St James, Green Pond to meet in Sandals U-15 semis
TUCKER, St James – St James High and Green Pond High will meet at Wespow Park on Wednesday in the second semi-final of the St James Football Association Sandals Resorts International Under 15 competition, set to start at 3:30 pm.
The winner will advance to Sunday’s final, also at Wespow Park, where they will meet Cornwall AIA who won the first semi-final on Tuesday, coming from behind to beat Athletes in Action 3-1.
St James High will be seeking back-to-back wins over Green Pond after beating them 3-0 in their rescheduled game played last week.
That win not only saw St James qualify for the semi-finals but also take over second place from Green Pond.
On Tuesday, Cornwall AIA came from behind to beat training partners Athletics in Action for the second time after winning the first game 5-1.
Alejandre Ennis gave AIA the lead right on the halftime break when he scored in the 35th minute.
Kavontea Gooden scored in the 42nd minute, his fifth of the season, to pull Cornwall AIA level. Carlando Morris gave them the lead in the 64th minute, while Ameche Robinson added a third goal in time added on at the end of the second half.
The Under-15 final will precede the Under-17 final between Athletes in Action and Irwin High, both at Wespow Park.