League Play-Off

Joshua arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ibeamaka Okwuono fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aderemi Ballah having to interfere. In the 9th minute of the match, Ugonna Benneth got a very nice opportunity to score, but Labaran Nwaiwu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Aderemi Ballah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tochi Amarachi in the 10th minute of the match. After 14 minutes, Udokamma Ribadu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Feranmi cf and the Castle football academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Castle football academy booed when Feranmi cf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Udokamma Ribadu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 15 played minutes, Castle football academy's Sylvester Adekoje shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aderemi Ballah came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Castle football academy reached it. A collision led to Feranmi cf getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Udokamma Ribadu hit a great ball. In the 17th minute, Tochi Amarachi 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. Sammsmith Adeyinka charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sammsmith Adeyinka the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Feranmi cf booed when Castle football academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sammsmith Adeyinka didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ugonna Benneth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Labaran Nwaiwu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tochi Amarachi in the 29th minute of play forced Feranmi cf's goalkeeper Aderemi Ballah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Feranmi cf's Gideon Nnaemeka got a free kick in the 29th minute. If Ugonna Benneth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tochi Amarachi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ibeamaka Okwuono received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Aderemi Ballah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 61 played minutes, Feranmi cf's Robert Skinn shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Labaran Nwaiwu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Feranmi cf reached it. After some careless play in the Castle football academy defense, Ugonna Benneth kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Labaran Nwaiwu. The Castle football academy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Labaran Nwaiwu should have stopped the shot. If Ibeamaka Okwuono had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Castle football academy's Labaran Nwaiwu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ugonna Benneth in the 70th minute of play. After 73 played minutes Castle football academy got a freekick which was hit by Sammsmith Adeyinka. Sam Fregene took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 75th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Labaran Nwaiwu. Castle football academy's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 77 minutes into the game, Ibeamaka Okwuono cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Aderemi Ballah was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Feranmi cf booed when Castle football academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sylvester Adekoje didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ugonna Benneth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ibeamaka Okwuono blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aderemi Ballah having to make a save. Tochi Amarachi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aderemi Ballah having to interfere. Sylvester Adekoje was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 97th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.