Island skipper Matt Warren (left) rushes to congratulate Gez Overstall on his goal at Northfield, one of four scored by the black-and-whites in their 4-1 Jeremie Cup semi-final win over North. (Picture by Tom Tardif, 0865284)

St Martin’s shock midweek defeat by Rangers allegedly provoked angry words from the Saints coach and his men duly responded as they pounded an under-strength North to reach the Jeremie Cup final where St Paul’s await.

Saints were woeful against a Ross Allen-inspired Rangers under the bright lights of Blanche Pierre Lane in the Stranger Cup last Wednesday. And one thing for certain is that their coach, Colin ‘Big Fal’ Fallaize, would have given them what-for afterwards.

It was a wholly different Saints that turned up at Northfield on Saturday afternoon to comfortably get the better of a North side missing nine regulars.

However, a reflective Fallaize was certainly unimpressed with the ‘hairdryer’ line of questioning after the victory and was more interested in talking about the match.

‘I thought it was a difficult game for North,’ he said.

‘They had a few out and we needed to take an opportunity out of the situation. We hit the bar five or six times which I guess is bad finishing.

‘We were competitive and we wanted to get into a final. I’m really chuffed about that. We caught them on a bad day and we fully deserved it.’