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Woodford Square
Spectators: 9709 (Terracing: 7000, Seating: 2493, VIP seats: 216) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Standiford String Band got the match started through his kick off. When Chaguanas Strikers's Standiford String Band in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Punta Pigeon's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Standiford String Band's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Khaleem Abdul-Hamid was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. A collision led to Punta Pigeon getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Don Abraham hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Standiford String Band's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Khaleem Abdul-Hamid was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 33rdth minute of the game Standiford String Band who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Punta Pigeon's Khaleem Abdul-Hamid was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Krishna Bednob fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khaleem Abdul-Hamid having to interfere. After the first half Chaguanas Strikers were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ernani Bueno to make the kick off. If Standiford String Band had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Punta Pigeon's zone, Natasha Badree stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khaleem Abdul-Hamid came out of the goal and Natasha Badree tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Standiford String Band struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Khaleem Abdul-Hamid didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chaguanas Strikers. Standiford String Band who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 66thth minute tested the skills of Khaleem Abdul-Hamid when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Teddy Daaga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Clyde Chambers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Punta Pigeon's goal looked a bit too open when Standiford String Band came free, but Khaleem Abdul-Hamid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Krishna Bednob fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khaleem Abdul-Hamid having to interfere. Natasha Badree received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Khaleem Abdul-Hamid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th 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. 86 minutes into the match, Punta Pigeon's goalkeeper Khaleem Abdul-Hamid had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raffique Mannette. Standiford String Band could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Khaleem Abdul-Hamid made a huge save. The Punta Pigeon fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Chaguanas Strikers were clearly better and deserved to take the win.