League

Northleach
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Tunde Osunwa made the kick off and thus started the match. Ogbuehi Amarachi kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Bala Abdullahi might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ekenedilinna Otah. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bala Abdullahi ran back to his position shaking his head. Mezie Anyadubalu hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Comfort Abacha kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Kodilinye Bagudo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tunde Osunwa, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute, Opah Agbi fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Chibueze Kamba kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. The supporters of Northleach booed when Diamond fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chibueze Kamba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tunde Osunwa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Opah Agbi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Kodilinye Bagudo made a huge save. In the 40th minute, Tunde Osunwa fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Kodilinye Bagudo, passed just outside the right post. Onoriode Babatunde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 46th minute Tunde Osunwa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kodilinye Bagudo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Olasunkanmi Amaechina to make the kick off. Olasunkanmi Amaechina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Ekenedilinna Otah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kodilinye Bagudo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tunde Osunwa in the 82nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Northleach's Frank Salahudeen got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute, Northleach's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bala Abdullahi fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Olasunkanmi Amaechina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Ekenedilinna Otah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tunde Osunwa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Kodilinye Bagudo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Northleach's goal looked a bit too open when Olasunkanmi Amaechina came free, but Ekenedilinna Otah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Diamond fc players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Northleach.