Mauritius and St. Kitts ends in a stalemate

by Siddharth Yadav August 22, 2017

22nd August 2017, Mumbai: On the second day of HERO Tri-Nation Football Series, Mauritius and St. Kitts & Nevis match ended in a 1-1 stalemate at Mumbai Football Arena, Andheri Sports Complex on Tuesday evening.

Mauritius headed towards the match after suffering a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Indian Football Team, whereas, St. Kitts & Nevis were hoping to kick-start their campaign with a win.

Both the outfits took time to settle into the game. With Mumbai Football Arena almost as equal as empty in this match, although over 100 school children flocked over at the Mumbai Football Arena.

Mauritius got the first chance of the game when Jocelyn’s pinpoint cross was headed over the bar by Justin in the 7th minute. After a good display in the first fifteen minutes, Mauritius finally took the lead when left-back Balisson’s precise cross was superbly headed by Jean Sarah in the back of the net.

For the second time in the Tri-Nation series, Mauritius took the lead as they were also ahead against India in the opening match. Balisson had a brilliant game throughout who popped in a number of crosses over the match.

Mauritius went into the break with a one goal advantage in hope to register their first win of the Tri-Nation Football Series campaign. St. Kitts & Nevis had an improved second-half as they approached the game in an attacking way.

Mauritius though almost doubled their lead when Jocelyn’s curling effort was saved by St. Kitts’ goalkeeper Jamal. Moments later, St. Kitts’ Kimaree saw his shot being saved by Mauritius’ Caserne.

A few minutes later, St. Kitts’ hard work finally paid off. Rogers Kimaree, through on goal, who was set up by Williams Petrez beautifully finished past Caserne to level the score. Both the sides earned a point from this result with Mauritius ending their campaign with a point from two games.

St. Kitts & Nevis will play India on 24th August 2017 i.e on Wednesday which will be the concluding match of the HERO Tri-Nation Football Series.