League

Tenbury Wells Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Norbert Matiba started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Wilson Rono shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yobes Waruinge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yobes Waruinge stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Titus Wangeci's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Yobes Waruinge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Titus Wangeci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. John Oloo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 14th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Edmund Kush. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Wilson Rono managed to get in a good position for a shot. RICHARD's supporters rose to their feet, but Wilson Rono was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yobes Waruinge breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Titus Wangeci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Yobes Waruinge tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 25 minutes into the match, Slim Team's goal looked a bit too open when Titus Wangeci came free, but Yobes Waruinge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind RICHARD's goalkeeper John Oloo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in RICHARD's zone, Julius Sulumeti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. John Oloo came out of the goal and Julius Sulumeti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 32 minutes of play, Slim Team's Daniel Kipchirchir Mutheu made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. John Oloo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yobes Waruinge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Titus Wangeci in the 36th minute of play. If Daniel Kipchirchir Mutheu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Julius Sulumeti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 41st minute, Julius Sulumeti left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Slim Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Wilson Rono fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yobes Waruinge having to interfere. RICHARD's Titus Wangeci got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Titus Wangeci to strike the kick off in the second half. When Norbert Matiba came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Slim Team 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 Norbert Matiba couldn't finish the play. Daniel Kipchirchir Mutheu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. John Oloo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilson Rono got free with Yobes Waruinge in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Norbert Matiba charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Norbert Matiba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 57th minute, Norbert Matiba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute, Titus Wangeci fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Yobes Waruinge, passed just outside the right post. An unexpected shot in the 59th minute by Wilson Rono got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 67 minutes into the match, Daniel Kipchirchir Mutheu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of John Oloo. RICHARD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Kipchirchir Mutheu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 72nd minute Titus Wangeci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yobes Waruinge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 74 played minutes RICHARD got a freekick which was hit by Ratemo Vinii. Slim Team's Daniel Kipchirchir Mutheu got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Daniel Kipchirchir Mutheu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Slim Team's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Kipchirchir Mutheu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. John Oloo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 78 minutes into the match, RICHARD's goal looked a bit too open when Norbert Matiba came free, but John Oloo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute of the match Benjamin Kimutai Kimathi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but John Oloo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, RICHARD's Peter Chepchumba got a free kick in the 84th minute. Yobes Waruinge made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Wilson Rono sent off a good shot on target. Yobes Waruinge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Titus Wangeci in the 87th minute of play. Yobes Waruinge made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Wilson Rono sent off a good shot on target. John Oloo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Kipchirchir Mutheu, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Julius Sulumeti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mwangi Mutuli kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Slim Team fully deserved thier win.