St George's College's captain Kemal Macolm with the coveted Olivier Shield after his school's 2-0 win over St James High in the second leg at Jarrett Park last Saturday. St George's won the two-way tie 3-2 on aggregate. - Adrian Frater

Western Bureau

Bottles rained at Jarrett Park, in Montego Bay, Saturday afternoon as irate fans reacted as St George's College wrecked St James High School's bid to become triple champions, beating them 2-0 to win the 2008 Olivier Shield 3-2 on aggregate.

Kemal Malcolm, who scored St George's lone goal when they lost the first leg 2-1 at Constant Spring last Wednesday, was the hero for the Neville 'Bertis' Bell-coached team last Saturday, scoring two well-taken goals in the eighth and 12th minutes.

"The game plan was to hit them (St James) early and we did with those two early goals," said coach Bell, who has now added the Olivier Shield to his coaching résumé. "St James played quite well, especially in the second half, but the size of the field suited our style and we made it count."

Missed numerous chances

For St James High, who dominated the latter stages of the second half but missed numerous chances, it was a most disappointing experience, especially for the fans who took issue with the officiating and disrupted the game twice as they hurled bottles at the assistant referee posted closest to the Montego Bay Cricket Club end.

"We are disappointed about today's result but we are thankful for what has been a wonderful season for us," said Pastor Hugh Solomon, coach of the St James High team. "We started out shakily and gave up two early goals but we showed a lot of character and in the end, we did get enough chances to win the game."

With St James looking tired and lethargic, St George's had the better of the early exchanges and it came as no surprise when they took the lead in the eighth minute. Following an attack on the left flank, the ball fell to Malcolm who turned sweetly and fired home, making the score 1-0.

St George's struck again in the 12th minute when the St James defence buckled under pressure, allowing Malcolm a clear shot on goal, which he converted easily, firing out of the reach of goalkeeper Everett Nunes, making the score 2-0.

Towards the end of the half, St James gradually began to come into their own and got and wasted two glorious chances in the 28th and 37th minutes. First, Allan Ottey and his strike partner Nicholi Barrett fumbled a pass that fell between them and second, Ricardo Morris kicked tamely at the goalkeeper from the edge of the penalty area.

"This is a special moment for me," said coach Bell. "I have now won my triple as a coach as I had previously won both the Manning Cup and the Walker Cup."