The Golden Jaguars provisional senior squad was held to a disappointing 3-3 draw in their second practice matchup by West Demerara unit Den Amstel Porknockers on Tuesday at the Tucville Community ground.
The match which was held as part of the team’s preparation for the CFU Championships, saw Delroy Fraser leading the way for the Jaguars with a double in the 34th and 39th minute while Dwayne Lawrence spared their blushes with a solo effort in the 88th minute.
On target for the Region three side with a double was Kevon Ward in the seventh and 26th minute whilst Travis Hilliman found the back of the net in the 45th minute.
Featuring a starting XI comprising of Delroy Fraser, Eusi Phillips, Walter `Boyd’ Moore, Jahaal Greaves, Delwyn Fraser,
Reshawn Sandiford, Mark Jhalu, Eon Alleyne, Adrian Adonis, Shaquille Agard and Oswald Cornette, the national side would quickly fall behind as Ward netted.
Lurking within the left side of the penalty area, Ward would place his right footed effort into the lower right hand corner, after receiving a flat cross from the right side of the field.
It would from bad to worse for the national setup as Den Amstel increased their lead. Racing into the centre of the area after latching onto a perfectly placed through pass, Ward with only the goalkeeper to beat, lashed his effort into the top right hand corner.
Shaquille Agard almost levelled the scoring for the Jaguars in the 32nd minute as his powerful header from the centre of the box, was denied by the outstretched leg of the Den Amstel custodian.
Den Amstel’s lead would eventually be cut to one two minutes later as Fraser etched his name on the scorer’s sheet.
A constant thorn in the side of the Den Amstel backline, Agard would play a perfectly weighted through pass from the centre of the field, which was hammered by Fraser into the bottom of the net, following a one-on-one with the keeper.
The scores would then become levelled as Fraser sealed his first half double, rifling his right footed effort into the right hand corner of the net, following a goal mouth scramble within the right side of the area.
However the momentum of the matchup would change once more as Den Amstel retook the lead in the final minute of the first half.
Bearing down the right side of the field, Hilliman would unleash a curling right footed effort into the back of the empty net, after custodian Oswald Cornette raced off his goal line to challenge for the ball.
With both sides rotating their respective bench, the National setup would level the score in the dying minutes of a cagey second period through a sublime Lawrence finish.
Receiving a lobbed right sided pass while running into the right side of the penalty box, Lawrence upon controlling the ball with his chest, would evade the onrushing custodian and finish to the bottom of the net to earn his side a share of the spoils.
