League Play-Off

TOP SERIES
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when John Saleh Nabhan made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Stocksbridge getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. John Saleh Nabhan hit a great ball. In the 8thth minute of the game Vincent Birir who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stocksbridge's Jeruto Khayeshe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 10th minute Russell Oundo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francis Kipsos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, All Starss Top's Brandon Hénault seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Brandon Hénault the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of All Starss Top protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Brandon Hénault had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of All Starss Top:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Stocksbridge:s goal. After having played for 15 minutes, Vincent Birir managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. All Starss Top's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vincent Birir was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 16 minutes of play, All Starss Top's Tibúrcio Massa made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jeruto Khayeshe was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Stocksbridge's Jeruto Khayeshe got control of the ball when Tibúrcio Massa tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Stocksbridge's Felix Cheruiyot got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 25th minute, Tibúrcio Massa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The All Starss Top fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After having played for 30 minutes, Vincent Birir managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. All Starss Top's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vincent Birir was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. John Saleh Nabhan's late challenge caught a All Starss Top's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. John Saleh Nabhan helped the player get up and apologised. John Saleh Nabhan hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Jeruto Khayeshe was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Vincent Birir capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Vincent Birir really showed his touch with that goal: 4-2. Tibúrcio Massa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 48thth minute tested the skills of Jeruto Khayeshe when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vincent Birir to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, All Starss Top's Vincent Birir nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jeruto Khayeshe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tibúrcio Massa in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jeruto Khayeshe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 57 minutes into the match, Stocksbridge's goal looked a bit too open when Tibúrcio Massa came free, but Jeruto Khayeshe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59thth minute of the game Tibúrcio Massa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stocksbridge's Jeruto Khayeshe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Tibúrcio Massa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeruto Khayeshe was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Jeruto Khayeshe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tibúrcio Massa, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Stocksbridge's goal looked a bit too open when Tibúrcio Massa came free, but Jeruto Khayeshe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If John Saleh Nabhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felix Cheruiyot charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felix Cheruiyot the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Felix Cheruiyot hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincent Birir in the 86th minute of play forced Stocksbridge's goalkeeper Jeruto Khayeshe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 92 played minutes Stocksbridge got a freekick which was hit by Russell Oundo. 93 minutes into the match, Stocksbridge's goal looked a bit too open when Vincent Birir came free, but Jeruto Khayeshe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All Starss Top walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.