League

Hurst Green
Spectators: 10000 (Terracing: 7500, Seating: 2300, VIP seats: 200) In the 3rd match minute, Annscroft was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haroun Korir to maneuver through the defense. When Kipchoge Njoroge came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Hurst Green 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 Kipchoge Njoroge couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Annscroft's Fred Kariuki got a free kick in the 6th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Annscroft's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Chege came free, but Abdallah Ali Maina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Chege in the 14th minute of play forced Annscroft's goalkeeper Abdallah Ali Maina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Njeri Muhoho charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Njeri Muhoho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hurst Green's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kipchoge Njoroge in the 19th minute. The corner ended in Bwana Kamathi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Annscroft's Abdallah Ali Maina did a great save. Hurst Green's Peter Nyamau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Kariuki in the 23rd minute of play. Peter Nyamau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Kariuki, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Abdallah Ali Maina made an important save on a dangerous shot by McDonald Leakey in the 28th minute. Abdallah Ali Maina made an important save on a dangerous shot by McDonald Leakey in the 32nd minute. Abdallah Ali Maina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adah Keter in the 33rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when McDonald Leakey got free with Abdallah Ali Maina in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. McDonald Leakey kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adah Keter was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Annscroft getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Paul Leakey hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Chege in the 52nd minute of play forced Annscroft's goalkeeper Abdallah Ali Maina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdallah Ali Maina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Chege, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. When Paul Leakey fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Annscroft's protests and gave Paul Leakey a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Annscroft's Paul Leakey got a free kick in the 57th minute. After 58 played minutes Annscroft got a freekick which was hit by Haroun Korir. After having played for 59 minutes, Kipchoge Njoroge managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hurst Green's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kipchoge Njoroge was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adah Keter in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abdallah Ali Maina saved Annscroft from getting behind. Abdallah Ali Maina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antony Asati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Hurst Green's Joseph Akinyi got a free kick in the 65th minute. Abdallah Ali Maina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adah Keter, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 73rd minute Adah Keter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdallah Ali Maina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdallah Ali Maina came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Hurst Green's Adah Keter. But to his dismay, Adah Keter quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 81 minutes into the game, Hurst Green's Kipchoge Njoroge nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abdallah Ali Maina made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 86 minutes into the game, Hurst Green's Martin Chege nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abdallah Ali Maina made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Julius Asati's late challenge caught a Hurst Green's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Julius Asati helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Annscroft getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Julius Asati hit a great ball. In the 90th minute, Kipchoge Njoroge 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. Chuma Obondo charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chuma Obondo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Hurst Green getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Chuma Obondo hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Hurst Green had won after a very even match.