League

Earl Shilton
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Godwin Azubuike made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Chukwuma Aatama sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Birmingham getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Oluchi Ama-Nwauwa hit a great ball. In the 6th minute, Chukwuma Aatama 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. After 11 minutes, Langston Oduche mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Birmingham and the Earl Shilton players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 14 played minutes, Birmingham's Babale Obodoechi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Benson Munachi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Birmingham reached it. Birmingham's Godwin Azubuike played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emelogu Igwe in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st match minute, Earl Shilton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Taribo Aisien to maneuver through the defense. Birmingham's Godwin Azubuike proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Birmingham from getting a goal against them. In the 27th minute Romanus Isiaq shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benson Munachi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Clever Amadasu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Earl Shilton's Benson Munachi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romanus Isiaq in the 34th minute of play. A collision led to Earl Shilton getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Perek Williams hit a great ball. Benson Munachi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erfan Argungu in the 38th minute of play. Benson Munachi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romanus Isiaq, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Onwughara Japhet hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Emelogu Igwe made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Emelogu Igwe made a precise shot to the right of Godwin Azubuike. Birmingham's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Kiru Amadasu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benson Munachi having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romanus Isiaq got free with Benson Munachi in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Romanus Isiaq fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benson Munachi having to interfere. Dilibe Adedipe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benson Munachi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erfan Argungu in the 68th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Birmingham's Kiru Amadasu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benson Munachi. That made the score 1-2 after 75 minutes of play. In the 78th match minute, Earl Shilton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Perek Williams to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute, Romanus Isiaq made a precise shot to the right of Benson Munachi. Earl Shilton's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 83rd minute, one of Earl Shilton: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 Earl Shilton. Oluchi Ama-Nwauwa placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 87 minutes into the match, Earl Shilton's goal looked a bit too open when Erfan Argungu came free, but Benson Munachi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chukwuma Aatama charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chukwuma Aatama the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. With a little luck, Earl Shilton's Benson Munachi got control of the ball when Romanus Isiaq tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Birmingham defense, Emelogu Igwe kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Godwin Azubuike. The Birmingham fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Godwin Azubuike should have stopped the shot. Erfan Argungu hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Birmingham walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.