Planners lose to Builders at Gulder tourney
The Gulder
Five-a-side football tournament took a dramatic turn yesterday with
highly rated 401 Road Planners of Ajegunle crashing to Talent Builders
of Lagos Island.
The Ajegunle side
lost 3-1 against the expectation of fans who had turned out in large
numbers at the New Gymnasium Complex of the National Stadium in Lagos,
hoping to see them continue their winning streak in the competition.
The tournament, which entered the round-robin stage yesterday, saw the
Builders getting off the starting blocks early to torment their
opponents. The Planners, egged on by the crowd refused to yield ground
until their defence was breached in the closing stages of the first
half.
By the victory, the
Builders find themselves in strong position to secure one of the semi
final tickets if they are able to defeat their last group opponent,
Ikeja All Stars of Ipaja, today at the same venue. In another match,
crowd favourite, Inter FC of Enugu, failed to raise their game and
consequently went down 3-1 to Royal Eagles of Warri. The match had
ended 1-1 at full time, but the Eagles team converted their mandatory
two penalty kicks, while the Enugu lads failed to convert theirs.
Inter face Royal FC of Aba in a match they must win to be assured of a place in the semi-final.
The first two teams in each group will qualify for the semi finals,
which will come up tomorrow at the same venue. A total of N8 million
cash prizes will be won by the winning teams; with the overall winner
going home with N5 million, while the losing finalist and the third
placed team will receive N2million and N1 million each.
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