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Ormskirk Park
Spectators: 6860 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1860, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Guido Carrillo started the match with the kick off. Austin Oluwatola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cornelius Martins in the 5th minute of play forced Ormskirk's goalkeeper Chuma Abbey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Guido Carrillo sped through Ormskirk's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Chuma Abbey. Guido Carrillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Chuma Abbey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Austin Oluwatola struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Chuma Abbey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Deus Al Nassr. Imran Enoch made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Dahiru Otere sent off a good shot on target. Ormskirk's Chuma Abbey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Koller in the 17th minute of play. Chuma Abbey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guido Carrillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Austin Oluwatola's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Chuma Abbey read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. If Austin Oluwatola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 35th minute, Austin Oluwatola made a precise shot to the right of Chuma Abbey. Ormskirk's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 37 minutes into the match, Deus Al Nassr's Jan Koller sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Chuma Abbey narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 41 minutes in the game, Osaze Pama fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Imran Enoch having to interfere. If Valeriu Lelescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jan Koller recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Osaze Pama to make the kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 53 minutes, Chuma Abbey successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Austin Oluwatola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chuma Abbey having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Ormskirk's goal looked a bit too open when Valeriu Lelescu came free, but Chuma Abbey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chuma Abbey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guido Carrillo in the 64th minute of the match. Ormskirk's Chuma Abbey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Ormskirk from getting a goal against them. Austin Oluwatola blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Chuma Abbey having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeriu Lelescu in the 69th minute of play forced Ormskirk's goalkeeper Chuma Abbey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Austin Oluwatola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chuma Abbey having to interfere. Guido Carrillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Chuma Abbey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Ormskirk's goal looked a bit too open when Valeriu Lelescu came free, but Chuma Abbey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th match minute, Ormskirk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fidelis Atuegbu to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute, Ormskirk's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Jan Koller fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Zikora Namadi scored 0-4 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Chuma Abbey, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Guido Carrillo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Chuma Abbey having to make a save. Jan Koller received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Chuma Abbey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valeriu Lelescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chuma Abbey having to interfere. With a little luck, Ormskirk's Chuma Abbey got control of the ball when Austin Oluwatola tried to sneak it across the goal line. Austin Oluwatola recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 95 minutes, Austin Oluwatola managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deus Al Nassr's supporters crossed their fingers, but Austin Oluwatola was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Deus Al Nassr played a much better game than Ormskirk and deserved their victory. The Ormskirk players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.