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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ossy Nwanyinnaya started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ossy Nwanyinnaya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15th minute, Royal Legends Academy's Jibunoh Shuaibu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 19 minutes into the match, Akeem Agboola notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Royal Legends Academy's Yussuf Bodams. Yussuf Bodams was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akeem Agboola in the 25th minute of play forced Royal Legends Academy's goalkeeper Yussuf Bodams to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ebelechukwu Uwaifo fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Latchingdon's protests and gave Ebelechukwu Uwaifo a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Latchingdon's Ebelechukwu Uwaifo got a free kick in the 26th minute. Yussuf Bodams took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akeem Agboola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jibunoh Shuaibu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

If Ossy Nwanyinnaya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Jibunoh Shuaibu came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Royal Legends Academy 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 Jibunoh Shuaibu couldn't finish the play. Ndudi Agboare showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Otutodilichukwu Iwuchukwu, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. If Ossy Nwanyinnaya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ossy Nwanyinnaya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ndudi Agboare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otutodilichukwu Iwuchukwu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yussuf Bodams stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ossy Nwanyinnaya's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Otutodilichukwu Iwuchukwu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Ndudi Agboare tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ugonna Obafuso's late challenge caught a Royal Legends Academy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ugonna Obafuso helped the player get up and apologised. In the 81st match minute, Latchingdon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ugonna Obafuso to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute, Jibunoh Shuaibu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 84th minute of the game. One of Royal Legends Academy:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Latchingdon:s goal. When the match had been going on for 86 minutes, Latchingdon's Agboola Dayo got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Yussuf Bodams. Latchingdon's Akeem Agboola got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Otutodilichukwu Iwuchukwu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Latchingdon walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.