League Play-Off

Sittingbourne Stadiu
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edorisi Akparanta made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the game, Osun United's Nwakaego Babangida nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dosu Famewo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 8 played minutes Osun United got a freekick which was hit by Donald Owoicho. Dosu Famewo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Obinna Uchara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Osun United's goalkeeper Bankole Umeana, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 20th minute Nwakaego Babangida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dosu Famewo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Obinna Uchara in the 23rd minute of play forced Lexxan's goalkeeper Dosu Famewo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dosu Famewo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Obinna Uchara in the 30th minute of play. Dosu Famewo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Obinna Uchara, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Lexxan's Dosu Famewo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nwakaego Babangida in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Obinna Uchara in the 36th minute of play forced Lexxan's goalkeeper Dosu Famewo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 43 minutes, Ugochukwutubelum Ekpoki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lexxan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ugochukwutubelum Ekpoki was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edorisi Akparanta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Bankole Umeana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Lexxan players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Osun United were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nwakaego Babangida was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Nwakaego Babangida 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nwakaego Babangida in the 54th minute of play forced Lexxan's goalkeeper Dosu Famewo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th match minute, Osun United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chibuzor Diya to maneuver through the defense. Lexxan's Chukwuemeka Kamuche got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Osun United's goalkeeper Bankole Umeana, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eloka Yobo during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Chuka Amokachi charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chuka Amokachi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd minute, Chuka Amokachi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Victor Obinna Uchara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Dosu Famewo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Victor Obinna Uchara received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dosu Famewo came out and tried to block the shot, but Victor Obinna Uchara slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 75th minute. Dosu Famewo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nwakaego Babangida, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Margaret Alumona was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 81 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute, one of Lexxan:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Lexxan. The referee gave Osun United a penalty, 82 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nwakaego Babangida, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Lexxan's Dosu Famewo. 0-3. In the 87th minute, Osun United's Victor Obinna Uchara dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Although Lexxan had been in control for most of the match, Osun United still came away with the win.