League

Streatham Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nwokezuike Adaga made the kick off and thus started the match. If Tagbo Gwalabe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chiebuka Ochiagha in the 4th minute of play forced Enyimba's goalkeeper Anorigwo Oladele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nwokezuike Adaga struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Mutiu Ameobi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Enyimba. After 10 minutes of play, Enyimba's Dahunsi Ughaelu made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mutiu Ameobi was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Tagbo Gwalabe in the 14th minute of play forced Enyimba's goalkeeper Anorigwo Oladele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anorigwo Oladele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chiebuka Ochiagha in the 15th minute of play. Atilola Abili was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 20th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Isiaq Olukunle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Anorigwo Oladele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chiebuka Ochiagha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Anorigwo Oladele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anorigwo Oladele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tagbo Gwalabe in the 30th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Enyimba's Simon Oyeyemi got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 34th minute, Nottingham City's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Dahunsi Ughaelu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Nwannedimma Korodo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anorigwo Oladele having to interfere. Dahunsi Ughaelu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Mutiu Ameobi made a huge save. Dahunsi Ughaelu 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

53 minutes into the game, Atilola Abili was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nottingham City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Enyimba the free kick. Atilola Abili hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute Tagbo Gwalabe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anorigwo Oladele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chiebuka Ochiagha got free with Anorigwo Oladele in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 92nd minute of the game. One of Enyimba:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Nottingham City:s goal. The supporters of Enyimba booed when Nottingham City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amalu Ishola didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 97th minute, Nwokezuike Adaga 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. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.