Optima Energy Gold Cup: Remo Stars In Final After Hard-Fought Win Over Ambitious Sporting Lagos

Defending Optima Power Gold Cup champions Remo Stars are by way of to the ultimate of the preseason match tenth version after they edged Sporting Lagos by a purpose to nil.

It’s a back-to-back ultimate for Remo Stars, however Sporting Lagos did put up a good efficiency and will have pressured the semifinal tie to a penalty shootout.

The Sky Blue Stars did dominate having a lot of the ball possessions and photographs at purpose however laboured to go previous the Lagos-based Nigeria Nationwide League crew, who they held to a goalless first half.

Sporting Lagos had their injured goalkeeper Agbor Ekoi to thank as stored his purpose protected up until the forty eighth minute.

A minute later, Remo Stars discovered themselves in entrance, with Okon Aniekeme cashing in on a mix-up within the Sporting Lagos defence line to place the ball previous Ekoi.

Within the 68th Remo Stars survived a scare after goalkeeper Edafe nearly gifted Sporting Lagos their equalising purpose after he didn’t grip the ball firmly and spilt it to the trail of an onrushing striker who ought to have finished higher with the prospect.

With 1 / 4 of the hour to finish the sport, Sporting Lagos had the woodwork to thank after Seth Mayi agonizingly hits the crossbar, regardless of having solely Ekoi to beat.

Late in added time of 90 minutes, Nduka Junior might have bagged his third purpose of the preseason tourney, however goalkeeper Nasamu Emmanuel who had been on for lower than 10 minutes after changing injured Ekoi, pressured a sensational save to place the Remo Stars captain strike from a good angle to a nook.

Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Day celebration could be a memorable one because the Sky Blue Stars hold a date with the winner of the southwest derby semifinal sport between Capturing Stars and Sunshine Stars within the ultimate.

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