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Preysal
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Seiseki's Tomás Cuminao started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute, Cornelius Minshall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Nalini Maharaj's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Russel Selvon was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. 10 minutes into the match, Preysal Rangers's goal looked a bit too open when Danny Khan came free, but Russel Selvon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Russel Selvon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Cuminao in the 12th minute of play. A collision led to Preysal Rangers getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Vasant Hyland hit a great ball. When Seiseki's Richard de Boissièrre in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Preysal Rangers's goalie prevented a goal. 20 minutes into the game, Tomás Cuminao cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Russel Selvon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Keon Rougier made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cornelius Minshall in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute, Everald Mendes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Keon Rougier was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 32 played minutes Preysal Rangers got a freekick which was hit by Cornelius Minshall. Russel Selvon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nalini Maharaj, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cornelius Minshall could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Keon Rougier made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Tomás Cuminao managed to get in a good position for a shot. Seiseki's supporters rose to their feet, but Tomás Cuminao was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Russel Selvon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cornelius Minshall got free with Keon Rougier in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Everald Mendes to strike the kick off in the second half. Everald Mendes scored 2-3 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Keon Rougier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 54th match minute, Preysal Rangers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cornelius Minshall to maneuver through the defense. If Nalini Maharaj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 58 minutes into the match, Everald Mendes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Keon Rougier. Seiseki's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Everald Mendes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. 61 minutes into the game, Cornelius Minshall was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Preysal Rangers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Seiseki the free kick. The supporters of Seiseki booed when Preysal Rangers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cornelius Minshall didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nalini Maharaj in the 62nd minute of play forced Preysal Rangers's goalkeeper Russel Selvon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th match minute, Seiseki was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danny Khan to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute, Danny Khan made a precise shot to the right of Russel Selvon. Preysal Rangers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. When Clayton Hennessy fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Preysal Rangers's protests and gave Clayton Hennessy a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 78th minute of the game. One of Preysal Rangers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Seiseki:s goal. In the 83rd minute Tomás Cuminao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Russel Selvon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edgar Mortimer Hunte kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. When Cornelius Minshall was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 86 minutes had been played. Cornelius Minshall hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Russel Selvon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nalini Maharaj in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Everald Mendes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Keon Rougier. Seiseki's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Everald Mendes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-5. If Nalini Maharaj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Preysal Rangers supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Seiseki's performance. The match ended with a win for Seiseki.