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Romaldkirk Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Harilal Lagat made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harilal Lagat in the 4th minute of play forced Maidenhead's goalkeeper Levi Kosgei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute Harilal Lagat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Levi Kosgei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joseph Salim Swedan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Michael Kiptanui came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Maidenhead fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Michael Kiptanui couldn't finish the play. Romaldkirk's Paul Mwangi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michael Kiptanui in the 16th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Michael Kiptanui got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Maidenhead's Jonathan Waithaka in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Romaldkirk's goalie prevented a goal. If Jonathan Waithaka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joseph Salim Swedan might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Levi Kosgei. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joseph Salim Swedan ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 41st minute Jonathan Waithaka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Mwangi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joseph Salim Swedan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Levi Kosgei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ondoro Kivilu kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Michael Kiptanui to make the kick off. Levi Kosgei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harilal Lagat in the 53rd minute of the match. 58 minutes into the game, Githinji Chepkemei was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Maidenhead's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Romaldkirk the free kick. Paul Mwangi was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Michael Kiptanui capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Michael Kiptanui really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. If Sammy Valdo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Maidenhead booed when Romaldkirk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francis Komen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 72 minutes, Stephen Nduro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maidenhead and the Romaldkirk players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Romaldkirk booed when Maidenhead was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stephen Nduro didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harilal Lagat in the 74th minute of play forced Maidenhead's goalkeeper Levi Kosgei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harilal Lagat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Levi Kosgei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stephen Nduro kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute of the match Romaldkirk got a corner. Maidenhead's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Francis Kogo ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Francis Kogo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Levi Kosgei quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Levi Kosgei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harilal Lagat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joseph Salim Swedan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harilal Lagat in the 96th minute of play forced Maidenhead's goalkeeper Levi Kosgei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maidenhead's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.