ATHLETICS
THE pecking order of athletics reporting is usually pretty rigid: gold is the story, followed by silver, and bronze.
Yet on a night of unremitting drama at the FB Fields, with even smoke from a shed fire interrupting proceedings at one point, it was perhaps two silvers that provided Team Jersey’s biggest stories, with the gold and NatWest Island Games discus record stretched by Zane Duquemin not getting top billing here, simply because nothing less was expected of the Island’s premier track and field man.
The sprint hurdling double achieved by Team Jersey veterans Claire Lidster and Peter Irving was, on the other hand, far from written in stone, with many a track watcher perhaps thinking their best days were some way behind them. Well, not so.
Lidster, now 33, has enjoyed tremendous success in the 100m hurdles, winning the Games title three times on the bounce between 2001 and 2005, then bronze in 2007. But six years out of the sport, when she even ran in the London Marathon, would surely leave her some way off the pace. Yet again no, not a bit of it.
Although the race was won by a girl she beat to the gold in Shetland 2005, the Isle of Man’s Hannah Riley (14.89 sec), Lidster’s return to this stage was nothing short of astonishing, with her dip on the line getting her to within three tenths of a second of a personal best (15.05 to 15.02). She was clear of bronze medallist Pille-Riin Toomsalu of Saaremaa (15.34) and a gutsy effort from Jersey youngster Emily Cassidy who was fourth, agonisingly just three-hundredths of a second off third.
Irving’s race, the 110m hurdles, followed on from his failure to qualify for the final of the 400m hurdles, so although he has a tremendous Games pedigree, with a drawer full of medals of all denominations over the years, there was no guarantee the 32-year-old would challenge for the podium this time round. And with the final being graced by an Olympian, Cayman’s Ronald Forbes, as part of his tour of the European meetings, it really was a race within a race. No-one was, realistically, going to touch the great man.
But something just might have stirred in Irving’s memory banks of a day in Guernsey 12 years ago when he pipped Forbes to bronze in the final of the 400m hurdles, for he produced a tremendous display of hurdling and speed to finish a clear second in 15.38 sec, well clear of bronze medallist Thomas Riley of the Isle of Man (15.70). High jumper Jason Fox, the star of the opening night, came in fourth in 17.01, outside his personal best. Forbes had powered home in 13.62.
While all that drama was unfolding on the long straight, Jersey’s Great Britain star Duquemin was going about his business in the discus cage, steadily advancing to improve his own Games record and regain the title (he did not defend the gold in Bermuda) – something that he also did in the shot putt the previous evening.
His own toughest critic, and rarely fully satisfied with the distance achieved even in victory, the otherwise amiable 23-year-old expressed his pleasure at winning in front of a home crowd – a pleasure he rarely gets the chance of doing.
One of the most eagerly anticipated finals of the Games, the men’s 800 metres, ended in disappointment for the Jersey duo of Elliott Dorey, the reigning Games 1,500m champion, and youngster Aaron Turmel.
Dorey had been denied the middle distance double in Bermuda two years ago by an astonishing back-straight kick from Western Isles Donald Macleod, who was back to defend his title. But any plans to burn off the flying Scotsman’s finish were left on the drawing board as he dictated the first lap pace with Dorey on his shoulder; the Jerseyman made a brave challenge to inject telling pace into the race about 300m from home, but was unable to live with Macleod’s raw power. The Western Isles ace finished a clear winner, with both Dorey and Turmel kept out of the medals by late challenges from Gibraltar’s Harvey Dixon, who took silver over a second behind the winning time of 1.53.89, and Cayman’s Tahj Lewis who secured bronze with a 1.55.43 finish. Dorey came in fourth in 1.56.19, with Turmel fifth in 1.57.01.
The Isle of Man’s Catherine Reid won the 400m title by some distance, with her time of 53.39 sec smashing the previous Games record of fellow Manx runner Julie Moore, set way back in Gibraltar in 1995. That left Shetland’s Emma Leask to win silver in 57.67 sec, from third-placed Mikaela Harrison (58.33 sec) of Ynys Mon. Jersey’s Yasmin Lookess who finished sixth, in 60.17 sec, having set a new PB in the semi-finals of 59.42 sec.
Ann-Catrin Nordman of Aland’s 1,500m Games record, set in her home island in 1991, was at long last broken last night, smashed indeed, by the Isle of Man’s Rachael Franklin who won gold in 4.24.93 min.
