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Hamunaptra Arena
Spectators: 10864 (Terracing: 8149, Seating: 2499, VIP seats: 216) In the 8th minute Omar Njoroge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ngethe Mutuku saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Hamunaptra's Charles Ndere played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amos Chepchumba in the 11th minute of play. With 14 minutes on the clock, Daniel Ndereba commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 13th minute, one of FC Hamunaptra: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 FC Hamunaptra. A collision led to FC Hamunaptra getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Omar Njoroge hit a great ball. Charles Ndere took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Githongo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ngethe Mutuku made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Nekesa in the 19th minute of play. Restaurante Salento's Ngethe Mutuku proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Restaurante Salento from getting a goal against them. Charles Ndere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Githongo, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Charles Ndere took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samson Kalekye, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Duncan Mwangi charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Duncan Mwangi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 31 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Restaurante Salento! Ngethe Mutuku showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shoto Munji, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. With a little luck, Restaurante Salento's Ngethe Mutuku got control of the ball when Shoto Munji tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Robert Kiplagat during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Restaurante Salento's Robert Kiplagat got a free kick in the 41st minute. Wilson Nzeki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 44 played minutes Restaurante Salento got a freekick which was hit by Amos Chepchumba. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Shoto Munji was the one to do the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Restaurante Salento's Tony Githongo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Charles Ndere. That made the score 1-2 after 54 minutes of play. 57 minutes into the match, FC Hamunaptra's goalkeeper Charles Ndere had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tony Githongo. After a rather tough play, Restaurante Salento's Robert Kiplagat got a free kick in the 60th minute. Charles Ndere came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Restaurante Salento's Tony Githongo. But to his dismay, Tony Githongo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Restaurante Salento's Ngethe Mutuku played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Khadudu in the 73rd minute of play. Ngethe Mutuku showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shoto Munji in the 77th minute of the match. Ngethe Mutuku made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shoto Munji in the 77th minute of play. Restaurante Salento's Ngethe Mutuku played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shoto Munji in the 83rd minute of play. A collision led to FC Hamunaptra getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. David Nekesa hit a great ball. Charles Ndere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samson Kalekye in the 85th minute of play. Charles Ndere made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tony Githongo in the 87th minute. Duncan Mwangi got his second yellow card in the match during the 91st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Duncan Mwangi hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. In the 93rd match minute, FC Hamunaptra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Duncan Mwaura to maneuver through the defense. The Restaurante Salento supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Restaurante Salento would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.