ONE defeat in any of their final three matches and Rozel Rovers will be relegated back to Division II after just one season in the top flight.
Jerry O’Shea’s side took a point following a 1-1 draw at third-placed Jersey Wanderers on Saturday, but O’Shea admits that the odds are now stacking up against his side beating the drop.’It was an open game at the Hockey Club and we could have taken the three points,’ he said.
‘We missed some good one-on-one chances while Wanderers goalkeeper Jimmy Styles made an excellent save late on to deny Marco Vieira a second goal.’It’s tough.
We now need seven points to get above St Peter on goal-difference so it’s not out of the question yet.
We have a rearranged game on Thursday night against First Tower and that’s a game we must win to keep our hopes of staying up alive.’Vieira shot Rozel ahead before junior Karl Stoodley equalised.St Paul’s moved up one place to fourth after they won 1-0 against First Tower at La Hague Manor.
Ross Goodchild hit St Paul’s crossbar with 20 minutes left before Saints substitutes Brett Pitman and Danny Hughes combined, with Hughes sliding home the winning goal after an excellent turn and run by Pitman from the half-way line.Portuguese dropped one place to fifth after they were beaten by the odd-goal in three at the IJ Bathe Field by Magpies.
Goalkeeper Tony Carlyon, who played outfield, fired the ‘Pies ahead from the penalty spot, Artur Calaca levelled the scores only for Jason Newman to grab Magpies’ second to move them to within one point of the team they defeated.St Peter moved seven points clear of the second relegation place after they won 6-0 at home against relegated Sporting Academics.
The Accies were punished for a goalkeeping error as they trailed at the break and minutes into the second half a cross-cum-shot from Scott Kelly put St Peter 2-0 ahead.The Saints finished strongly to complete the scoring with a hat-trick from Gary Freeman and a brace by 15-year-old substitute Ryan Le Cornu, the latter being denied a hat-trick by a goal-line clearance from fellow junior Stephen du Four.
Article posted on 29th March, 2004 - 12.00am
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