BY SUNDAY AKINTOYE
Head Coch of FC Babington, Bode Babington has expressed satisfaction with the performance of his boys following their goalless draw played against FC Wasiu Ipaye on Monday morning in the ongoing Nigeria Ex Internationals Cup.
The pulsating encounter held at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena popularly known as Onikan Stadium.
Both teams could not find the back of the net throughout the duration. Although, FC Babington had more scoring chances than their opponents but poor finishing denied them from home victory in the encounter watched by few spectators and organisers.
Babington who spoke to our correspondent after the match commended his boys for good display but attributed their draw as a result of lateness to the match venue and inability of his players to convert their scoring chances.
“It was not a bad start for us although we ought to have won the game judging by the two teams performance on the field of play.Why we did not win the game was that we came late to the match venue and the players did not do any warm up which affected our performance at the match situation.
“Secondly we were not clinical enough in the front of goal. Of course, we created more scoring chances than our opponents but we failed to take our chances.I was not disappointed with the outcome of the match and i still commend my boys for the job well done,” he said.
Babington remains optimistic of the return leg boasting that his team would beat FC Ipaye in their home ground.
In yesterday result, FC Victor Agali defeated FC Yakubu Aiyegbeni 2-0.The tournament is the first of its kind in Nigeria and is being organised by Lagos State Football Association to celebrate and appreciate ex- Internationals who served in various categories of the national teams during their active days.
