Nigeria		Kenya
5-3-2 Diamond	Tactics	* KENIA *
44%	Possession	56%
77%	Play in the half	23%
3	Shots	20
1	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	5
59.8	average mark	68.6
excellent	Shooting	excellent
solid	Passing	very good
excellent	Defending	brilliant

5 minute.
Karai lobs the ball high into the air. Throw-in. Rufai approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Adepoju passes, it`s a high ball. Nwanu makes a diving header.
What a tremendous chance!

11 minute.
Kariuki makes an instep pass. Kinsaka takes over possession. Teroitich approaches the ball. Teroitich shoots. Frimpong makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. The ball hits the bar.

11 minute.
Icharia takes over possession. Icharia attempts to pass. Kinsaka just manages to reach the ball first. Kariuki chests the ball. Kariuki shoots. Frimpong miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

13 minute.
Icharia makes an instep pass. Kinsaka takes over possession. Teroitich just manages to reach the ball first. Teroitich has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nigeria - Kenya 0:1

17 minute.
Onwuachi plays the ball through. Rufai tries to claim a difficult ball. Kanana makes a sublime pass. Kariuki takes over possession. Kariuki shoots. The ball hits the bar.

18 minute.
Anumnu approaches the ball. Kanana wins the ball from behind. Kanana lobs the ball high into the air. Kinsaka gets his head on it. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

20 minute.
Kenyatta approaches the ball. Kenyatta plays the ball through. Here comes Icharia, having a little trouble catching the ball. Icharia lobs the ball high into the air. Teroitich makes a diving header. Frimpong palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

30 minute.
Okoth makes a sublime pass. Icharia has problems with catching the ball. Icharia attempts to pass. Teroitich approaches the ball. Teroitich has a fantastic effort at goal. Frimpong palms the ball clear.

31 minute.
Kinsaka has problems with catching the ball. Kariuki takes over possession. The referee whistles for a foul Babalade is guilty of misconduct. The harmed player, Kariuki, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! The distance from the goal is not that far. Kanana takes a run-up, and takes a cracking free-kick. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Nigeria 81%, Kenya 19%.
Nigeria - Kenya 0:1

49 minute.
Okoth just manages to reach the ball first. Okoth passes, it`s a high ball. Akwuegbu has problems with catching the ball. Kariuki takes over possession. Kariuki has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

57 minute.
Okoth plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Shikuku, having a little trouble catching the ball. Onwuachi takes over possession. Onwuachi has a fantastic effort at goal. Lekimeju hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nigeria - Kenya 1:1

67 minute.
Onwuachi takes over possession. Ndururi just manages to reach the ball first. Ndururi makes an instep pass. Kinsaka just manages to reach the ball first. Kinsaka has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

80 minute.
Shikuku lobs the ball high into the air. Teroitich takes the ball on, but the ref holds up the play - offside. Baita approaches the set piece. Onwuachi takes over possession. Onwuachi has a fantastic effort at goal. Lekimeju tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

85 minute.
Karai ineptly catches the ball. Kenyatta just manages to reach the ball first. Kenyatta makes a sublime pass. Here comes Icharia, having a little trouble catching the ball. Icharia centers.
What a tremendous chance!

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Nigeria 73%, Kenya 27%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nigeria - Kenya 1:1