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Old Clipstone
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Patrick Chemjor got the match started through his kick off. 2 minutes into the match, sofapaka's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Kariuki came free, but Oginga Birir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 3 minutes into the game, Annscroft's Fred Rutto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oginga Birir made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Oginga Birir 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 6th minute. If Paul Leakey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th minute Fred Kariuki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oginga Birir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oginga Birir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Rutto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th match minute, sofapaka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Japhet Leakey to maneuver through the defense. Oginga Birir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Kariuki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, sofapaka's Kevin Nduro got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute, Jonathan Onyii left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Annscroft fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. If Fred Kariuki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute, Jonathan Onyii made a precise shot to the right of Oginga Birir. sofapaka's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. 40 minutes into the game, Annscroft's Jonathan Onyii nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oginga Birir made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. After some careless play in the sofapaka defense, Jonathan Onyii kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oginga Birir. The sofapaka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oginga Birir should have stopped the shot.

The wind increased when Fred Kariuki made the kick off in the second half. When Annscroft's Jonathan Onyii in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye sofapaka's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the sofapaka defense, Fred Kariuki kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oginga Birir. The sofapaka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oginga Birir should have stopped the shot. In the 56th match minute, Annscroft was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fred Rutto to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, sofapaka's Oginga Birir got control of the ball when Fred Kariuki tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st minute Jonathan Onyii shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oginga Birir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. sofapaka's Oginga Birir proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save sofapaka from getting a goal against them. Fred Rutto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Waruhiu Sitienei hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. 68 minutes into the match, sofapaka's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Onyii came free, but Oginga Birir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, sofapaka's goalkeeper Oginga Birir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fred Rutto. Patrick Chemjor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Onyii scored 0-9 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Oginga Birir, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 82nd minute Patrick Chemjor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdallah Ali Maina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oginga Birir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Kariuki in the 84th minute of play. After 87 played minutes sofapaka got a freekick which was hit by Kevin Nduro. Fred Rutto might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oginga Birir. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fred Rutto ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 91st minute, Martin Wainaina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 92 minutes of play, Annscroft's Jonathan Onyii made it 0-11 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oginga Birir was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match was over Annscroft could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than sofapaka throughout the match.