St Kitts and Nevis hammer Solomon Islands 4-2 for FIFA Series win

Wetin we see for Gelora Bung Karno Stadium today na pure football drama. After heavy rain delay the match for one hour thirty minutes, St Kitts and Nevis finally show say dem get power. Dem beat Solomon Islands 4-2 for one FIFA Series friendly match wey dey hold for Jakarta, Indonesia.

The match suppose start by 4:30am ET, but rain fall well well. Referee test the pitch, see say e no fit play. Dem delay am for another thirty minutes. The players wait tire before dem finally enter field.

First half begin with small small play. Both teams dey study themselves. But by 30th minute, Sterling-James steal ball, pass give Williams, collect return pass inside box, and shoot! Goal! St Kitts take lead 1-0.

Solomon Islands no waste time. Dem reply sharp sharp. By 35th minute, Kaua find pass give Keana. Keana run enter box, dribble goalkeeper Archibald, shoot into empty net. Equalizer! Game dey 1-1.

But St Kitts come again. Before half-time, Mitchum get ball from defensive error, launch am give Sterling-James. Sterling-James control, pass back to middle. Williams shoot, goalkeeper parry ball, hit post, fall inside net. Halftime score: St Kitts 2, Solomon Islands 1.

Second half begin with Solomon Islands trying to press. Leslie get chance early, but him shot hit crossbar. Game slow small small. Both teams make substitutions. St Kitts bring Browne replace Amory. Solomon Islands bring Fordney replace Kaua.

By 40th minute, Solomon Islands counter-attack sweet. Fordney receive ball, find Leslie with pass. Leslie burst into box from right, cross low. Fordney appear middle of area, send ball into net. Equalizer again! Game dey 2-2.

But St Kitts response immediate. Fast break happen. Bristow receive pass for left, cross low. Panayiotou control ball inside box, take goalkeeper out of play, shoot into empty net. St Kitts lead again 3-2.

Game dey hot now. Leslie think say him score another goal after long pass and dribble past goalkeeper. But VAR check, say offside. Goal no count.

Then Kelly shoot powerfully from distance. Ball bounce off left post, enter net. St Kitts extend lead to 4-2.

Solomon Islands try comeback, but time no dey again. Match end with St Kitts and Nevis winning 4-2.

For Solomon Islands side, dis na their fourth consecutive loss. Dem don lose to Papua New Guinea 1-0, Vanuatu 2-1, and Bulgaria 10-2 before dis match. Their World Cup qualifying journey for Oceania end with third place for Group C.

St Kitts and Nevis come into dis match with one draw and two losses from their last three games. Dem draw 0-0 with Sint Maarten, lose 6-2 to Belize, and lose 4-0 to Indonesia for FIFA Series. Dis win go sweet dem well well.

The FIFA Series na new tournament wey FIFA introduce to give teams from different confederations chance to play friendly matches. Gelora Bung Karno Stadium wey dey Jakarta get capacity of over 75,000 people, but today match no full house.

Players wey score for St Kitts na Panayiotou, Kelly, and Sterling-James. Own goal from Solomon Islands goalkeeper Mango also count. For Solomon Islands, Fordney and Keana score their two goals.

Yellow cards show for both sides. Roberts, Bristow, and Kelly get yellow for St Kitts. Referee try control physical game.

Dis match na part of FIFA international break activities. Many other matches dey hold worldwide for FIFA Series. Teams like New Zealand, Chile, Cabo Verde, Finland, and others dey participate.

For those wey wan watch, dem stream the match live on FIFA+ app. No TV broadcast for dis particular game, but VAVEL US provide live coverage with all plays and excitement.

The win go give St Kitts and Nevis confidence as dem dey prepare for future competitions. For Solomon Islands, dem need to go back, work on their defense wey concede ten goals against Bulgaria just three days ago.

Football fans wey watch say na interesting match despite rain delay. The four goals from St Kitts show say dem get attacking quality. Solomon Islands fight well, but defensive errors cost dem.