Rural Under-14: Oracabessa High squeeze past York Castle High 1-0
Oracabessa High held on to beat York Castle High 1-0 in Group D of the Rural Under-14 at Oracabessa Mini-Stadium on Friday, 6 November.
Analysis
Oracabessa High kept their third clean sheet of the Rural Under-14 season.
Their Rural Under-14 seasons so far. Oracabessa High: played 6, won 3, drawn 2, lost 1, scored 19, conceded 9 (last five: D-D-W-L-W). York Castle High: played 6, won 4, drawn 0, lost 2, scored 14, conceded 12 (last five: W-W-W-W-L).
The table
Oracabessa High are 3rd in Group D on 11 points, a point off the qualifying places with one game left. York Castle High sit 2nd in Group D on 12 points and, with one game left, are in a qualifying position.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iona High | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +8 | 12 |
| 2 | York Castle High | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 12 |
| 3 | Oracabessa High | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +10 | 11 |
| 4 | Ocho Rios High | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +18 | 10 |
| 5 | Brown's Town High | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 9 |
| 6 | Ferncourt High | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| 7 | Marcus Garvey Tech | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -14 | 1 |
| 8 | Steer Town Academy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -32 | 0 |
Scenarios: what they need
- Winning every remaining game may not be enough on its own: Oracabessa High also need results elsewhere to go their way.
- Defeat to Ferncourt High would end Oracabessa High's hopes of a top-two finish in Group D, leaving only the race for the best-placed spots.
- Winning every remaining game may not be enough on its own: York Castle High also need results elsewhere to go their way.
Next up
Oracabessa High host Ferncourt High on Monday, 9 November. York Castle High host Marcus Garvey Tech on Friday, 13 November.