League Play-Off

Chester-le-Street
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bristol St George AFC's Iweobiegbunam Moses started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Sulaimon Affianah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chibugo Diya during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The goalkeeper, Hanyechukwu Onyeneke, was totally fooled by Chester-le-Street City's Udochukwu Okorodudu, who 9 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After having played for 14 minutes, Iweobiegbunam Moses managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bristol St George AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iweobiegbunam Moses was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yoba Onobo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olawale Kallamu, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Amauchechukwu Olaniyi hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute, Olawale Kallamu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bristol St George AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. A collision led to Bristol St George AFC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Bello Ogunmekan hit a great ball. A hard shot 25 in the game by Chuma Akaruye from a close distance when the talented Hanyechukwu Onyeneke managed to make a qualified save. Bristol St George AFC's players were relieved. In the 36th minute, Sulaimon Affianah 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. Hanyechukwu Onyeneke made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chuma Akaruye in the 41st minute. After a rather tough play, Chester-le-Street City's Austin Nwaorgu got a free kick in the 46th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Yoba Onobo came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Bristol St George AFC's Olawale Kallamu. But to his dismay, Olawale Kallamu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Bristol St George AFC's zone, Chuma Akaruye stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hanyechukwu Onyeneke came out of the goal and Chuma Akaruye tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hanyechukwu Onyeneke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chuma Akaruye in the 63rd minute of the match. 66 minutes into the game, Onoriode Ola was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chester-le-Street City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bristol St George AFC the free kick. A collision led to Chester-le-Street City getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Onoriode Ola hit a great ball. After having played for 67 minutes, Iweobiegbunam Moses managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bristol St George AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iweobiegbunam Moses was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 73rd minute there was a penalty for Bristol St George AFC. Ikem Okoroanyanwu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Yoba Onobo . 1-3. After having played for 77 minutes, Dosu Adejuyigbe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chester-le-Street City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dosu Adejuyigbe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sulaimon Affianah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Sulaimon Affianah's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hanyechukwu Onyeneke was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Dosu Adejuyigbe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bristol St George AFC's goalkeeper Hanyechukwu Onyeneke, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Uchieze Adegboye kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. When Uchieze Adegboye fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bristol St George AFC's protests and gave Uchieze Adegboye a yellow card for diving instead. After 93 played minutes Bristol St George AFC got a freekick which was hit by Uchieze Adegboye . If Sulaimon Affianah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bristol St George AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.