In fact, all three medal winners beat the previous record in a tremendous finish, with Western Isles Eilidh Mackenzie claiming silver just seven hundredths of a second behind Franklin’s winning time.
Guernsey’s Sarah Mercier took bronze in 4.28.69, ahead of fellow Sarnian Natalie Whitty (4.28.69), while Jersey’s Chloe Turmel (20) was ninth in 5.06.08 min, well outside her PB.
Earlier in the day, Ross Jeffs (6.30m) and Sam Stenhouse (6.19m) did no more than was required to move into tonight’s long jump final, while Jersey’s two 4x100m relay squads got the baton round safely, and quickly, as they both progressed to Friday’s showpiece as heat winners. The women, anchored by teenager Bube Popo, qualified second fastest overall with a time of 49.68s (0.08s slower than heat one winners Shetland), and the men took advantage of a poor changeover from the Cayman Islands to claim top spot – and automatic qualification – in their opener with a promising time of 43.11s.
Although there is indeed room for improvement – the Caesareans’ second change-over left much to be desired – with Guernsey powering their way to victory in the other heat in 42.37s (and Cayman possessing two of the three 200m final medallists), Friday morning’s final showdown looks set to be a tasty affair.
GOLF
JERSEY’S ladies are in the gold medal position with three players in the top six of the leaderboard after a great first day at the Royal Jersey Golf Club at Grouville.
The leading player for the Island was 15-year-old Flora Keites, who shot a 76, which left her in third position – two shots off leader Kayleigh Dawson from the Isle of Man.
Keites’ impressive round included the sinking of two birdies on the back nine, including a 35-foot downhill putt on the 14th green.
Dawson leads the field on 74, which is par for the course for the ladies, with Aimée Ponte, of Guernsey, just behind on 75.
Jersey’s Jennifer Deeley and 18-year-old Hannah Scriven are both also hot on the heels of the leaders as they sit fourth and sixth with scores of 77 and 79 respectively.
Golf ladies’ manager Nicki Langly-Smith was delighted with her team’s performance, particularly from her two teenage players.
‘The girls did really well today because it was really hard out there – the greens were running fast, and for three of them to shoot in the 70s was excellent,’ she said.
Frances Shaw was also in action for Jersey, shooting 86 to leave her 19th on the leaderboard.
The ladies were due to play their next round at La Moye on Wednesday, before returning to the Royal on Thursday and heading back up to St Brelade for the final round on Friday.
Meanwhile, Jersey were not alone in being represented by very young players – Karola Soe from the Baltic island of Saaremaa, at just 13 years old, was the youngest golfer to take to the Royal’s fairways.
The teenager, who has been playing golf since she was six, scored 91 for her first round and said it was an honour to be representing her island.
TWO years after triumphing in Bermuda, Jersey’s finest are again poised for NatWest Island Games golfing glory as all four of the men’s teams sit inside the top 16 after a testing day at La Moye.
Leading from the off was Jersey’s Gavin O’Neill, who started well, quickly getting to 3 under after six holes before stalling with a three-putt bogey on the seventh.
O’Neill played steadily on the back-nine to get back to three-under, but when going for the green on the 16th he pushed his second shot right and was forced to settle for a double-bogey 7, having found the out-of-bounds pathway by the clubhouse.
O’Neill, who found himself five shots back overnight, said that his finish ‘turned a decent round into an average round.’ However, back on his home course at the Royal Jersey today, he is hoping for a good score, and with memories of his six-shot recovery in Bermuda still fresh, the defending champion is firmly in contention for gold.
The same can still be said for the rest of the Jersey team, as Jeremy Phillips, Matthew Parkman and Sam Crenan all played well with rounds of 75, 77 and 78 respectively.
Playing in his fifth Games, Crenan, part of the team that won bronze in Bermuda, did not get off to the greatest of starts, finding himself eight over after 14 holes, but a tremendous drive on the 350-yard 15th – which settled just four feet from the pin – allowed him back to six-over.
CYCLING
JERSEY cycling star Kim Ashton took her gold medal tally to four for the Games on Tuesday as she won team and individual gold in the ladies’ road race.
Ashton looked comfortable for the entire race, with only the Isle of Man’s Elizabeth Holden able to keep up with her, until she burst ahead on the last lap.
