Audley Boyd, Sports Editor
SAINTE-LUCE, Martinique:

CONFIDENTLY, Marvin Morgan Jr is going about the business of building a football career.

That football career he gave a nice little boost with a double strike in Jamaica's 4-0 win over Guyana in their Digicel Caribbean Cup final Group I match-up, at the Riviere Pilote Stadium here on Wednesday night.

That it was the final group match and brought little pressure as Jamaica were already virtually assured of winning the group, didn't matter to the 18-year-old St George's College schoolboy, who was looking to grab the chance with both hands.

As it turned out, he got more than he bargained for, as he not only got his first international goal for his country, but a nice little double.

"First and foremost I want to thank God, I want to thank everyone who believed in me because I went out there and I finally got a goal for Jamaica, and I'm overwhelmed. It's a flabbergasted feeling right now," he said, smiling cheek-to-cheek while addressing the media after the match.

His out- pouring of joy was no different from when he had scored the first

goal, followed by a sprint across the pitch to the Jamaica team bench to Theodore 'Tappa' Whitmore, the national head coach.

"I went to thank him because it's a piece of an opportunity and I made use of it and I went to thank him, because my agent and a team overseas are watching the game and he actually gave me the chance just to convince them, so I really went to thank him," Morgan said.

Meanwhile, Whitmore, a former Reggae Boyz captain who played professionally in Britain for years, welcomed Morgan Jr's contribution, but noted that his journey has just started.

"(It's) his second international and two goals," he said. "I think he still has a long way to go and I hope he just keeps his head, keep focused and think about his game."

The teen, who went to Mona High before earning a transfer to St George's where he won the Manning Cup and Olivier Shield titles last season, as well as the competition's Most Valuable Player's prize, has gone to Europe on several occasions, as his representatives seek a contract on his behalf.

He has been involved in the national senior programme for a short period, having been invited to some camps and played against Trinidad and Tobago in Jamaica before Wednesday night's 45-minute run from half-time.

"I am not getting enough playing time, which I kind of understand because you've a lot of experienced players and overseas players," he admits. "I learn a lot from them and it's good to see I'm playing with them, actually, I dream to play with these guys and I look at them as role models."