League

Beautify Gate Stadia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Bina Yaguda made the kick off and thus started the match. Juju's Gabriel Aguebor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eseme Makera in the 4th minute of play. Blackbirds Futbol Club's Sulaimon Sunday played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edith Adedina in the 6th minute of play. With a little luck, Juju's Gabriel Aguebor got control of the ball when Kezie Itodo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bina Yaguda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Aguebor having to interfere. Edith Adedina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edith Adedina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sulaimon Sunday having to interfere. If Adeshina Awosupin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the game, Kezie Itodo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Gabriel Aguebor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nwachukwu Alaba during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Juju fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 51st minute. Penalty! 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Juju's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Onyeorulu Osunwa was slow to take the kick. During this time Blackbirds Futbol Club's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Juju's goalie and right to Zikoranachukwudimma Ayuba. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Juju's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Sulaimon Sunday took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adeshina Awosupin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eseme Makera during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Blackbirds Futbol Club getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Eseme Makera hit a great ball. After 60 played minutes, Juju's Olaka Ekeh shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sulaimon Sunday came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Juju reached it. Kezie Itodo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Aguebor having to interfere. 1-2 became the score in the 66th minute when Adeshina Awosupin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 70 minutes into the game, Olaka Ekeh was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juju's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Blackbirds Futbol Club the free kick. A collision led to Juju getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Olaka Ekeh hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Adeshina Awosupin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Juju's supporters rose to their feet, but Adeshina Awosupin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sulaimon Sunday breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Juju's Edith Adedina got a free kick in the 87th minute. Sulaimon Sunday made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Edith Adedina sent off a good shot on target. When Edith Adedina came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Juju 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 Edith Adedina couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Juju eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.