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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>Ja rout St Lucia 4-0 in Digicel Cup</SPAN>
<SPAN class=Subheadline></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>Observer Reporter
Thursday, September 28, 2006
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</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>Jamaica's Demar Phillips scores a header during the Digicel Caribbean Cup match against St Lucia at the National Stadium last night. Jamaica won 4-0. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Jamaica made a winning but unconvincing start to the defence of their Digicel Cup crown with a 4-0 thrashing of St Lucia at the National Stadium last night.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The Reggae Boyz, comprised primarily of local-based players, got maiden goals from Kevin Lamey, Wilfred Smith and Demar Phillips to jump into joint leadership of Group B with three points.<P class=StoryText align=justify>They share the lead with Haiti, who hammered St Vincent and the Grenadines by a similar score.
For Jamaica it was the classic case of two halves - reasonable in the first, but woefully lacking in ideas in the second.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The Boyz were 4-0 ahead just past the half-hour mark, but the expected floodgates were never opened.
Seba's Smith opened the scoring in the third minute when he slammed home from inside the box after goalie Giovanni Veterville coughed up a Fabian Davis left-footer.<P class=StoryText align=justify>In the 22nd minute Lamey, long the prolific scorter at the local level, opened his international account. He was fed by Waterhouse clubmate Phillip, and from an angle. He composed himself before ramming home.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=200 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>Striker Kevin Lamey is ecstatic after scoring his first ever goal for Jamaica during the first half of the Digicel Caribbean Cup game against St Lucia at the National Stadium last night. Jamaica won 4-0. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Phillips got into the act and added the third when he soared high to head home Davis' left-sided corner on 30 minutes.
Lamey completed his brace six minutes later.<P class=StoryText align=justify>In the curtain-raiser the French-speaking Haitians took the lead in the 18th minute through Josue Mayard. Jean Baptiste Fritzson doubled the lead nine minutes into the second half before Jean Jascques Pierre made it 3-0 with 11 minutes to go.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The rout was completed three minutes into added time when substitute Marc Herold Gracien scored.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The competition continues tomorrow at the same venue with Haiti vs St Lucia at 5:00 pm and Jamaica vs SVG at 7:00.
<SPAN class=Subheadline></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>Observer Reporter
Thursday, September 28, 2006
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</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>Jamaica's Demar Phillips scores a header during the Digicel Caribbean Cup match against St Lucia at the National Stadium last night. Jamaica won 4-0. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Jamaica made a winning but unconvincing start to the defence of their Digicel Cup crown with a 4-0 thrashing of St Lucia at the National Stadium last night.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The Reggae Boyz, comprised primarily of local-based players, got maiden goals from Kevin Lamey, Wilfred Smith and Demar Phillips to jump into joint leadership of Group B with three points.<P class=StoryText align=justify>They share the lead with Haiti, who hammered St Vincent and the Grenadines by a similar score.For Jamaica it was the classic case of two halves - reasonable in the first, but woefully lacking in ideas in the second.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The Boyz were 4-0 ahead just past the half-hour mark, but the expected floodgates were never opened.
Seba's Smith opened the scoring in the third minute when he slammed home from inside the box after goalie Giovanni Veterville coughed up a Fabian Davis left-footer.<P class=StoryText align=justify>In the 22nd minute Lamey, long the prolific scorter at the local level, opened his international account. He was fed by Waterhouse clubmate Phillip, and from an angle. He composed himself before ramming home.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=200 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>Striker Kevin Lamey is ecstatic after scoring his first ever goal for Jamaica during the first half of the Digicel Caribbean Cup game against St Lucia at the National Stadium last night. Jamaica won 4-0. (Photo: Bryan Cummings)</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Phillips got into the act and added the third when he soared high to head home Davis' left-sided corner on 30 minutes.Lamey completed his brace six minutes later.<P class=StoryText align=justify>In the curtain-raiser the French-speaking Haitians took the lead in the 18th minute through Josue Mayard. Jean Baptiste Fritzson doubled the lead nine minutes into the second half before Jean Jascques Pierre made it 3-0 with 11 minutes to go.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The rout was completed three minutes into added time when substitute Marc Herold Gracien scored.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The competition continues tomorrow at the same venue with Haiti vs St Lucia at 5:00 pm and Jamaica vs SVG at 7:00.