diff --git a/sports_py/match.py b/sports_py/match.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/sports_py/match.py
+++ b/sports_py/match.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+from datetime import datetime
 
 
 class Match:
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ class Match:
         self.home_score = score[0]
         self.away_score = score[1]
         self.match_time = match_time
-        self.match_date = match_date
+        self.match_date = datetime.strptime(match_date, '%a, %w %b %Y %I:%M:%S %Z')
         self.match_link = match_link
 
     def to_json(self):
Convert Match.match_date to datetime object