League

Hickling
Spectators: 6861 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1861, VIP seats: 0) Tobe Salako started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Robert Reyeniju had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Micheal Amadi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Micheal Amadi 's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Idris Eze firmly grabbed it by the left post. Eddy Bamgbelu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maduabuchi Omorere in the 14th minute of play. After having played for 17 minutes, Maduabuchi Omorere managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eccles FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maduabuchi Omorere was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 21st minute, Maduabuchi Omorere left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eccles FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 24th minute of the match, Robert Reyeniju tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Idris Eze saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Maduabuchi Omorere received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Eddy Bamgbelu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Robert Reyeniju received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Idris Eze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 47th minute by Micheal Amadi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Robert Reyeniju to make the kick off. Robert Reyeniju sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Micheal Amadi in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Idris Eze prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Robert Reyeniju's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Idris Eze was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Micheal Amadi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tobe Salako received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Eddy Bamgbelu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chidozie Dunmade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Idris Eze having to interfere. Maduabuchi Omorere sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74th minute, Micheal Amadi 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. The audience was convinced that Chidozie Dunmade's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Idris Eze was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Hickling United's Eddy Bamgbelu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Hickling United from getting a goal against them. 85 minutes into the match, Maduabuchi Omorere had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eddy Bamgbelu. Hickling United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maduabuchi Omorere was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Robert Reyeniju received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Idris Eze tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Waga Abhiele hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match.