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| Cayman scores its only goal on a PK in 4-1 loss |
One of the perks in my work for the Ministry of Health is that the Minister of Health is also the Minister of Sport and from time time that means an opportunity to attend significant sporting events on the island. This evening was one of those times as I got to sit in the VIP section of Truman Bodden National Stadium in George Town as the Cayman Islands took on El Salvador in World Cup 2014 qualifying. I attended with the CEO of CINICO and was a few rows up from the Governor of the Island and most of the CI Government Ministers and officials. We were also one row above the officials from El Salvador and it was interesting to watch how they were living and dying with every pass and shot.
El Salvador was unlucky not to get two or three first half goals as the half ended in a nil-nil draw. But as the second half began they scored twice early to take a commanding lead. But then, trailing 2 nil Cayman had a fantastic ten minute run that included their goal on a deserved PK and then culminated just a few minutes later when a great shot from distance after three beautiful set up passes almost tied the score at 2 but went just over the cross bar. The crowd was really into the game and you could feel the electricity in the air. After that though it was back to dominance by El Salvador as they scored twice more and easily could have won 7 or 8 to 1 but hit the post at least four times. The crowd of around 2000 was great for a small nation and it was a blast to see world quality futbol (such as it was) in person here in the Islands. Even though it was "work related", it was a great evening and a fun match to watch.
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| Fan below us shows the colors |
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| With one of the El Salvador officials before the match |
