OK, here’s the situation. It’s November 5th, 2014 and the 2nd round of the Manning Cup. Group J has Jamaica College (JC) and Excelsior High locked on 4 points after two matches. This is their last match of the round. Winning (3 points) + goal difference comes into place for both teams. JC faces Denham Town whilst Excelsior faces Lime Super Cup finalist Holy Trinity High. This should be a good. The matches were scheduled to begin at the same time, apparently.
The reality:
1. The matches begin 15 minutes apart. Suspicious? Not really.
2. Excelsior Lime Super Cup finalists, Holy Trinity High School, not just a patsy by 12-0. Yes, you read that right. Twelve to Nil.
3. Jamaica College, needing the goals, lead 6-0 at half time, then scores another 4 goals in regulation (10-0). That means, Excelsior goes through, right? Wait! Referees adds 6 minutes of extra time, and Denham Town replaces the goalie. In the 6 mins of extra time, JC scores 6 goals. I kid you not. So, JC, by winning 16-0 gets the nod over Excelsior.
Investigation
I’m guessing there’ll be an investigation by the Manning Cup officials, the four schools, and some punishment handed out, right? Would you guys agree? I mean, 12-0 and 16-0 in the 2nd round !!!
If this is coincidence, then we should have either JC or Denham Town represent Jamaica’s under-19 and under-21 teams. Jamaicans are already suspicious of many things, including Boys & GIrls Champs, boxing results, and so on. So, aren’t many Jamaicans thinking “A wha dis? Dem ya a sell out. Mi naw watch nuh more Manning Cup” right now?
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