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Silk Cotton Stadium
Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anton Phipps took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Chaguanas Strikers's Clyde Chambers got control of the ball when Anton Phipps tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 3 minutes, André Rampaul mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C. Liverpool Tobago and the Chaguanas Strikers players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 3 played minutes F.C. Liverpool Tobago got a freekick which was hit by André Rampaul. After 5 minutes, Jan Sooklal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the F.C. Liverpool Tobago and the Chaguanas Strikers players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some careless play in the Chaguanas Strikers defense, Jan Sooklal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Clyde Chambers. The Chaguanas Strikers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Clyde Chambers should have stopped the shot. Clyde Chambers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sundar Glasgow, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Clyde Chambers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Phipps in the 25th minute of play. Palaimon Gomatos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Standiford String Band in the 27th minute of the match. With a little luck, Chaguanas Strikers's Clyde Chambers got control of the ball when Jan Sooklal tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 29th match minute, Chaguanas Strikers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krishna Bednob to maneuver through the defense. In the 31st minute, Krishna Bednob got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 35 minutes into the game, Standiford String Band was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chaguanas Strikers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave F.C. Liverpool Tobago the free kick. A collision led to Chaguanas Strikers getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Standiford String Band hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Phipps in the 39th minute of play forced Chaguanas Strikers's goalkeeper Clyde Chambers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 43 minutes of play F.C. Liverpool Tobago's Jan Sooklal was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 44th minute, Jan Sooklal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Standiford String Band made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, F.C. Liverpool Tobago's Franklin Mitchell-Gift made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Clyde Chambers was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Chaguanas Strikers defense, Franklin Mitchell-Gift kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Clyde Chambers. The Chaguanas Strikers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Clyde Chambers should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Standiford String Band managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chaguanas Strikers's supporters rose to their feet, but Standiford String Band was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Palaimon Gomatos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 62nd minute, André Rampaul hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kevon Najjar might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Clyde Chambers. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kevon Najjar ran back to his position shaking his head. Clyde Chambers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevon Najjar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of F.C. Liverpool Tobago booed when Chaguanas Strikers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rudolph Cipriani didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th minute, Kevon Najjar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the match, Chaguanas Strikers's goal looked a bit too open when Franklin Mitchell-Gift came free, but Clyde Chambers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clyde Chambers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sundar Glasgow, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 85th minute, Franklin Mitchell-Gift left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The F.C. Liverpool Tobago fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. F.C. Liverpool Tobago were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Chaguanas Strikers for a fine match.