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Highbury and Islingt
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 11 minutes into the match, Islington Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Ratemo Akinyi came free, but John Kibet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dan Odinga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Zedekiah Atieno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dan Odinga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Zedekiah Atieno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ratemo Akinyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without John Kibet having to interfere. John Kibet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josiah Mwangi Mumba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th match minute, Islington Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sheikh Bommet to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute of the match Amollo Kipsos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but John Kibet showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The attack was good, but when Joseph Kiplagat in the 31st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. When Dan Odinga came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Islington Fc fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dan Odinga couldn't finish the play. 39 minutes into the game, Thomas Korir was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NAIROBI FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Islington Fc the free kick. In the 40th minute, Thomas Korir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half NAIROBI FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joseph Kiplagat stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zedekiah Atieno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Odinga in the 56th minute of the match. In the 58thth minute of the game Joseph Kiplagat who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NAIROBI FC's Zedekiah Atieno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zedekiah Atieno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Kiplagat in the 62nd minute of the match. Dan Odinga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Zedekiah Atieno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. NAIROBI FC's Zedekiah Atieno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joseph Kiplagat in the 67th minute of play. Zedekiah Atieno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Kiplagat in the 70th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in NAIROBI FC's zone, Joseph Kiplagat stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zedekiah Atieno came out of the goal and Joseph Kiplagat tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joseph Kiplagat in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zedekiah Atieno prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thomas Korir was shown his second yellow card after 78 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 79th match minute, NAIROBI FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Korir to maneuver through the defense. Zedekiah Atieno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joseph Kiplagat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. NAIROBI FC's Zedekiah Atieno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dan Odinga in the 84th minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Dan Odinga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zedekiah Atieno was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Islington Fc walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.