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Eckel Village Fields
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Boscoe Medina kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nalini Maharaj in the 3rd minute of play forced Eckel Village's goalkeeper Canute Abdul-Hamid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Tomás Cuminao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ato Jabari Jaggernauth came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Eckel Village 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 Ato Jabari Jaggernauth couldn't finish the play. Richard de Boissièrre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute, Pete Jones hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomás Cuminao scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Canute Abdul-Hamid, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tomás Cuminao fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Canute Abdul-Hamid having to interfere. Danny Khan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Canute Abdul-Hamid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nalini Maharaj, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Eckel Village's Canute Abdul-Hamid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomás Cuminao in the 23rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Tomás Cuminao's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Canute Abdul-Hamid was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Canute Abdul-Hamid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nalini Maharaj in the 26th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Tomás Cuminao sped through Eckel Village's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Canute Abdul-Hamid. When Seiseki's Tomás Cuminao in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eckel Village's goalie prevented a goal. After 33 minutes, Ato Jabari Jaggernauth mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eckel Village and the Seiseki players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Tomás Cuminao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Permanand St Clair hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After having played for 41 minutes, Permanand St Clair managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eckel Village's supporters crossed their fingers, but Permanand St Clair was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 45th minute, Danny Khan 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. In the 47th minute Karl Sant shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Canute Abdul-Hamid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Danny Khan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Seiseki's supporters rose to their feet, but Danny Khan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Canute Abdul-Hamid breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

With a little luck, Eckel Village's Canute Abdul-Hamid got control of the ball when Tomás Cuminao tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nalini Maharajs short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Canute Abdul-Hamid to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Eckel Village booed when Seiseki was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danny Khan didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Danny Khan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute, Seiseki's Nalini Maharaj ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Canute Abdul-Hamid. Canute Abdul-Hamid yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Cuminao in the 78th minute of play forced Eckel Village's goalkeeper Canute Abdul-Hamid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomás Cuminao in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Canute Abdul-Hamid prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 83rd minute, Nalini Hassanali hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Keon Rougier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bob Sinanan in the 84th minute of play. During the 85th minute of the match Ato Jabari Jaggernauth completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ato Jabari Jaggernauth a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 86 played minutes Eckel Village got a freekick which was hit by Ato Jabari Jaggernauth. 87 minutes into the match, Danny Khan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Canute Abdul-Hamid. Eckel Village's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Danny Khan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. After 93 minutes, Jamaal Sinanan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eckel Village and the Seiseki players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 93rd minute, Jamaal Sinanan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nalini Maharaj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Canute Abdul-Hamid having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Tomás Cuminao kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Canute Abdul-Hamid. That made the score 0-7 in the 96 minute of play. Seiseki's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.