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1XBET Cup: Landmark Comeback to Beat Vino Gano FC
The Ikorodu Conference of the 1XBET Grassroots Football tournament got ignited on Match-day 2 yesterday as Landmark FC rallied back from a goal down to beat youthful Vino Gano FC 3-2.
Three quick fire goals scored in the 15th, 17th and 19th gave Landmark victory.
Coming back from its loss in Match-day 1, youthful Vino Gano FC drew the first blood through diminutive Imeh Jackson in the 7th minute. However, Landmark rallied back as Ashavin Junior, Sadiq Adebayo and Fele Wayinbo fired the three goals.
In the 57th minute, unrelenting Imeh Jackson of Vino Gano got his second goal of the game, but it wasn’t enough to stop Landmark FC from going top of the log on six points in Group A.
Elsewhere, in the other two game of the evening, Edunz Inter FC and Lofty Skills drew 3-3while Slas FC and Faith FC similarly drew 2-2.
Group A came alive yesterday once again as both teams gave each other no space for domination. Omisore opened scoring for Edunz FC in the 3rd minute and Ola John responded for Lofty Skills a minute later. Edunz ran into the leads with two goals from Abiodun Toheeb in 22nd minute and Ige Segun, in the 39th for his second in the championship. Lofty Skills came back with goals by Abdul Salami in the 49th minute and got the equaliser via the penalty spot by Victor Obaro in the 52nd minute. In the group, there’s yet, everything to fight for in the last group games.
Matches continue today in the Ikorodu Conference playoffs.