League

Middleton on the Wol
Spectators: 6876 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1876, VIP seats: 0) Habeeb Egbuonu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Muyiwa Abubakar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aniedi Olatunji , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chukwuma Jibo hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. If Aniedi Olatunji had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmed Nwiika kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Fairfield's goalkeeper Rufus Agundu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Efan Oguntominiyi. Fairfield's Rufus Agundu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ete Charlie Adaji in the 24th minute of play. With his leg Rufus Agundu managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when Middleton on the Wold United's Efan Oguntominiyi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 29th play minute Efan Oguntominiyi came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Rufus Agundu. 1-1. Fairfield's Rufus Agundu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Fairfield from getting a goal against them. Aniedi Olatunji hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. If Efan Oguntominiyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Habeeb Egbuonu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Efan Oguntominiyi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 47 minutes into the match, Fairfield's goalkeeper Rufus Agundu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Efan Oguntominiyi. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ete Charlie Adaji to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Habeeb Egbuonu 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. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Middleton on the Wold United's goalkeeper Muyiwa Abubakar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Efan Oguntominiyi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rufus Agundu having to interfere. Fairfield's Rufus Agundu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efan Oguntominiyi in the 59th minute of play. In the 60th minute Ete Charlie Adaji shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rufus Agundu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Chinedum Ezeonu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the match, Middleton on the Wold United's goalkeeper Muyiwa Abubakar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aniedi Olatunji . 72 minutes into the match, Fairfield's goal looked a bit too open when Ete Charlie Adaji came free, but Rufus Agundu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aniedi Olatunji fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Muyiwa Abubakar having to interfere. Muyiwa Abubakar made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Aniedi Olatunji sent off a good shot on target. Amaechi Ehikwe, 78 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 81st minute, Aniedi Olatunji 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. In the 85th minute Efan Oguntominiyi suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. 85 minutes into the game, Maduabuchim Ajanaku was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fairfield's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Middleton on the Wold United the free kick. Maduabuchim Ajanaku hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. The supporters of Middleton on the Wold United booed when Fairfield was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ikedi Dambatta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Middleton on the Wold United's Amaechi Ehikwe couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 90th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Fairfield. When Ete Charlie Adaji came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Middleton on the Wold United 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 Ete Charlie Adaji couldn't finish the play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.