League

Axbridge
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Sammy Nekesa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Evans Hassan was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 9 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute, one of Ilkeston: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 Ilkeston. When the match had been going on for 12 minutes, Axbridge's Ngũgĩ wa Wangeci got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Abdallah Ali Muiruri. Abdallah Ali Muiruri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sammy Nekesa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ngũgĩ wa Bommet kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. With a little luck, Ilkeston's Abdallah Ali Muiruri got control of the ball when John Akinyi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 24th minute, Charles Bon reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Abdallah Ali Muiruri. The goal made the score 2-0. 27 minutes into the match, Ilkeston's goalkeeper Abdallah Ali Muiruri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by John Akinyi. 30 minutes into the match, Ilkeston's goalkeeper Abdallah Ali Muiruri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by John Akinyi. John Akinyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdallah Ali Muiruri having to interfere. John Akinyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th 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 36 minutes play. Cyrus Sang hit a great ball. Sammy Nekesa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 42 minutes into the game, Ngina Otieno 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 45th minute, Ngina Otieno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cyrus Sang to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st 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: 3-0. Axbridge's Stephen Saleh Nabhan got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Francis Mudavadi'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. Francis Mudavadi helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ilkeston getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Francis Mudavadi hit a great ball. In the 60th minute John Akinyi 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. John Akinyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdallah Ali Muiruri having to interfere. John Akinyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdallah Ali Muiruri having to interfere. When Axbridge's Robert Kosgei, in the 66th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Axbridge. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, John Akinyi put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Abdallah Ali Muiruri. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Sammy Nekesa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Axbridge's supporters rose to their feet, but Sammy Nekesa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdallah Ali Muiruri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. John Akinyi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Abdallah Ali Muiruri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, John Akinyi 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. Ilkeston's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.