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TCCCUP23 REPORT SEMI FINAL

3rd March, 2023

TCCCUP23 REPORT SEMI FINAL

Gbagada 0-0 Beyond Limits (6-5 after penalties)

Newly crowned League champions, Beyond Limits, were knocked out of the TCC Cup on penalties by Gbagada on Thursday. 

It is the fourth time they will be meeting this season, while BYL have triumphed in all previous three fixtures, this encounter being a semifinal cup game, a close affair was expected.

Gbagada’s setup at the start of the game was to frustrate the league champions and make it difficult for them to play their free-flowing football, which they were able to do to perfection. In addition, goalkeeper David Gwadabe also made some decent stops to keep his side in the game.

The Blue Eagles, 2021 champions, were aiming to reach their second final, while Beyond Limits, who have been three-time league champions, have not enjoyed much success in the cup and were keen to make a historic double.

In the end, both teams canceled each other out and the game went straight to penalties. The two teams missed one apiece in the opening five spot kicks, while in sudden death, Stanley Joseph missed for BYL to hand Gbagada the chance to win once again and Kareem Hassan scored the decisive spot-kick to send his side through.

 

Gbagada will now face Valiant or Dannaz in the cup final later this month.

 

MAN OF THE MATCH

Shola Ogundana (Beyond Limits)

The forward was good on the day but it was not enough to help them reach a third successive cup final.