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Hazel Grove
Spectators: 6283 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 2100, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Samson Kiptanui got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Botswana Meat Commission's Oburu Kiprop got control of the ball when Controller Waithaka tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Zedekiah Mohamed fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hazel Sport Club's protests and gave Zedekiah Mohamed a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Hazel Sport Club's Zedekiah Mohamed got a free kick in the 7th minute. After 10 played minutes Hazel Sport Club got a freekick which was hit by Bwana Rono. Julius Nyamau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tom Kipkoech in the 11th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Controller Waithaka could shoot a difficult shot in the 13th minute, which Oburu Kiprop however easily saved by the left post. In the 14th minute, Jomo Leakey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Josephat Adhiambo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Oburu Kiprop tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Controller Waithaka could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Oburu Kiprop made a huge save. In the 25th minute, Controller Waithaka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julius Nyamau took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samson Kiptanui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Samson Kiptanui's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julius Nyamau was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Julius Nyamau stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Samson Kiptanui's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. In the 39thth minute of the game Samson Kiptanui who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hazel Sport Club's Julius Nyamau was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 41 minutes into the game, Botswana Meat Commission's Samson Kiptanui nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julius Nyamau made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. If Samson Kiptanui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Josephat Adhiambo to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Samson Kiptanui notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Hazel Sport Club's Julius Nyamau. Julius Nyamau was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tom Kipkoech received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Julius Nyamau tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samson Kiptanui in the 63rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Julius Nyamau, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tom Kipkoech recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Hazel Sport Club getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Wycliff Lukoye hit a great ball. Samson Kiptanui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Botswana Meat Commission booed when Hazel Sport Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zedekiah Mohamed didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Julius Nyamau managed to avoid a goal in the 78thth minute, when Botswana Meat Commission's Samson Kiptanui fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Botswana Meat Commission booed when Hazel Sport Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wycliff Lukoye didn't get a good kick on the ball. Samson Kiptanuis short, quick shot in the 85thth minute got Julius Nyamau to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Julius Nyamau didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Botswana Meat Commission's Samson Kiptanui shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-4 in the ordered_time% minute. Samson Kiptanui hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Julius Nyamau stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Samson Kiptanui's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. The audience was convinced that Samson Kiptanui's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julius Nyamau was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. With his leg Julius Nyamau managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Botswana Meat Commission's Samson Kiptanui fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Botswana Meat Commission's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.