Guernsey end long wait to lift Nigel Gavey Trophy

Guernsey U16s 2, Jersey U16s 1

THREE penalties, a red card, seven bookings and a goal worthy of winning any football match.

This was an inter-insular battle that had everything, played at breathtaking speed from the first whistle to the last of the 80-minute game and, at the end of it, Sarnian glory as they lifted the Nigel Gavey Trophy for the first time.

It was a deserved win at the Track, although the visitors more than played their part in a wonderful exhibition for Channel Islands football ahead of more battles in the coming weeks.

Joe Collenette ultimately was the Guernsey hero with a stunning 25-yard effort to win the game minutes before half-time, taking the ball down and making space for himself before finding the top corner.

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