FC IfeanyiUbah claimed their first Federation Cup
trophy following a 5-4 penalty shootout win against Nasarawa United on Sunday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. Olamilekan Adeleye, the younger brother
of former Super Eagles centre-back, Dele
Adeleye, scored the decisive spot kick for the Anambra Warriors.
Both teams who were playing in the final of the
competition for the first time cancelled out each as they looked to win the
trophy for the first time. Bello
Kofarmata came close to putting FC IfeanyiUbah ahead in the 23rd minute but
his effort was parried into a corner kick by Nasarawa keeper Suraj Ayeleso.
Abdulrahman Bashir wasted a glorious chance three
minutes before the break when he was teed up by Esosa Igbinoba as Nasarawa United upped the tempo in the closing
stages of the first half. Both sides adopted a cautious approach in the second
half and the closest to a winner was when Philip
Azango's effort was saved by Uche
Okafor in the dying moments of the game.
With the score goalless at the end of 90 minutes, penalty shootout was needed
to seperate both teams with FC IfeanyiUbah converting all five kicks and Seun Sogbeso, who scored Nasarawa
United's winning goal in the semi-final, having his kick saved.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Contact Us
Email: publisher@absolutehearts.com
Phone/whatsapp: +2348027922363