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BBC News
17-05-2025
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Guernsey women beat Jersey to retain Muratti Vase
Two quickfire goals from Calleigh Hedley saw Guernsey's women come from behind to beat Jersey 2-1 and retain the Muratti Vase for the first time in 24 win added to Guernsey FC's title in this season's Jersey women's league as the Sarnians' resurgence in the fixture fixture between the sides only returned in 2022 after Guernsey were unable to field a side between 2018 and victory in the first senior inter-island game at Guernsey's new Victoria Park ground meant the hosts retained the title for the first time since 2001 - when they won for the fifth successive time. Having started the game brighter Guernsey went behind midway through the first half as Sam Silva got on the end of Tiff Sundby's cross as the hosts appealed for a foul on goalkeeper Emma after Chloe Ingrouille drew a fine save from Jersey's Ana Malta as Guernsey searched for an could have been 2-0 down after 29 minutes, but Queripel kept her side in it as she saved Aine Ruth's penalty after the Guernsey goalkeeper had brought down the Jersey upped the pressure after the break, forcing Malta into a fine 52nd-minute Hedley levelled two minutes later as she beat two players to break through on goal before calmly finding the bottom corner. Three minutes later the Guernsey striker scored again as she rounded Malta and slotted into the empty lost Queripel to injury with 15 minutes left and two minutes later lost her replacement Kayleigh Marquis after she was hurt as Jersey Holly Muirhead and Emily le Page scrambled home what they thought was an equaliser, but the referee ruled it out for handball in the build meant debutant midfielder Jess Frampton went in goal as the hosts almost made it 3-1 during 11 minutes of stoppage time as Candice Bougourd hit the crossbar with a free kick in the 95th minute before Donna Gallienne forced a save from Malta soon after.
BBC News
16-05-2025
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- BBC News
Jersey boss aims to upset Guernsey Muratti hopes
Jersey manager Jack Cannon says his side are determined to win the first Muratti Vase final at Victoria new home of football opened in March and hosts the annual grudge match between the islands on who holds a record 23 Muratti caps for Jersey, is taking charge of the island side for the first time against their big is his second game in command after guiding the reigning champions to a 2-0 victory over Alderney in the semi-final in March. "It's a big motivation," Cannon, who was appointed last November, told BBC Radio Jersey."I've spoken to a lot of people that have played there in recent weeks and they all say it's an amazing facility."Obviously the motivation for us is to be the first senior men's team to go there and win the Muratti." Cannon's preparations have bene hindered by uncertainty over the end to Jersey Bulls' Combined Counties Premier Division side are still yet to start their play-off campaign having lost out on the league title after being docked points for playing a suspended is without a host of key Bulls players with record goalscorer Lorne Bickley - who scored the winner against Guernsey 12 months ago - leading the list of those missing are fellow forward Miguel Carvalho, goalkeeper Euan van der Vliet, experienced centre-back James Queree and long-serving midfielder Luke Watson. Despite the majority of his squad being plucked out of the Jersey Football Combination, Cannon is confident it will be competitive enough:"We are where we are, there's no excuses," he said."I feel like we're suitably prepared, I feel like the lads are in good form, they're in good spirits, so there's no excuses from us, we just have to go there and play the game."We would have liked to have had them available, but we've got the best squad available to us travelling."There's no point worrying about that, it can't be helped, and it would have been the same if it was a Jersey Bulls fixture, so we've just got to get on with it."We won't be using it as any excuse, we've got to perform."
