BY SUNDAY AKINTOYE
Head Coach of 36 Lion Football Club of Lagos, Akinshola Akinrele has hailed his boys after 1-0 hard fought victory over Beyond Limits Football Academy in group A match of Lagos Supremacy Cup taking place at the FIFA legacy pitch of National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
A goal from chisom Onyenuforo in the 29th minutes was all 36 Lion FC needed to shock Beyond Limits boys in the encounter watched by mammoth crowd.
Speaking after the pulsating tie, Akinrele said 36 Lion prepared for their opponents and commended his boys for their fighting spirit and tactical discipline displayed throughout the encounter.
He boasted that his team have what it takes to go far in the Supremacy Cup and admonished his players to remain focused and steadfast in their subsequent matches.
“Winning Beyond Limits is a morale boost for us and we want to do the same in our remaining matches.I commend my boys for this hard fought victory and my target is to play in the final,” he said.
In another match, Ikorodu City Football Academy began its title defense on a brighter note following 1-0 hard fought victory over Bariga Stars Football Club.
Ihwuhwvabe Sylvester scored early goal to secure a three points for Ikorodu boys who are in the tournament to defend the title won last year.
Reacting to the victory, Ikorodu City Academy head coach, John Ayeni expressed his disappointment over the missed scoring chances during the encounter.
He described his boys being wasteful in front of goal but noted that their overall performance was quite impressive.
“It was a good result and performance but when it comes to scoring goal, I think we are not doing well in that area. We were wasteful in front of goal and our next match would be better than this, ” he said.
In other matches, Collin Edwin boys pip Badagry Selected 1-0, while Atlantic Selected thrashed Edo Selected 5-2.
Action resumes on Tuesday as 36 Lion face Edo Selected by 7am, Atlantic Selected tackle Beyond Limit by 8am, while Collin Edwin confront Ikorodu City boys by 9am as Bariga Stars battle Badagry Selected by 10am