Flankers , Reggae Youths take lead into semis return matches in St James Major League
MONTEGO BAY, St James – The finalists in the St James Football Association/Sandals Resorts International Major League competition will be decided Saturday at Jarrett Park with Reggae Youths and Flankers FC taking leads into their return leg games against Green Pond SC and Lilliput Rovers respectively.
After Sunday’s first legs, Reggae Youths lead Green Pond SC 2-1 and Flankers FC will take a 2-0 lead into their game against Lilliput Rovers. The winners on aggregate will advance to the final.
Flankers FC will be seeking a third straight trip to the final – which they lost to Granville United last season and Reggae Youths the previous season .
Both Reggae Youths and Flankers FC won their first round groups and are both unbeaten all season.
On Sunday, two-time champions Reggae Youths led 2-0 at half time with goals from Natoneil Wilson in the 24th minute and Tyrique Scott in the 42nd minute. Green Pond SC rallied in the second half with Nartino Seal scoring in the 76th minute, and just missed out on equalising later in the game when a Reggae Youths’ player’s misguided header came back off his own goal-post.
In the second game, Flankers FC dominated the game but had to wait until the 53rd minute to open the scoring through Jevon Walker. Theo Shaw added a second in the 70th minute.
– Paul Reid