Soccer fans in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State jubilated on Tuesday when their darling team, the Shooting Stars Football Club, for the second consecutive year retained the Oyo FA Cup trophy by defeating Crown FC 1-0 at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba.
The club’s most influential player Ayobami Junior scored in the four minute of the encounter to make the difference between the two NNL sides.
He had stylishly poked a shot towards the left side of helpless goalie Adeniyi Adejare to give the Oluyole Warriors a bragging right against Crown FC, for the second year running.
Although, the Ajilete Boys fought back gamely with their sleeky play especially from the middle but they met a tenacious defensive line spearheaded by Captain Omololu Waheed.
However the scoreline remained till the end of the interesting game, even despite the ‘walking out’ order handed to Coach Oladunni Oyekale few minutes before the final for provocative conduct at the side line!
Earlier, Pacesetter FC defeated Shaki FC 2-1 in a third place match before the fair capacity crowd led by the Hon Commissioner for Sports, Abayomi Oke, Special Adviser on Youth, Bolaji Hafees Repete, ex CAF & FIFA instructor Chief Adegboye Onigbinde and other top football stakeholders.
Notably, a minute silence was also observed for the late Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Michael Adesina Adeyemo.
Packaged by Jubril Arowolo Are and Oludotun Ajibola
