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Bristol Totterdown
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nkiruka Etim made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ibezim Odoko got free with Ogbonna Agunbiade in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 2 minutes into the match, Ibezim Odoko dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ogbonna Agunbiade, 1-0. If Nnam John had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nkiruka Etim in the 8th minute of play forced Bristol Totterdown's goalkeeper Okechukwu Owonaru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Okechukwu Owonaru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nkiruka Etim in the 10th minute of the match. After 11 played minutes Bristol Totterdown got a freekick which was hit by Babajide Angani. Okey Gishiwari took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Okechukwu Owonaru. Bristol Totterdown's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of Bristol Totterdown:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Salcombe:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Onwuatuegwu Olubajo in the 16th minute of play forced Salcombe's goalkeeper Ogbonna Agunbiade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th match minute, Salcombe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ikedinachukwu Adegun to maneuver through the defense. Okechukwu Owonaru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nkiruka Etim in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Nkiruka Etim 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. In the 26th minute, Bristol Totterdown's Muisi Ogoriba dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. When Salcombe's Nkiruka Etim in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bristol Totterdown's goalie prevented a goal. Mannaseh Ukohu kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 37thth minute of the game Nkiruka Etim who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bristol Totterdown's Okechukwu Owonaru was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Onwuatuegwu Olubajo to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Nkiruka Etim 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 having played for 59 minutes, Nnam John managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salcombe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nnam John was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ogbonna Agunbiade didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Onwuatuegwu Olubajo went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Okey Gishiwari hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 69 minutes into the match, Nkiruka Etim had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Okechukwu Owonaru. Bristol Totterdown's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nkiruka Etim was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nkiruka Etim in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Okechukwu Owonaru saved Bristol Totterdown from getting behind. In the 76thth minute of the game Nkiruka Etim who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bristol Totterdown's Okechukwu Owonaru was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Salcombe's Nkiruka Etim in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bristol Totterdown's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Bristol Totterdown's Okechukwu Owonaru got control of the ball when Nkiruka Etim tried to sneak it across the goal line. A well placed Nkiruka Etim short distance shot in the 81st minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nnamdi Ekeh got free with Okechukwu Owonaru in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ogbonna Agunbiade came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Bristol Totterdown's Ibezim Odoko. But to his dismay, Ibezim Odoko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Bristol Totterdown's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.