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Oyo State are Etisalat U-15 School Cup champions

By Daily Sports on November 27, 2016

Tobi Ikotun scored the winning penalty as Asegun Comprehensive lifted the Etisalat U-15 School Cup Competition at the expense of Fosla Academy after a pulsating regulation time ended 2-2.

The Abuja representative missed two spot kicks as opposed to the Oyo side’s one to end the shootout 4-3.

The aura at the Campos Mini Stadium was bright and lively as the 1500 capacity arena was packed with students in colourful Etisalat regalia.

But such atmosphere struggled to take shape on the pitch as only an early trademark shot by Folsa’s Emmanuel Bala and few silky foot works by Asegun midfielder Kolapo created moments for the opening ten minutes.

The relative small size of the ground, also, was a contributing factor as the key players such as Prosper Ojukwu, Adaji Timothy (Fosla Academy) and Asegun’s duo of Ikotun and Rasheed Qudus were deprived spaces to run into.

Fosla’s left back Emmanuel Yakubu seem indifferent when he tested Abram with a pile driver that was calmly collected by the goalkeeper.

The Pace Setters were almost in front after Rauf Jubril’s lifted a left footed free kick onto the crossbar.

The second period started with the Federal Capital Territory boys controlling the game, albeit momentarily as Asegun Comprehensive got the curtain raiser in what turned to be a goal frenzied half.

Qudus opened the scoring via an header off a Odeniyi Ibrahim freekick from inside the Oyo representative half. In what would be the ’keepers’ tradition for all the set piece goals, Aluko was rooted to the spot.

Moments later, Fosla got an equaliser from another freekick, but this time direct and a beauty. Adejo unleashed a curler from the left side of the edge of their opposition’s area which energy in off the post.

Just two minutes after the leveller, Oyo replicated as the bar was unable to deny Jubril a goal from another dead ball situation. He bent in a sweet left footed effort past Folsa’s wall with Aluko, again, passive.

The FCT side captain Ojukwu then sent the game into the penalty shoot outs after he connected well with a Bala miscued effort to toe poke one past an outstretched Abram to equal the scoreline 2-2.

From six yards out, Asegun recovered from dead ball specialist, Jubril's first spot kick miss to emerge the Etisalat School Cup Competition winner.

Hamzeh Dauda and Adejoh missed the Abuja’s side second and third penalties respectively to hand star striker Ikotun a lifeline for the Oyo team as he scored what dented Fosla Academy’s dream of lifting the much coveted trophy. (Goal.com)

Source Daily Sports

Posted November 27, 2016