The 27-year-old crossed the finishing line in Gorey Village a minute ahead of her opponent to the delight of the home crowd and will go into tomorrow’s town criterium looking for more success.
Her teammates also did their part to bring home the team gold, with Clare Trehame coming in fourth and Laura Chellingworth taking fifth place.
Ashton claimed individual and team golds in Sunday’s time trial also and will be aiming for another double gold in the criterium to take her tally to six for the games.
Holden finished the race in second place for the Isle of Man and Bermuda’s Gabriella Arnold claimed the bronze, with Bermuda also winning the team silver and Guernsey the team bronze.
The women completed four circuits of the 15 km course in the east of the Island, which was used for the Tour de Bretagne, starting at Gorey Village, passing Mont Orgueil and La Hougue Bie before weaving through the green lanes of Grouville and back up along Longbeach to the finish.
The baking hot conditions, which saw temperatures soar to 33 °C, made things particularly tough for the men earlier in the day as they completed eight circuits of the route in the warmer morning weather.
But a fired up Jersey men’s team seemed determined to do well and, despite not hitting the same heights as their female counterparts, showed plenty of grit to claim a team bronze.
Team Jersey’s Chris Spence produced a gutsy performance, keeping up with the race leaders up until the last lap, before falling back and eventually coming in fifth.
His efforts and position were instrumental in Jersey winning the bronze with good rides from Sam Firby and Stephen Haley securing the medal.
‘It was a hard day out there and the course rally got to you after a while – it was a hard climb as well,’ said Spence.
‘I really wanted a medal but my legs went on the last lap – I started to get a bit of cramp and I just couldn’t hold the group.’
The gold was won by Mihkel Räim of Saaremaa, with Isle of Man rider Nathan Draper coming second and Torkil Veyhe of the Faroe Islands picking up the bronze.
Firby crossed the finishing line in 11th position and Haley was 16th, while Jersey’s other riders, Jack Rebours and Richard Tanguy, finished 19th and 27th respectively.
The Isle of Man won the gold medal in the team event with their best three riders finishing in the top six, and Saaremaa picked up the silver, with their top trio all securing top eight finishes.
The day’s results consolidate Jersey’s position of second in the cycling medal table, with four golds, three silvers and two bronzes, with the Isle of Man just ahead with one more silver and one less bronze.
BADMINTON
A FINE run in the women’s singles event by NatWest Island Games veteran Kerry Coombs-Goodfellow came to an abrupt halt at the semi-final stage yesterday evening – but the Jersey competitor will have the chance to win bronze on Friday.
The number seven seed, who played an integral role as Jersey marched to team gold earlier this week, won through three rounds – including beating Isle of Man’s number four seed Kimberley Clague in the last-eight – before finally being eliminated by top seed and firm gold medal favourite Rannvá Djurhuus Carlsson.
Carlsson of the Faroe Islands proved too much for Coombs-Goodfellow as the former triumphed 21-10, 21-7 to set up a showdown with second seed Cristen Marritt from Isle of Man. The Jersey racket star will play Sarnian Chloe Le Tissier in the bronze medal play-off.
There was an almost identical outcome for Jersey’s top men’s doubles pairing, Mark Constable and Alex Hutchings, who, like Coombs-Goodfellow, will now fight for a bronze on Friday.
Seeded number four, the Jersey duo didn’t drop a game en route to the semi-final but, in the end, were defeated 21-18, 21-14 by top seeds Jens Nielsen and Bror Madsen of Greenland.
Commonwealth pairing Constable and Hutchings will have a chance to renew their rivalry with Faroe Islands’ Aksel Poulsen and Niclas Eysturoy – to whom they lost in the final of the team event – in the bronze medal match on Friday morning.
SHOOTING
JERSEY shooters won their seventh and eighth gold medals on Tuesday with fisherman Jon de la Haye coming from behind to win the sport trap individual gold at Lecq Farm.
And the day turned out to be a successful one for the de la Haye family as Jon’s sister Caroline claimed bronze in the women’s section where she was just one point off of the silver position.
The pair’s successes were the second of the week as Jon also won the team event with Dave Le Rendu and Freddie Barette while Caroline claimed bronze in the team section accompanied by Avril Rimeur and Kay Cragg.
