League

Ilkeston
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ilkeston's Abdallah Ali Muiruri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Akinyi in the 4th minute of play. Sammy Nekesa hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After 7 played minutes Axbridge got a freekick which was hit by Sammy Nekesa. Abdallah Ali Muiruri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernard Mwangi, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. William Odinga's late challenge caught a Axbridge's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. William Odinga helped the player get up and apologised. John Akinyi scored 0-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abdallah Ali Muiruri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 24th minute of the match, Ngina Otieno tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Yusuf Koech saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ngũgĩ wa Wangeci, 29 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 31st minute, John Akinyi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Axbridge fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Ngina Otieno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Yusuf Koech tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdallah Ali Muiruri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charles Bon in the 37th minute of the match. Axbridge's Yusuf Koech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ngina Otieno in the 38th minute of play. After 47 played minutes Axbridge got a freekick which was hit by Musa Limo. The Ilkeston players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Axbridge were winning 1-2.

John Akinyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdallah Ali Muiruri having to interfere. A collision led to Ilkeston getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Ngina Otieno hit a great ball. Abdallah Ali Muiruri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sammy Nekesa in the 55th minute of the match. 56 minutes into the game, Michael Limo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ilkeston's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Axbridge the free kick. In the 56th match minute, Ilkeston was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Limo to maneuver through the defense. Abdallah Ali Muiruri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sammy Nekesa, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. John Akinyi scored 1-3 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abdallah Ali Muiruri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Stephen Saleh Nabhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 68 minutes into the match, Ilkeston's Ngina Otieno sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yusuf Koech narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Axbridge's Yusuf Koech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ngina Otieno in the 70th minute of play. Charles Bon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Abdallah Ali Muiruri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute Sammy Nekesa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdallah Ali Muiruri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79thth minute of the game Ngina Otieno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Axbridge's Yusuf Koech was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 80th minute, Stephen Saleh Nabhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ngina Otieno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 97 minutes into the match, Ilkeston's Ngina Otieno sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yusuf Koech narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Axbridge's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.