1XBET Cup: S’finalists in Battle Royale for Tickets to Final

*Bariga FC vs De Elites, Young Strikers vs  Ighalo FC

The 1XBET Community Football Championship is on the home stretch as the four semi-finals battle for final tickets at the LASU Stadium. 

Today’s semi-final matches would see Bariga FC tackling De Elites in the first game of the game of the day, while Young Strikers FC would face Ighalo FC in the second semi final gaffe.. 

In yesterday’s semi-final matches, it was Bariga FC who defeated Edunz FC 2-1 in the first quarter-final match, as Young Strikers who came back from a goal down to beat Fakson 2-1, also qualified for the semi-finals. 

The third game was also a 2-1 win for De Elites over Glory Boys. The last game was between Joint FC and Ighalo FC, and it was game aptly described as ‘final before the final’.

Joint FC drew first blood in the first half courtesy of a penalty kick converted by Kehinde Suleiman in the 35th minute. 

However, the Ighalo boys came back stronger in the second half, as Fawaz Yusuf who was fouled in the box, dusted himself up and converted the kick to level terms in the 50th minute, for his seventh goal of the championship in as many games. After regulation time, it was straight to penalty kicks and Ighalo FC won by 4-2, to hit the semi-finals. 

Meanwhile, Coach Ambrose Duru of Ighalo FC , who spoke with journalists after his team’s qualification boasted gleefully that his boys would go on to to play in the grand finale. 

Barrister Ayo Julius, who is coach of Bariga FC, was equally bullish, stating that his Ramba-Samba style would see his team play in final slated for November 23, at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos.