MARC STAMP, STAR Sports

Holy Trinity High tagged Trench Town High 3-1 in a Group G encounter in the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)/LIME Manning Cup football competition preliminary round at the Bell Chung Oval yesterday.

The Holy Trinity team scored courtesy of a brace by Nicholas Hamilton in the 13th and 64th minute, and another goal by Shamar Dillon in the 25th minute. Shamar Nicholson pulled a goal back for Trench Town in the 70th minute.

Holy Trinity scored early when Dillon was fouled inside the 18-yard area. The penalty kick was slotted past Trench Town goalkeeper Jovane Jordine. Dillon added another goal when he lobbed the advancing goalkeeper for Holy Trinity to end the half 2-0. Holy Trinity went further ahead when Hamilton ran onto a long punt from goalkeeper Sean-Dean Daley and beat Jordine with a toe-poke.

Trench Town pulled back a goal through Nicholson. The winners went on the defensive and held on for a victory that pushed them closer to a spot in the second round. Holy Trinity lead the group with 19 points from three games, seven ahead of second-place Trench Town.

Holy Trinity's central defender Renardo Nelson received a second yellow card and was sent off in the game.

The games involving St Catherine teams were postponed by ISSA due to the inclement weather affecting the island.

Yesterday's results

Group A

STATHS 0 Ascot 1

Calabar 3 Jonathan Grant 1

Edith Dalton 0 James Hydel 3

Group G