League Play-Off

Strong Warriors Stad
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Ekombe started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute Daniel Ekombe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Pinches saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Evans Ngoka came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the asenal 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 Evans Ngoka couldn't finish the play. asenal's Nigel Akinyi got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gabriel Pinches made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Ekombe in the 9th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Nigel Akinyi managed to get in a good position for a shot. asenal's supporters rose to their feet, but Nigel Akinyi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Pinches breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nigel Akinyi in the 13th minute of play forced Strong Warriors Fc.'s goalkeeper Gabriel Pinches to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Daniel Ekombe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gabriel Pinches was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Strong Warriors Fc.'s James Rop got a free kick in the 17th minute. Charles Odinga was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 18th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 19 minutes, James Rop mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Strong Warriors Fc. and the asenal players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of asenal booed when Strong Warriors Fc. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. James Rop didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Ekombe struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Gabriel Pinches didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for asenal. If Michael Wakiihuri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Winfred Bommet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Strong Warriors Fc. getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Dann Mumba hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Daniel Ekombe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel Pinches was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Gabriel Pinches showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Ekombe, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. If Nigel Akinyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Nigel Akinyi managed to get in a good position for a shot. asenal's supporters rose to their feet, but Nigel Akinyi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Pinches breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 42 minutes into the match, Charles Loroupe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gabriel Pinches. Strong Warriors Fc.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Charles Loroupe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Daniel Ekombe hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Charles Odinga kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. When Nigel Akinyi came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the asenal 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 Nigel Akinyi couldn't finish the play. asenal's Daniel Ekombe got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nigel Akinyi got free with Gabriel Pinches in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Daniel Ekombe took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Gabriel Pinches to make any attempt to save it. Michael Wakiihuri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahmoud Kipruto having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nigel Akinyi got free with Gabriel Pinches in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 88 minutes into the match, Strong Warriors Fc.'s goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Ekombe came free, but Gabriel Pinches reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gabriel Pinches didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 92nd minute, which inside left pole to 0-5. Nigel Akinyi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.