League

Lagos Arena
Spectators: 8428 (Terracing: 6322, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ezekiel Akinwunmi made the kick off which started today's match. Benneth Ukefi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shawai Ononogbo came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Haywards Heath FC's Benneth Ukefi. But to his dismay, Benneth Ukefi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Shawai Ononogbo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benneth Ukefi in the 11th minute of play. Kodilinye Kofa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ezekiel Akinwunmi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 12 minute of play. Shawai Ononogbo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benneth Ukefi's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. 17 minutes into the game, Haywards Heath FC's Benneth Ukefi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Shawai Ononogbo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 21st minute, Oluwatosin Johnson Famewo fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Kodilinye Kofa, passed just outside the right post. Haywards Heath FC's Kodilinye Kofa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ezekiel Akinwunmi in the 28th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Lagos FC's Kieffers Okoduwa got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 34th minute of the match Haywards Heath FC got a corner. Lagos FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Shikoze Shitta-Bay ran over to the corner to take the kick. Muda Adebesin thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Shawai Ononogbo, a very annoying self made goal in the 34th minute which led to 1-3. Abiodun Oyewumi charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abiodun Oyewumi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Abiodun Oyewumi hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After having played for 39 minutes, Peter Ejibunu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Haywards Heath FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Peter Ejibunu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ezekiel Akinwunmi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kodilinye Kofa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oluwatosin Johnson Famewo in the 43rd minute. Shawai Ononogbo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maduabuchi Temitayo in the 46th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maduabuchi Temitayo made a kick off. Benneth Ukefi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Maduabuchi Temitayo fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Haywards Heath FC's protests and gave Maduabuchi Temitayo a yellow card for diving instead. Kodilinye Kofa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oluwatosin Johnson Famewo, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kieffers Okoduwa during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 64th minute, Benneth Ukefi made a precise shot to the right of Shawai Ononogbo. Lagos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Maduabuchi Temitayo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shawai Ononogbo having to interfere. Benneth Ukefis short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got Shawai Ononogbo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Oluwatosin Johnson Famewo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kodilinye Kofa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezekiel Akinwunmi in the 77th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute Maduabuchi Temitayo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shawai Ononogbo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maduabuchi Temitayo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 86th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Maduabuchi Temitayo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Oluwatosin Johnson Famewo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle sounded Haywards Heath FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Lagos FC.