Edwin Allen shock Dinthill as D’Cup ‘quarters’ get cracking
DRAX HALL, St Ann — Edwin Allen High scored a surprise 1-0 win over Dinthill Technical High at Drax Hall as the quarter-final round of the ISSA daCosta Cup football competition got underway on Wednesday.
The win avenged last season’s meeting between both teams at the same venue as Dinthill Technical won all three games in the round on their way to the semi-finals, while Edwin Allen were eliminated from the daCosta Cup.
All four games on Wednesday ended in 1-0 margins as Clarendon College brought Central High back to earth at Foga Road High ,while Manchester High and Manning’s School handed Frome Technical and William Knibb Memorial, respectively, back-to-back losses.
At Drax Hall, central defender Kimolar Fearon scored in his third-straight game when he headed in a corner taken by Clayton Peck in the 69th minute.
It was the second loss of the season for Dinthill Technical, coming in their last four games.
Clarendon College are joint leaders in Group B with Edwin Allen after they beat Central High, thanks to a goal from Malachi Douglas and ended a five-game unbeaten run by Central.
Central High have been the surprise package in the competition so far after finishing second in Zone M to Glenmuir High. They eliminated Irwin High in the second round then drew with Manchester High, beat last season’s champions Garvey Maceo then got another draw against Christiana High to earn their first berth in the quarter-finals since 2012.
Manning’s School handed William Knibb Memorial consecutive losses as Devonte Rodney scored for the Everton Tomlinson coached team in the 51st minute as they extended their unbeaten run all season.
William Knibb had gone 12 games without conceding a goal, but have allowed four in their last two games without scoring.
Yarek Carnegie scored for Manchester High in their win over Frome Technical who were also coming off a big loss to Clarendon College on Saturday.
Wednesday’s results
Manchester High 1, Frome Technical 0
Manning’s 1, William Knibb 0
Dinthill Tech 0, Edwin Allen 1
Clarendon College 1, Central High 0
