League

Ogbe Stadium
Spectators: 8558 (Terracing: 6419, Seating: 1968, VIP seats: 171) Bola Akinyele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ugochukwutubelum Kuta in the 5th minute of the match. Ogochukwu Esin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osibajo Etafia having to interfere. In the 10th minute Henry Gana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osibajo Etafia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Desto's Bola Akinyele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ugochukwutubelum Kuta in the 12th minute of play. Desto's Bola Akinyele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yakubu Dombraye in the 16th minute of play. If Bright Akintola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bola Akinyele didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bright Akintola went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Henry Gana struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Osibajo Etafia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Desto. 28 minutes into the game, Little Harrowden's Yakubu Dombraye nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bola Akinyele made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Desto's Ogochukwu Esin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Osibajo Etafia. That made the score 1-2 after 31 minutes of play. Henry Gana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osibajo Etafia having to interfere. After 40 played minutes Little Harrowden got a freekick which was hit by Sam Adodo. 41 minutes into the match, Little Harrowden's goalkeeper Osibajo Etafia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ogochukwu Esin. Lam Okoroanyanwu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Osibajo Etafia came out and tried to block the shot, but Lam Okoroanyanwu slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 43rd minute. Bright Akintola charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bright Akintola the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Little Harrowden getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Bright Akintola hit a great ball. If Henry Gana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bright Akintola stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Desto's goal looked a bit too open when Bright Akintola came free, but Bola Akinyele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Ogochukwu Esin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Desto's supporters rose to their feet, but Ogochukwu Esin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Osibajo Etafia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Osibajo Etafia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ogochukwu Esin, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. The audience was convinced that Henry Gana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Osibajo Etafia was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Bola Akinyele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yakubu Dombraye in the 58th minute of the match. In the 60thth minute of the game Henry Gana who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Little Harrowden's Osibajo Etafia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bola Akinyele came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Little Harrowden's Ugochukwutubelum Kuta. But to his dismay, Ugochukwutubelum Kuta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Desto's Bola Akinyele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bright Akintola in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bright Akintola in the 66th minute of play forced Desto's goalkeeper Bola Akinyele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Desto's defense didn't have a chance, in the 68th minute, when Bright Akintola scored to the left of an out of position Bola Akinyele, making the score, 2-4. 78 minutes into the match, Desto's goal looked a bit too open when Bright Akintola came free, but Bola Akinyele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80thth minute of the game Henry Gana who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Little Harrowden's Osibajo Etafia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bola Akinyele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bright Akintola in the 84th minute of the match. Osibajo Etafia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ogochukwu Esin, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Osibajo Etafia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ogochukwu Esin in the 92nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sam Adodo during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sam Adodo kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Little Harrowden's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Gana came free, but Osibajo Etafia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osibajo Etafia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lam Okoroanyanwu, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The audience was convinced that Ogochukwu Esin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Osibajo Etafia was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. The Desto supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Little Harrowden's performance. The match ended with a win for Little Harrowden.