Photo: Jaheel Hyde of Wolmer’s being tackled by Shamar Smith while the captain of Holy Trinity Renardo Nelson provides cover.
Underdogs Holy Trinity surprised huge favourtes, Wolmer’s 1-0 in the first semi-final of the LIME Super Cup on Saturday at the National Stadium, to advance to the inaugural final at Sabina Park on Saturday November 8th.
Holy Trinity looked alert from the opening whistle in a match that had a great tempo to it.
Holy Trinity could have had the lead after just three minutes, Chevon Bryan’s teasing cross was met by Joel Sterling who did not get the right connection with the ball to put it beyond the Wolmer’s custodian, Antonio Millington.
Holy Trinity was pressuring Wolmer’s and they did get the lead in minute number nine. Sterling making no mistake this time around, skillfully moving away from the goalkeeper and calmly putting the ball in the back of the net after a neat combination with teammate Tevin Rochester
Holy Trinity did not look like a team Wolmer’s had beaten twice this season already. They were confidently passing the ball and closed down the Wolmer’s players well. Wolmer’s was unable to settle on the ball as Holy Trinity defended well and hardly any balls got through their midfield.
Wolmer’s best chance of the half came in minute forty. Rojay Smith, who was easily Wolmer’s best player
on the day, dismissed his marker and rifled a shot fromn the top of the box that Antonio Millington did well in goal to turn it away to safety.
The George Headley Drive school went into the break with the one goal advantage.
At the resumption, Holy Trinity Spirit did not drop their tempo and they threatened to score again, but the final passes were not as good as they should have been to give lone striker Bryan more scoring scoring opportunities.
Wolmer’s was just not looking like the team we had seen all season. Holy Trinity and especially Shamar Smith, must receive credit for some excellent man marking. They kept Wolmer’s influential player Jaheel Hyde in the hiding, as the striker had to resort to shooting from distance on many occasions. The solid defensive display of Holy Trinity allowed very little space and few opportunities for the Ludlow Bernard coached team.
Holy Trinity should have doubled their lead in the 67th minute but some good goal keeping by Jemison denied a very good header from Karim Brown who had been on the park for just six minutes.
The fans were very much involved in the game and were cheering their teams on as the match was coming to an end. Wolmer’s looked lost and never threatened to breach the Holy Trinity defense that was marshalled by their captain Renardo Nelson.
In the seventy-sixth minute Holy Trinity had the fans on their feet when they came close to putting the game to bed but substitute Andre Leslie’s shot just eluded the cross bar.
Holy Trinity looked a mature and excellent bunch passing the ball and there was great relief for their hard work when the referee blew his whistle to signal the end. It was a deserving win for the Davon Anderson coached team.
Holy Trinity well now face Jamaica College in the final.
An elated Davon Anderson was pleased with his team’s performance “Nobody gave us a chance, but these boys have a never say due attitude. We got the goal and defended it well. They played with discipline and played according to instructions and that is how we prevailed today.”
Ludlow Bernard of Wolmer’s was left disappointed “We never really created any goal scoring opportunity and that’s what cost them the game.today.”
Holy Trinity will now face Jamaica College in the final after they turned back the challenge of St.Elizabeth Technical 3-1 in the feature encounter on Saturday.
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