Guernsey 2, England Universities 3
RIGHT game, wrong result, but still the perfect warm-up for Sunday’s Muratti and a one-goal defeat should not be seen as a negative.

England Universities proved themselves to be ideal opponents and for the relative few who popped along to the Corbet Field last night they were treated to the best football seen on these shores this winter.

‘They were good weren’t they?’ emphasised Tony Vance after the final whistle.

Certainly to lose to this team was no disgrace as Jersey simply will be not as good as the side Guernseyman Steve Sharman brought along to complete the island’s competitive Muratti preparations.

They even had the son of an England great playing on the right wing. Jordan Barnes (pictured) may not carve out the professional career his father, John, did at Watford and Liverpool, but the student proved enjoyable to watch unless your name was Olly McKenzie, the island left back.