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Hazel Grove
Spectators: 6283 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 2100, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tony Lel started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Hazel Sport Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Controller Waithaka to maneuver through the defense. In the 4th minute, Christopher Bilali 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. If Tony Lel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Controller Waithaka took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Mwai Emilio Mwangi to make any attempt to save it. Mwai Emilio Mwangi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Ouko in the 16th minute of the match. Mwai Emilio Mwangi was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Elijah Origi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Elijah Origi really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Josephat Cheruiyot's late challenge caught a Hazel Sport Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Josephat Cheruiyot helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th match minute, FC Mfanyakazi Mombasa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Josephat Cheruiyot to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elijah Origi got free with Mwai Emilio Mwangi in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tony Lel in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck John Oloo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mwai Emilio Mwangi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Ouko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elijah Origi got free with Mwai Emilio Mwangi in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. John Oloo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christopher Bilali in the 32nd minute of play. In the 38thth minute of the game Tony Lel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hazel Sport Club's John Oloo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. John Oloo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Lel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tony Lel took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised John Oloo. John Oloo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. If Elijah Origi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

After 52 minutes of play, Hazel Sport Club's Elijah Origi made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mwai Emilio Mwangi was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Elijah Origi in the 56th minute of play forced FC Mfanyakazi Mombasa's goalkeeper Mwai Emilio Mwangi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gideon Nekesa hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Wilson Kigotho in the 60th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Hazel Sport Club's Josephat Adhiambo. In the 65th minute Elijah Origi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mwai Emilio Mwangi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tony Lel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Oloo having to interfere. FC Mfanyakazi Mombasa's Mwai Emilio Mwangi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elijah Origi in the 86th minute of play. Hezekiah Waithaka took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 88th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mwai Emilio Mwangi. FC Mfanyakazi Mombasa's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Mwai Emilio Mwangi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from James Ngugi in the 89th minute of the match. Kimutai Muiruri's late challenge caught a Hazel Sport Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kimutai Muiruri helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Hazel Sport Club booed when FC Mfanyakazi Mombasa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kimutai Muiruri didn't get a good kick on the ball.