George Winstanley and Mike Quénault topped the 25m rapid fire team event for the hosts’ second gold of the day with Winstanley hitting the top individual score of 546 in a team total of 1026 at Crabbé.
There were a total of five medals on the ranges yesterday, the other two were also at Crabbé were silvers were attained by Sara Campion and Sue de Gruchy in the 100-yard prone rifle women’s pairs and Mark Littleton and Francis Devonald in the Service Pistol B team match where they finished one point behind Hitra.
Jon de la Haye (46) said: ‘Caroline was delighted with her performance; I didn’t see it but I’m told she shot well and I’m happy for her.
‘I had a bad start so I had to focus hard and I managed to get home by just one shot in the end.
‘I had it in my mind that I needed 23 on the final round to win and when I scored 22 I thought it was a tie. But I’d won and I was happy to be told that.
‘It was a tough competition because there are a lot of high standard shooters and it was a case of getting my head down to recover from my bad start and fortunately I was able to do that.’
Winstanley was please with his performance to claim his first ever NatWest Island Games medal.
‘I’ve had an indifferent start to the week in other competitions, this is one of my main events and hopefully it will be the starts of further successes this week.’
Menorca’s Juan Bosch won the automatic ball trap individual open title. Jersey’s Andy de la Haye and Martin Shales finished down the order in positions 20 and 27 respectively.
Marius F Joensen (Faroe Islands) won the Olympic Skeet individual open goal medal following a tie shoot against Lennart Akerblom (Aland).
Meanwhile Nikki Holmes, who topped the scores, and Mary Norman have qualifed for the 10-metre air pistol final which takes place at the Maillard Memorial Range in St Lawrence on Thursday morning.
SWIMMING
FAROE ISLANDS continued to star in the pool on Tuesday night, breaking two NatWest Island Games records on the way to claiming four of the 11 gold medals on offer at Les Quennevais.
Led by Olympian Pál Joensen and 14-year-old sensation Sára Nysted, who, between them, were involved in securing six of the Danish island’s 11 medals, Faroes moved well clear at the summit of the swimming medals table.
While it was the series of excellent displays from the Faroes that understandably captured the headlines, Jersey’s Ian Black continued his stunning start to the week, bettering the Games record – which he had set in Monday’s heats – on his way to beating Joensen to the 50 metre breaststroke gold.
Having won two gold medals – and set a Games record – on Monday night, the two-times Commonwealth Games athlete’s sensational form continued, much to the delight of coach Nathan Jégou.
‘He keeps getting better with age,’ said Jégou, of the 26-year-old – the oldest member of Jersey’s swimming team by four years.
‘We keep saying he is going to retire but he keeps coming back and doing it better and better. He’s fantastic for the sport and for Jersey in particular.’
Nysted secured the first gold of the night in the 800m freestyle, while Beckie Scaife placed just outside the medals despite a brave fightback.
Joensen’s class was evident for all to see as he shaved over a second off his own Games record in winning 400m IM gold, while Cameron Donaldson secured a fine bronze.
Western Isles’ Kara Hanlon broke the Games record in winning the women’s 200m breaststroke, the Fraser brothers – Shaune and Brett – cemented a Cayman Islands gold and silver in the men’s 100m butterfly, before Guernsey’s Courtney Butcher topped the podium in the 100m back.
Black’s golden moment was followed shortly after by a bronze for Olivia Pollard in the 50m butterfly, before a brave effort from Jersey men’s captain Tom Gallichan secured 200m freestyle silver.
Up against Joensen, Gallichan was quick off the mark and led at the 50 metre mark.
However, the experienced Faroese powered through the final 75 metres to pip the Jerseyman to gold.
There was to be no repeat of the hosts’ incredible finish to Monday’s action but Jersey did medal in both relays. Led home by Gallichan, the Caesareans clinched silver in the 4x50m freestyle relay, before an excellent opening backstroke from 14-year-old Holly Hughes – who broke the Island record over the distance – set the hosts on their way to a deserved 4x50m medley relay bronze to finish proceedings.
Jégou continued: ‘I’m massively pleased with tonight – the quality of swimming here has been fantastic and we’re just trying to do our best every day.
‘Performances like Holly at the end, breaking the Island senior record at the age of 14, in a relay leg in her first ever final at her first ever Games, helping smash a brilliant bronze; moments like that define the day so it has been really pleasing.’
