Federation Clash Challenge

Annscroft
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Greg Filoche took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Jonathan Onyii took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Manuel Machado to make any attempt to save it. In the 11th minute, Rallye Team's Aurélien Hugonnet seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Aurélien Hugonnet the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Rallye Team protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Aurélien Hugonnet had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee gave Annscroft a penalty, 12 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Haroun Korir, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Rallye Team's Manuel Machado. 2-0. Rallye Team's Brandon Teisseire got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Rallye Team's Manuel Machado got control of the ball when Fred Rutto tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Fred Kariuki kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Manuel Machado. That made the score 3-0 in the 21 minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Rallye Team's goalkeeper Manuel Machado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fred Kariuki. Annscroft's Abdallah Ali Maina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brandon Teisseire in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Brandon Teisseire ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abdallah Ali Maina was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. A collision led to Rallye Team getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Mehdi Saussereau hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the match, Rallye Team's goalkeeper Manuel Machado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fred Rutto. Manuel Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Onyii, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 43 minutes into the game, Brandon Teisseire was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rallye Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Annscroft the free kick. After a rather tough play, Rallye Team's Brandon Teisseire got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 44th minute, Fred Rutto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manuel Machado was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fred Kariuki to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th match minute, Rallye Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheikh Poussard to maneuver through the defense. After 61 minutes of play, Annscroft's Jonathan Onyii made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manuel Machado was left in no man's land by his defense there! Manuel Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paul Leakey in the 65th minute of the match. Rallye Team's Manuel Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroun Korir in the 70th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, Jonathan Onyii had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Machado. Rallye Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonathan Onyii was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. The supporters of Rallye Team booed when Annscroft was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthew Korir didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdallah Ali Maina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brandon Teisseire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Annscroft had played much better football throughout.