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WGB Lagos FA Cup: Smart City, Messiah Renew Rivalry In Round of 16

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Good Metropolis Soccer Membership of Surulere and Messiah Soccer Membership of Ikeja would renew their rivalry as each groups conflict within the spherical of 16 WGB Lagos State FA Cup.

The much-anticipated sport would maintain tomorrow afternoon (2 pm) on the Nathaniel Idowu Sports activities heart, Ajegunle.
Good Metropolis walkover Emmydinho to achieve this stage, whereas Messiah beat BE Enviornment 3-2 yesterday to achieve the spherical of 16.

The final time each groups clashed was in NLO on the house floor of Good Metropolis, Teslim Balogun Stadium. Though the match was deserted lower than 10minutes of the sport on account of the controversial purpose being awarded to the house group.

Tomorrow’s match is one other alternative for each groups to fulfill once more on the impartial floor.

Good Metropolis are in good type following their efficiency in NLO. They’re on high of their group in NLO however their final match towards Wonderful Grace was not too spectacular as Good Metropolis struggled to win their opponents 1-0 on the tail finish of the sport.

However, Messiah’s type are common however their experiences in FA Cup through the years can’t be pushed apart. Their sport towards Be Enviornment despatched a warning sign to Good Metropolis and different groups within the event.

Little question, the officiating on this yr’s FA Cup is great and organizers would do the whole lot humanly attainable to nominate among the finest referees and assistants within the state to be in command of the Messiah and Good Metropolis match.

In the meantime, within the match Messiah performed yesterday, they have been in a position to management the sport as Deji Alo opened the goal-scoring earlier than Wale Adegoke scored on the shut vary to make two targets up within the first half.

Messiah who have been at their finest couldn’t waste time as Tunde Baruwa fired a long-range shot to ship Messiah followers into wild jubilation.

However lower than 20 minutes to purpose, Messiah gamers went to sleep as Be Enviornment striker, Abel Isreal scored two targets to shut the margin. The trouble by Be Enviornment to get an equalizer proved abortive because the referee signaled the tip of the sport.

Reacting to the group’s defeat, Be Enviornment president who doubles as chief coach counseled each groups for his or her efficiency saying that he was glad with the group’s efficiency regardless of defeat.

Messiah coach, Tunde Olayinka confessed that the sport was robust and admitted that he wanted to work on some gray areas on the group earlier than their subsequent sport.

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