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An
increase in the number of goals scored was witnessed on Day 2 of the C.
Woerman Youth Football Championship, organized by the Association of
Grassroots Football Developers of Nigeria in Lagos.

Before the start of
the third match, spectators had been complaining about the inability of
teams to score more than one goal, which was the norm last year. But
the spectators were pleasantly surprised as team Masalta from Sokoto
and team Eclipse from Lagos brought on an avalanche of goals in their
match. The game ended 4-2 in favour of Masalta. Eclipse was the first
team to score in the seventh minute by Ifeanyi Sunday and it was from a
free kick from just outside the box.

Unbeatable performance

The team from
Sokoto, however, equalized five minutes later. A cross from Richard
Peters was picked by man of the match, Friday Michael, who wasted no
time putting the ball into the net. Masalta’s second goal followed in
swift succession with Peters also providing the cross to Michael. In a
bid to regroup, Eclipse made another mistake that caused them to
concede a third goal. A foul on Michael in the 18 yard box, saw the
referee awarding a penalty to Masalta and Michael scored to put the
Sokoto team 3-1 up. Eclipse got a consolation goal in the 35th minute
when skipper of the team Nuru Taofeek was felled in the penalty area.
But five minutes later, Goddy Michael added the fourth goal to seal
victory for Masalta.

There were no goals
in the second half but both teams tried all within their capacity to
score more goals but it was not possible.

Coach of Masalta,
Umar Suleiman expressed happiness at being able to win the game. “When
we came last year, we were trashed right from the start,” he said. “In
the first match we played then, we were beaten 5-1 but I am happy that
this time we were able to hold our own. This match was difficult but we
did our best and I hope that we would continue to do our best in
subsequent matches.”

In other matches decided on Sunday, Wincor Nixdorf beat Bosch 1-0,
while Hangchan had the upper hand over Jost with a 1-0 victory. The
game between BPW and Record ended in a goal-less draw, while defending
Champions C. Woerman were beaten by Lorry Brand 1-0. Speaking on the
defeat, coach of C. Woerman, attributed the loss to a number of
reasons. “After we won last year, a number of the players moved away to
other clubs. This is what we are hoping for. Presently, some of the
players are playing in the League, there is even one playing in Europe
presently. And right now we are trying to build up the club again.” In
matches fixed for today, Record face Bosch, Jost will tackle defending
champions, C. Woerman while Hangchan face Lorry Brand. Other matches to
be played include Deutz against BIG and Mahle versus Stihl.