Short-handed St James start well

St James High School coach Brian Stone described his team’s 1-0 victory over Muschett High as a tactical success despite being severely shorthanded in their opening ISSA daCosta Cup preliminary-round match at Jarrett Park yesterday.

The former champions made a winning start to their campaign courtesy of a 69th-minute strike from Davano Brown, while handing Muschett a second consecutive defeat.

“To God be the praises. It’s a good win. The three points is always a good start. Depending on the new format, there are no returns, so if you can get a good start and maximum points from the first game, that’s supposed to set us on the way,” Stone said, noting that his team executed the game plan well.