Rockfort's Shaquille Miller (right) shields the ball away from Swallowfield's Nico Brown in the KSAFA Under-13 football competition yesterday at the Stadium East field. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer Swallowfield United recorded their second consecutive victory in Zone One of the Lucozade Kingston and St. Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Fitz Ramsay Under-13 competition, with a 2-0 victory over Rockfort at the Stadium East yesterday.
In the day's other matches, Constant Spring whipped August Town 6-0 and Barbican edged Shortwood United 1-0 in Zone Two. The game between Swallowfield and Rockfort was reduced by 10 minutes to 50 minutes after a half-an-hour delay.
Swallowfield dominated the match from the opening whistle and were rewarded in the 12th minute when Dejon Martin fired home a powerful 30-yard free kick over the head of goalkeeper Neil Morgan.
Ten minutes later, Andre Smith came close to doubling Swallow-field's lead, but his point-blank shot was well saved by Morgan. Swallowfield led 1-0 at half time. A few minutes after the break, Rockfort's Carlos Steer came close to giving his team the equaliser, but his header went wide of the target.
Beyond doubt
Smith then put the issue beyond doubt for his team five minutes from time when he headed home a right-sided cross from teammate Nico Brown past Morgan.
Leon Bradrick, manager of Swallowfield, was happy with his team's result.
"It is a nice victory for us today, especially after the hurricane," said Bradrick. "My guys wanted this game for the past two weeks because of the rain we didn't get to play and so we were hungry for this one.
"Our plan for the rest of the season is to make sure that we honour our fixtures and try to make sure that we make it into the second round."
Meanwhile Lance Craig, coach of Rockfort, said his team is still going through the learning process of the game.
"My team is in a rebuilding phase,because it is hard to really get these players prepared the way in which we want them to on a daily basis," Craig said.
He added: "I think that they need a little more time to come into themselves because some of them are under 10 years old. However, we have to get them into the game early, because it keeps them out of trouble during the holiday period."
