SHOCK and awe! That was what the Mahaicony side felt yesterday as they had the carpet pulled from under them by eventual Region 5 winners Bush Lot Secondary, when action in the Digicel National Schools Football Championships continued.Leading for 89 minutes, the Mahaicony side, playing at home, were blitzed by a quick effort from their Bush Lot counterparts who turned the game in their favour just moments before the final whistle.

From the opening toot, the Bush Lot side were put on the back foot after a ninth-minute goal from Mahaicony’s Nebert Sears, who collected a through ball and confidently slotted into the left side of the net.
The Bush Lot side looked scattered and uncoordinated as attack after attack came from the hosts and eventually conceded their second in the 20th minute, compliments of Sears again. He rushed the charging keeper before ‘stuffing’ him and putting the ball in the net.
The third goal came just nine minutes later through Daquand Gomes after his cross was pushed into the net by Bush Lot’s keeper.
The dejected Bush Lot fans began to lose hope in their team but little did they they know, resurgence was on the cards. A mix-up just before the stroke of halftime gifted Bush Lot a penalty which Shaqueel De Hart converted before the referee blew the whistle.
At 3-1 in favour of the hosts, the game seemed over but the visitors had other ideas as a rushing Titus Webster in the 48th minute collected a cross into the middle before lobbing the ball over the charging goalkeeper and into the net.
It brought renewed hunger for the visitors as they began to attack more frequently, eventually tying up the game through Webster in the 76th again, as his shot ricocheted off the bar and back into his path where he completed the header.
The game looked like it would have to go to penalties to decide a winner. However, a cross from the right flank which was fumbled in the box was slotted home by Jermain Perreira In the 89th.
With the win, Bush Lot will have to play Mahdia on July 20 in the regional playoff.