League Play-Off

Haslingden
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Fred Kariuki made the kick off and thus started the match. 7 minutes into the match, Haslingden United's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Kariuki came free, but Njeri Jonny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdallah Ali Maina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard Nduro, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Abdallah Ali Maina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard Nduro, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Sudha Asati could shoot a difficult shot in the 20th minute, which Abdallah Ali Maina however easily saved by the left post. Njeri Jonny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Kariuki in the 22nd minute of play. In the 27th minute, Fred Kariuki made a precise shot to the right of Njeri Jonny. Haslingden United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The supporters of Haslingden United booed when Annscroft was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christopher Mungai didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st minute, Fredrick Biwott got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Njeri Jonny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Onyii, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fred Rutto during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 37th minute, Fred Rutto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute, Fredrick Koskei reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Abdallah Ali Maina. The goal made the score 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sudha Asati got free with Abdallah Ali Maina in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Richard Nduro to strike the kick off in the second half. Abdallah Ali Maina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fredrick Koskei in the 52nd minute of the match. After 52nd play minutes Fredrick Koskei shot 2-1, a short shot which went by Abdallah Ali Maina and just under the crossbar into goal. Bonaventure Adhiambo hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. When Haroun Korir came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Annscroft 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 Haroun Korir couldn't finish the play. Njeri Jonny 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 58th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Annscroft's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Menza came free, but Abdallah Ali Maina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Annscroft's Christopher Mungai got a free kick in the 67th minute. After a rather tough play, Haslingden United's Fredrick Biwott got a free kick in the 68th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Matthew Korir during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 69th minute, Matthew Korir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdallah Ali Maina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrick Koskei, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Njeri Jonny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Onyii in the 74th minute of the match. Abdallah Ali Maina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredrick Koskei, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After having played for 77 minutes, Richard Nduro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Haslingden United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Richard Nduro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 80 minutes into the game, Fredrick Biwott cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Abdallah Ali Maina was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Abdallah Ali Maina came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Haslingden United's Fredrick Koskei. But to his dismay, Fredrick Koskei quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Annscroft's Abdallah Ali Maina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredrick Koskei in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, Haslingden United's Sudha Asati nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abdallah Ali Maina made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Abdallah Ali Maina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fredrick Biwott in the 94th minute of play. Haslingden United's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.