He added: ‘Nathan Corrigan probably had the swim of the night for me as well. He set an Island junior record in the 400m IM and smashed his PB by seven seconds.’
Discussing his individual silver, captain Gallichan said: ‘It’s always great racing Pál Joensen; he’s one of the best freestylers in the world so to get as close as I did was great.
‘I just tried to get out as fast as possible and then tried to hold on. I’ve been working on it a lot in training; it didn’t go as planned but it was still a solid performance. I thought I had a lot more in me so I’m slightly disappointed but backing that up with an Island record with the boys in the relay was great.’
Although pleased with his set of results, Joensen (24) was left disappointed after his younger brother Eyðbjørn was disqualified having originally placed third in the 50m breaststroke showdown.
‘I was pretty confident in the medley and the 200m free,’ explained the Faroese.
SAILING
YNYS MON are on course for their first gold medal of the NatWest Island Games in the sailing laser class with Jersey’s yachtsmen some way off the pace.
However, Team Jersey could be poised for medals in the sailboarding as Stephen Pertegas Melia currently lies in second position with the Island also occupying the silver medal position in the team event.
The Welsh island’s Eifion Mon has a ten point lead over the Isle of Wight’s Harry Blowers in the sailing laser standard rig class, with just one race to go, meaning that the current leader is guaranteed to top the podium with the final race due to take place on Thursday. Bermuda’s Kalin Hillier lies a point further back in the bronze medal position.
Ynys Mon could yet have two competitors on the podium with Dominic Breen-Turner lying in fourth position and poised to capitalise on any mistakes from the Blowers or Hillier.
Jersey’s Dylan Griffiths and George Moisan lie in 13th and 15th place respectively.
In the sailboarding, Guerney’s Jo Robinson continues to lead the way, although an impressive day from Pertegas Melia has lifted him to second in the table – 13 points behind Robinson with six races still to go.
Jersey’s Michael Millar and Andrew Hart lie in seventh and eighth places respectively and could yet sneak into medal contention with two good days. Henry Horton, who was Jersey’s water carrier at the opening ceremony, is in 14th position.
The results mean that the Jersey sailboarding team are in the silver medal position in the team event, some way ahead of third place Menorca.
VOLLEYBALL
JERSEY’S hopes of reaching their first NatWest Island Games indoor volleyball semi-final since 2005 are all but over.
While there is still a glimmer of hope for the Island’s women (who made the last four in Shetland ten years ago), two defeats from two for Matthew Morel’s men yesterday have left them with a fifth place play-off to look forward to (at best). A 3-1 defeat to Faroe Islands was followed by another, to Gotland, and they must now rely on winless Isle of Man (who play Gotland today) to save them from a fight for seventh to ninth.
For Deirdre De Rue and Co the challenge for silverware is mathematically still alive, but straight-set victories for Group A rivals Aland, Faroe Islands and Bermuda yesterday have made life difficult – they now require a heavy triumph against Aland today, plus favourable results elsewhere, if they are to take second place on points ratio.
Down on the sand at the Weighbridge the scene is a little more promising, with Jersey duo Ruben Vieira and Bebo Bobus picking up two wins in the men’s competition as they clawed themselves back into contention following an indifferent start. Convincing displays against the Faroes and Isle of Man (both 2-0) pushed them up to fourth overnight, and while the teams below do have a game in hand, victory in their final group game against Bermuda (at 4 pm) may well be enough to reach the semi-finals (if they can maintain their superior points ratio).
For ladies duo Ania Rowsell and Karolina Zablocka the scenario is also one with positive connotations, although after losing 2-0 to Saaremaa yesterday it does look as though they will need to finish off with maximum points this afternoon – against Gotland at 1 pm and Menorca at 5 pm – if they are to make the top four.
FOOTBALL
JERSEY’S men will have to wait another two years for NatWest Island Games football glory after their dream of winning gold for the second time as hosts was ended on Tuesday night.
The hosts fought hard throughout against a well drilled and solid Isle of Man side at Springfield but it was the Manxmen who won 2-1 to win the group to book a semi-final against Shetland on Thursday..
Jersey could not be faulted for effort but in the end they had to settle for second best and they could well have suffered a heavier defeat but for three fine saves from substitute goalkeeper Euan Van der Vliet – one a brilliant reaction save from close range – and excellent blocks from Luke Campbell and Stuart André.
