Victory for hosts Guernsey was deemed, in many areas, to be a formality, but Jimmy Reilly’s men blew that away in some style with a 3-2 win that ended a run of three wins for the Sarnians.
Jersey led from the early minutes when Jack Boyle, a player coveted by Guernsey FC, found the net to set the tone. Although Guernsey had a deal of possession it was Jersey who were the move effective in attack and a second from captain Luke Watson gave them a 2-0 half-time advantage.
The Reds were in dreamland in the second half when stalwart defender Stuart André made it 3-0, although they did have to suffer a nervous few minutes at the end after late goals from Ross Allen and Mackay narrowed the gap.
The victory is a tremendous boost for Jersey’s NatWest Island Games ambitions as the Sarnians were seen as one of the favourites for gold in Jersey this summer.
Full report and pictures in Monday’s JEP.
