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Orange Valley
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Wes Corneal started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Sterling Chancellor had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Basdeo Mohammed. Orange Valley Fire's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sterling Chancellor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Stephen Thompson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 8 minutes into the match, Titan FC's goalkeeper Charles Brown had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lewis Baldeosingh. Titan FC's Charles Brown proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Titan FC from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lewis Baldeosingh got free with Charles Brown in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lewis Baldeosingh got free with Charles Brown in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Wes Corneal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Titan FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Wes Corneal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Basdeo Mohammed breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Titan FC's Wes Corneal got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Sterling Chancellor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Titan FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sterling Chancellor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Basdeo Mohammed breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Titan FC's Wes Corneal got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sterling Chancellor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 28th minute, Trevor Assoon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Charles Brown was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lewis Baldeosingh got free with Charles Brown in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sugar Goodridge took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Basdeo Mohammed. Basdeo Mohammed dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. When Stephen Thompson came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Orange Valley Fire fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Stephen Thompson couldn't finish the play. Wes Corneal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Basdeo Mohammed having to make a save. Charles Brown made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Occah Daaga in the 44th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Stephen Thompson made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lewis Baldeosingh in the 54th minute of play forced Titan FC's goalkeeper Charles Brown to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Titan FC's Wes Corneal got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Julius Belfon kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Charles Brown came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Orange Valley Fire's Trevor Assoon. But to his dismay, Trevor Assoon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Sterling Chancellor charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sterling Chancellor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sterling Chancellor hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Wes Corneal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 89 minutes into the game, Orange Valley Fire's Stephen Thompson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Charles Brown made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-3. 94 minutes into the game, Julius Belfon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Titan FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Orange Valley Fire the free kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Billy Sonny Ladoo during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 95th minute, Billy Sonny Ladoo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Orange Valley Fire were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Titan FC for a fine match.