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Nibc Fc
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ibn Okorowanta made the kick off and thus started the match. Zik Ikani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iwobi Adubasim, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Zik Ikani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartholomew Oche, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute Iwobi Adubasim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zik Ikani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, nibc fc's Bartholomew Oche ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zik Ikani. Zik Ikani yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. nibc fc's Ita Sarki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ibn Okorowanta in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, nibc fc's goal looked a bit too open when Pascal Mekwu came free, but Ita Sarki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to nibc fc getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Bartholomew Oche hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nko Omatsola during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 27 minutes into the game, one of Stanford le Hope City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. nibc fcs' Zik Ikani just managed to throw himself towards the right post in the 28thth minute after Ifeanacho Nnaemekas penalty, and stop a certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwobi Adubasim in the 30th minute of play forced Stanford le Hope City's goalkeeper Zik Ikani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raymond Onyinyechi's late challenge caught a nibc fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Raymond Onyinyechi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th match minute, Stanford le Hope City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raymond Onyinyechi to maneuver through the defense. Ibn Okorowanta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adewale Nalaya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Iwobi Adubasim stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Pascal Mekwu came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Stanford le Hope City 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 Pascal Mekwu couldn't finish the play. nibc fc's Iwobi Adubasim got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Stanford le Hope City's zone, Adewale Nalaya stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zik Ikani came out of the goal and Adewale Nalaya 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 Iwobi Adubasim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zik Ikani was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Stanford le Hope City's Zik Ikani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iwobi Adubasim in the 77th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, Adewale Nalaya notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Stanford le Hope City's Zik Ikani. Zik Ikani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zik Ikani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iwobi Adubasim went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 89th match minute, Stanford le Hope City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascal Mekwu to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Stanford le Hope City's Olasunkanmi Akinyele got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Iwobi Adubasim managed to get in a good position for a shot. nibc fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Iwobi Adubasim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zik Ikani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. nibc fc's Adewale Nalaya got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.