Van der Vliet replaced Craig Fletcher in the 68th minute after the latter suffered a shoulder injury and Jersey finished a man short after Luke Campbell was sent off for a second caution.
Jersey manager Jimmy Reilly said: ‘We gave it 110 per cent and I don’t think there was much in the game.
‘They are a good side; we knew that and it was the tough game we expected it to be.
‘We had a couple of chances in the first half and if we’d taken one or two we could well be looking at a different result, although they had chances as well.
‘We found them difficult to break down; they were resilient, strong and well organised and anyone watching would also be saying that we are a good side as well because we created lots of chances but unfortunately we only took one.
‘I’m so disappointed for the lads because they’ve put so much into this tournament over the past couple of months.
‘They never gave up; they ran right to the end even though they knew that if they scored again a draw would still not have been good enough to progress.’
Isle of Man manager Nick Hurt said: ‘We’re made up with the result and I’ve got to give credit to Jersey because they are a great team.
‘They’re a good set of lads and some of the football they played was outstanding and the game could have gone either way.
‘I’m chuffed to bits that we’ve managed to come out on top; I’m so proud of my players because they did everything I asked of them and now we can have a day off and look forward to the semi-final.’
The game was pulsating for the first 30 minutes and both sides went at their opponents hard.
The Isle of Man twice went close before Jersey’s Karl Hinds struck a post after an excellent pass from Jake Baker.
Hinds then got the ball caught up in his feet when well placed before Jersey conceded their first goal when a cross from the left was tapped home by Frank Jones after 17 minutes.
Hinds levelled the scores a dozen minutes later when he turned well after controlling Jack Cannon’s pass before firing the ball into a bottom left-hand corner.
On the stroke of half time, Jersey’s woodwork was rattled following a spectacular effort from Alexander Harrison.
Goalkeeper Max Thomas saved well from Hinds and Craig Russell in the second half before Ciaran McNulty side-footed home Chris Bass’s accurate cross to a far post to put the Isle of Man ahead.
Spaces opened up as Jersey chased the game and the entertainment continued as Van der Vliet played his part well to keep the Isle of Man at bay.
Jersey: Craig Fletcher; James Scott, Luke Campbell, Stuart André, Jack Cannon; Jake Baker, Luke Watson, Jack Boyle, Cavaghn Miley; Karl Hinds, Craig Russell. Subs used: Euan Van der Vliet, Zeljko Martinovic, Daryl Wilson.
Isle of Man: Max Thomas, Lee Gale, John Myers, Frank Jones, Ciaran McNulty, Chris Bass, Ashley Webster, Conor Doyle, Marc kelly, Liam Cowin, Alexander Harrison. Subs used: Daniel Bell, Sam Caine, Jake McVey.
MENORCA, Guernsey and Shetland will join Group D victors Isle of Man in the semi-finals of the NatWest Island Games football competition tomorrow after ending the group stages undefeated.
A hat-trick from Dom Heaume and a single from Ryan Zico-Black helped the Sarnians to a 4-0 triumph against Gibraltar’s development squad yesterday as they completed their Group B efforts with a third win, and they will take on Spanish contenders Menorca in the next round as they look to put the pain of this year’s Muratti defeat behind them.
Also in hat-trick-scoring form was Shetland’s Patrick Jamieson as the Scots (aided by singles from Erik Thomason and Leighton Flaws) beat the Falklands 5-0 – a result which gifted them top spot ahead of the Isle of Wight on goal difference – while Menorca progressed via the same ruling as their 3-1 defeat of Aland nudged them ahead of Greenland. Carlos Febrer, Helenio Olives and Joan Pons were on target for Menorca in their success, while efforts from Freddie Funch and John Broberg gave Greenland a 2-1 win against Sander Laht’s Saaremaa.
Jersey’s opponents for their fifth/sixth play-off game, Isle of Wight, defeated Sindu Krahland’s Hitra 3-1 thanks to goals from Joe Butcher, Jared Wetherick and Max Draper, while the Western Isles were victorious in their final game, beating Alderney 3-2. Stuart Munro, Robert Jones and Angus Campbell were on target for the Northerners, with Ross Benfield striking twice for the Channel Islanders. Elsewhere, Ynys Mon claimed second in Group B with a 3-2 defeat of Gotland.
