AN INJURY-TIME goal by young striker Dwayne Mars, misses by Terry Odle, and a superb last-minute acrobatic save by veteran goalkeeper Vasco “Ninja” Husbands.
Those were the memorable moments of Thursday night’s two contrasting draws in the first mid-week action of the LIME Pelican Football Challenge which attracted close to 4 000 fans at the National Stadium.
Barbados Steel Works Top Bay Settlers also learnt a lesson that defending a one-goal lead is not always the right recipe for success.
Their decision to bring on rugged defender Mark Cox for striker Arantes Lawrence backfired as Mars netted a late equalizer to earn Conquerors a 2-2 draw with the more dominant Settlers. (EZS)
Full story in today’s SATURDAY SUN.
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