you. I think a lot of these teams are on a similar level. It's a similar playing field for all of them. So I do think that we're going to do some really exciting games. I think, especially in a group with Glenmure and Manchester, we're going to be seeing that game on Sportsmax on Wednesday. One of the best commentators in the world will be on that match as well. Don't know the first team that much. I said one of, he's there. So who's the other one? You are not coming on this show and blowing your own trumpet. No, I'm one of the best analysts in the world. Who's the other commentator? Ricardo! Yes. Yes, so that's going to be a really good game. I think Glenmure were my pre-season pick to push client and college the closest. They haven't been as free-flowing as I would have expected them to be. But I do think this Manchester team with a lot of quality also, I think Dintil has a lot of quality individually also. So there are so BB Coke just pushing the barriers also. So many quality teams. I'm really looking forward to it. And this is the most exciting time in schoolboy football, probably in all of football in Jamaica. So there's nothing to really shirk at. It's something that we're all going to be looking forward to. Yeah, by the way, I think that Manchester High team has overrated my good friend, Dr. Karl Bruce, may give me a call after this. But yeah, I do think the Manchester team has overrated this season. I've seen better Manchester teams. And by the way, if you was this guy you see here, he's an idiot, don't worry. He's been trying to get a pair is pity. He doesn't know that calling me one of the best commentators in the world. It's not going to help you, my friend. You're not getting it, don't worry. Anyhow, stay locked into the Sports Max 2. This Tuesday, to see a rematch of the season openers defending champions, Jamaica College, take on Tavoli Gardens, a match with heightened importance for JC now. The action kicks off at 2.30 PM in Jamaica, 3.30 in the Eastern Caribbean. And that game will be followed by Red Hots and Andrew Technical High facing the purpose of North Street Kingston College. The brave may fall and they definitely didn't yield against Mona. Let's take a break. We'll be back with Interactive.