Manzur’s plan ‘worked a treat’
MANZUR head to Blanche Pierre Lane tomorrow evening aiming to repeat last season’s early campaign triumph over St Martin’s.
They have double incentive to do so too.
Not only is there the morale-boosting fillip of turning over the champions, but a win would take Mark Romeril’s side top of the FNB Priaulx League a sixth into the 24-match programme.
Romeril’s men underlined their threat to all the title challengers with a surprise 2-0 smash-and-grab win over North last weekend, both goals coming in the final 10 minutes.
Reflecting on the win, which came four days after a very poor performance against Sylvans in the Jeremie, the Manzur coach said their ‘game plan had worked a treat’.
Part of that plan involved Rob Jennings performing a man-to-man marking job on the free-scoring Sam Murray.
With the striker subdued and Danny Hale missing, Manzur kept a rare clean sheet.
‘It went exactly to script,’ said Romeril.
‘We’re starting to get our players back.’
Ollie McKenzie returned for Manzur as did striker Marlon Jardim, who came on at half-time after several weeks away.
Saints could have Louis Hunter and Jake Lowe back but need to find some width in their game, a factor significantly missing in the defeat by Wanderers.
They will also hope to have keeper Jason Martin back, although Ben Hunter did nothing wrong as the emergency No. 1 in the Jeremie.
Kick off is at 7.30.
