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Knapton Park
Spectators: 8432 (Terracing: 6325, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jessica Ayoka made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute, Essien Amusan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Knapton's Olasunkanmi Ayobami got a free kick in the 9th minute. Pascal Awu didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Burnham on Crouch's Jessica Ayoka shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 17thth minute of the game Jessica Ayoka who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Knapton's Pascal Awu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Essien Amusan kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Pascal Awu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jessica Ayoka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Burnham on Crouch's Okuweh Adeyemi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adewale Affe in the 24th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Igochukwu Ojo during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Burnham on Crouch getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Igochukwu Ojo hit a great ball. In the 29th minute of the match Kesiana Ademokun sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Okuweh Adeyemi skillfully saved the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ajuluchukwu Chinatu during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ajuluchukwu Chinatu hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Pascal Awu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jessica Ayoka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bola Angani in the 41st minute of play forced Knapton's goalkeeper Pascal Awu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd match minute, Knapton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adewale Affe to maneuver through the defense. Igochukwu Ojo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 44th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Iroawuchi Okoroanyanwu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Jessica Ayoka left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Burnham on Crouch fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. When Manasseh Ojudun fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Knapton's protests and gave Manasseh Ojudun a yellow card for diving instead. In the 56th match minute, Knapton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manasseh Ojudun to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Jessica Ayoka took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Pascal Awu to make any attempt to save it. Iroawuchi Okoroanyanwu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Okuweh Adeyemi having to interfere. With a little luck, Knapton's Pascal Awu got control of the ball when Hashimu Ikani tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Hashimu Ikani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ajuluchukwu Chinatu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pascal Awu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ajuluchukwu Chinatu in the 82nd minute of play. During the 82nd minute of the match Manasseh Ojudun completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Manasseh Ojudun a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 84th minute, Jessica Ayoka 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 taking down the ball on Burnham on Crouch's corner Igochukwu Ojo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pascal Awu quite easily take care of the ball. Pascal Awu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hashimu Ikani in the 97th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Burnham on Crouch eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.