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THE GulfWeekly Premiership provided dramatic and thrilling action as four sides battled for points and two created history as the league witnessed its first draw.
A controversial encounter between Saar Eagles and the British Club ended 3-3 despite last ditch efforts from both sides to secure maximum points and in the earlier fixture between a rejuvenated Dilmun Club and AC Jurassics, the Dilly boys marched away with a convincing 4-1 win.
Both sides seemed reluctant to press forward for fear of falling behind. It took something special to break the deadlock and the little Irish ace Eamon Eagan delivered the goods with a powerful shot to put Dilmun Club ahead.
The Jurassics were not to be outdone so easily and pressed forward looking for an opening. But they had to wait until the second half before club captain Andy Watson squeezed in a long range effort to even things up.
This only served to spur the Dilmun Club on and they went ahead for a second time on the night with a tidy finish by Steve Rutter. The game then swung from end-to-end before a freakish goal from Gary Baker ended the contest when he swung in a free kick from the half way line which deceived everyone in the box and bounced into the top corner. Steve Rutter then bagged his second late on to add more icing to the cake.
The second game was a cracker and a league first for two reasons. Not only was it drawn but the game also had the league's first sending off.
From the start, both teams pressed forward looking for that elusive first goal and it came from an unlikely source, Eric, the French wizard. He finished off an excellent passing move with a first time volley which deceived the Eagles keeper and gave the Brit Club a precious lead.
The joy only lasted three minutes before the referee awarded the Eagles a dubious penalty for a handling offense which was duly dispatched by team captain Mickey Dismore. The game's second penalty was awarded late on in the first half when the British Club's captain Matt Irons appeared to have been brought down outside the box. Nonetheless, the awarded penalty was neatly tucked away.
Saar Eagles then pressed for an equaliser and their endeavour was rewarded in the second half when striker Paul Geddes turned his defender and shot past the goalie.
Both teams pressed for a winner and the fans witnessed some excellent football. There was drama late on when Owen Coll scored a great goal to give the British Club a sniff of a famous victory but he was then red carded for comments made about an earlier refereeing decision.
Saar Eagles then equalised with a great header from Louie Marr before yet more controversy when the Eagles thought they had scored a fourth before the referee ordered the free kick to be retaken.
