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Knottingley Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mudschahid Oloukun started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Knottingley FC's Simon Banye sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gozie Obikwelu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 5 minutes into the match, Rawmarsh's goalkeeper Gozie Obikwelu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geoffrey Lala. Akubundu Bunu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chuma Wambai, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oyeyiola Olutola in the 9th minute of play forced Knottingley FC's goalkeeper Akubundu Bunu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Mudschahid Oloukun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Akubundu Bunu was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Knottingley FC's Nonye Ajasin got a free kick in the 11th minute. When Rawmarsh's Mudschahid Oloukun in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Knottingley FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpected shot in the 16th minute by Geoffrey Lala got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Knottingley FC's Akubundu Bunu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oyeyiola Olutola in the 21st minute of play. Nonye Ajasin hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 31stth minute of the game Mudschahid Oloukun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Knottingley FC's Akubundu Bunu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Oyeyiola Olutola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Akubundu Bunu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Akubundu Bunu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mudschahid Oloukun, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Knottingley FC's zone, Mudschahid Oloukun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Akubundu Bunu came out of the goal and Mudschahid Oloukun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Mudschahid Oloukun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Akubundu Bunu was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. In the 39th match minute, Knottingley FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nonye Ajasin to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute, Mudschahid Oloukun made a precise shot to the right of Akubundu Bunu. Knottingley FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Simon Banye made a kick off. If Mudschahid Oloukun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Akubundu Bunu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mudschahid Oloukun in the 56th minute of the match. Akubundu Bunu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mudschahid Oloukun, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Mudschahid Oloukun in the 69thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Akubundu Bunu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 76 minutes into the match, Oyeyiola Olutola had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Akubundu Bunu. Knottingley FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oyeyiola Olutola was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. In the 78th minute, Taye Oliseh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Nonye Ajasin was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 79 minutes had been played. In the 80th minute, Nonye Ajasin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes in the game, Oyeyiola Olutola fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Akubundu Bunu having to interfere. After 82 played minutes Knottingley FC got a freekick which was hit by Simon Banye. Ugorji Uwagwu was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 87th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 89thth minute of the game Mudschahid Oloukun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Knottingley FC's Akubundu Bunu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rawmarsh's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.