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Ironville Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Saidu Aduda made the kick off which started today's match. Yinka Bamgbelu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ike Abiakam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ike Abiakam in the 14th minute of play forced Ironville FC's goalkeeper Yinka Bamgbelu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yinka Bamgbelu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ike Abiakam's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. A collision led to Ironville FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Nnachi Abonta hit a great ball. After 17 played minutes Ironville FC got a freekick which was hit by Chukwujekwu Umanah. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tolulope Peter in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yinka Bamgbelu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Bucknell's Onoriode Okorowanta got a free kick in the 29th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Saidu Aduda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ironville FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Saidu Aduda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jibril Anzigah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Bucknell's Onoriode Okorowanta got a free kick in the 35th minute. Udo Owobokiri kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Saidu Aduda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ironville FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Saidu Aduda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jibril Anzigah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 39th minute, Esomchi Abhulimhen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ike Abiakam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ike Abiakam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yinka Bamgbelu having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ike Abiakam stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Ike Abiakam came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Bucknell fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ike Abiakam couldn't finish the play. Ike Abiakam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yinka Bamgbelu having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Esomchi Abhulimhen during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Esomchi Abhulimhen hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, Tolulope Peter left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bucknell fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to Ironville FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Gideon Ademowo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ike Abiakam in the 66th minute of play forced Ironville FC's goalkeeper Yinka Bamgbelu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Udo Owobokiri's late challenge caught a Ironville FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Udo Owobokiri helped the player get up and apologised. Ike Abiakam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Yinka Bamgbelu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ike Abiakam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Yinka Bamgbelu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chukwujekwu Umanah's late challenge caught a Bucknell's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chukwujekwu Umanah helped the player get up and apologised. Chukwujekwu Umanah kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. After having played for 80 minutes, Ike Abiakam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bucknell's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ike Abiakam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Ironville FC's Yinka Bamgbelu got control of the ball when Tolulope Peter tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Bucknell booed when Ironville FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gideon Ademowo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 86 minutes in the game, Ike Abiakam dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Nnachi Abonta's late challenge caught a Bucknell's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nnachi Abonta helped the player get up and apologised. After 88 played minutes Ironville FC got a freekick which was hit by Nnachi Abonta. 89 minutes into the match, Ironville FC's goalkeeper Yinka Bamgbelu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tolulope Peter. Ironville FC:s Yinka Bamgbelu showed great skill when he stopped Adenuga Kimitei:s penalty. Ike Abiakam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Yinka Bamgbelu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tolulope Peter fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yinka Bamgbelu having to interfere. Yinka Bamgbelu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ike Abiakam in the 99th minute of the match. Bucknell's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.