Island Games: Jersey miss out on football semi-final

Wednesday 28 June 2017

At the half-way point of the friendly games, Team Jersey's men's football team have crashed out of the competition, just, on goal difference.

Despite several impressive performances on the third full day of the 17th Island Games in Gotland, Team Jersey have also relinquished the top of the medal table to the Isle of Man.

Out of the three matches they played, the men's football team won two and drew one. Despite conceding the same amount of goals as the Menorcan team, the Jersey men's team missed out on the semi-finals by just one goal. They will play against the host team, Gotland, on Thursday for 5th place in the event.

However, the blow of Team Jersey's defeat on the football pitch was softened on the Tennis Court as the men's team, consisting of Jeremy Cross, Stuart Parker, Michael Watkins and Scott Weaver won against Gotland to take gold. 

Overall, Team Jersey have accrued 36 medals, including 14 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze, placing them fourth in the medal table, behind the Isle of Man, the Faroe Islands and Guernsey.

Pictured: Top five teams in medal table at the time of writing. Taken from official Island Games Results website

Today, on the fourth full day of the competition, Team Jersey will compete in 13 different sports. For a more detailed breakdown of what the rest of the week hold for the Jersey Post sponsored athletes, click here.