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Paulham bridge
Spectators: 5003 (Terracing: 4001, Seating: 1002, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anthimos Sofos started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Paulinam fc's Okelola Etafia got a free kick in the 4th minute. Obialo Onyemachi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ishaku Obodoechi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Paulinam fc getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Ifeajuna Uwen hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Paulinam fc's Lanre Adaba got a free kick in the 12th minute. After some careless play in the Paulinam fc defense, Anthimos Sofos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Obialo Onyemachi. The Paulinam fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Obialo Onyemachi should have stopped the shot. In the 17th minute, Anthimos Sofos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Obialo Onyemachi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Obialo Onyemachi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthimos Sofos, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 28th minute, Anthimos Sofos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Obialo Onyemachi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 32 minutes into the game, FC GreenWhiteGreen's Ishaku Obodoechi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Obialo Onyemachi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthimos Sofos in the 36th minute of play forced Paulinam fc's goalkeeper Obialo Onyemachi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Okelola Etafia might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aminu Taiwo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Okelola Etafia ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Paulinam fc defense, Anthimos Sofos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Obialo Onyemachi. The Paulinam fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Obialo Onyemachi should have stopped the shot. In the 47th minute Anthimos Sofos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Obialo Onyemachi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Okelola Etafia to strike the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as FC GreenWhiteGreen's Oddy Kamuche slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Obialo Onyemachi. That made the score 0-6 after 54 minutes of play. Anthimos Sofos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Obialo Onyemachi came out and tried to block the shot, but Anthimos Sofos slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 57th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Osa Adenuga in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Obialo Onyemachi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Anthimos Sofos took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Obialo Onyemachi to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthimos Sofos in the 64th minute of play forced Paulinam fc's goalkeeper Obialo Onyemachi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 66 minutes, the score became 0-9 when Anthimos Sofos sped through Paulinam fc's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Obialo Onyemachi. 71 minutes into the match, Anthimos Sofos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Obialo Onyemachi, 0-10. In the 76th minute Eriberto de Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Obialo Onyemachi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Obialo Onyemachi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eyitayo Aluma, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 83rd minute, Eriberto de Castro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Obialo Onyemachi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-11. Eyitayo Aluma struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Obialo Onyemachi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC GreenWhiteGreen. Paulinam fc's Obialo Onyemachi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eriberto de Castro in the 88th minute of play. Eriberto de Castro scored 0-12 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Obialo Onyemachi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC GreenWhiteGreen's Obika Itodo was substituted for Eyitayo Aluma. George Christopher hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded FC GreenWhiteGreen left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Paulinam fc.