Nigeria Leagues
Sporting Lagos Shock Gombe United, As Sunshine Stars, Keep Chase On Tornadoes
It was an inspiring exhibiting from Sporting Lagos as they acquired a back-to-back win within the tenth version of the Optima Power Gold Cup as they shocked Gombe United on the FC Ebedei Stadium in Sagamu.
A very good efficiency from each groups within the opening 38 minutes, as they confirmed high quality in depth however not a lot of a shot on the right track at each ends.
Two minutes later, the actual likelihood got here for Sporting Lagos and so they made the higher of it, after Okon Saturday powered his well beyond a Gombe United defender along with his energy contained in the field, to shoot the ball past the attain of the goalkeeper.
Gombe United then resulted in excessive urgent as they looked for the equalising objective however Sporting Lagos had been first rate with their defending and never exhibiting indicators to let objective their lead.
The true likelihood to stage the scoreline got here for Gombe United from a set-piece near the arch of Sporting Lagos field, however Sani’s effort from the well-taken free kick missed the goal, to the reduction of the Lagos-based staff.
Sporting Lagos go high of Group B with the win with 6 factors adopted by Capturing Stars within the second spot with 3 factors.
Within the second Group A sport, Sunshine Stars confirmed no mercy after they flogged Gateway United 3-1 to say their first win within the Optima Power Gold Cup on the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne.
The Owena Waves who had been pressured to a one-all draw by defending champion Remo Stars took 10 minutes to get the primary objective.
Alani Azeez took benefit of Gateway United schoolboy defending to faucet into the web.
Sunshine Stars then elevated their tally within the twenty ninth minute with the second objective after Sulaimon Mojereola fired a rocket-like shot on the right track after he beat the off-side flag.
This pressured Gateway United to right away reshuffle its personnel by introducing Olajide and Olukoya, as they saved it first rate to the tip of the first half.
It was the Edith Agoye lads all the best way and so they acquired the third objective after a tactical alternate of passes on the by-line, Emeka Emmanuel then appeared inside the ultimate third to bury the previous the goalkeeper within the 84th minute.
Lower than 60 seconds later, Solomon Alade with a sensational strike then scale back the deficit as he scored Gateway United’s first objective within the Optima Power Gold Cup.
Sunshine Stars who now have 4points, maintain the chase on leaders Niger Tornadoes.
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