WATCH: Guernsey win thriller on penalties to reclaim Junior Muratti
There will be no ‘redwash’ in Muratti football this year after Guernsey’s U18s pulled off a sensational and dramatic victory on penalties at the Track yesterday.
They came back from 2-0 down in the first half to force extra-time with a 90th minute equaliser and take the lead after their opponents were reduced to nine men.
It finished 3-3 at the end of 120 minutes and went to penalty kicks, and full-back Jacques Cauvin kept his cool to score the winner, 4-3 on penalties.
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Young Guernsey coach Jordan Kelly, who only took over the side in the last few weeks of preparation, was delighted at the final whistle.
‘As a group we were always on it. I had massive belief in us and we went out there and delivered. We always had the belief and the lads went out there and delivered it,’ he said.
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Jersey had two players, including their goalkeeper, sent off in extra time and with a sin-bin for each side, the game finished 10 men against eight.
Jersey coach Daniel Seviour said his side had failed to perform after being comfortable with a two-goal lead at half-time.
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‘The errors that we’ve made have brought them into the game. You’ve got to give credit where it’s due to Guernsey, they battled hard, did everything that we expected.'
‘But it’s our errors that cost us the game, and it’s an experience I don’t want to have again, and don’t want the players to have to experience again.’
North striker Owen Wallbridge, who set up Guernsey’s last minute equaliser in normal time for Zac Batiste, was named man of the match.
