By: Adegbite Adewale
Soccer
For All (SFA) FC defeated TomTom FC 4-2 on penalties after being held to a
controversial 3-3 draw, in the nail biting final of the SIGMA cup, on Sunday
5th of February 2024, to round up an eventful competition.
The final which was played at the SUB pitch
had in attendance a large number of crowd, with supporters from each side
rearing to go and cheering their respective teams in an anticipation of a
mouthwatering encounter. And they were not disappointed, with both sides evenly
matched during the course of the match.
The first half saw both teams slug it out as
they failed to break the deadlock in an evenly matched contest. The second half
will see a change in the dynamics of the game as SFA draw the first blood
midway through the second half when forward Tomide pounced on a through ball to
give his team the lead.
TomTom FC draw level almost immediately
through Ehis, as an error from SFA goalkeeper Gbolahan, will lead to an easy
tap in for the onrushing TomTom striker. SFA will regain their lead almost
immediately as Tomide turned provider this time, with a well timed cross which
was turned home by Babatunde at the back post. SFA added to their lead few
minutes later with Ibrahim adding to the woes of TomTom with a well composed
finish.
The game will turn on its head almost
immediately with TomTom bringing themselves back into the game with two
controversial goals in quick succession. The third goal was a major talking
point, as SFA goalkeeper was tackled midair in the lead up to the goal, and the
referee awarded the goal. This almost led to the end of the match with the fans
noticeably angry with the match official, who was singled out for his poor
sportsmanship and officiating. This led to match being abandoned for a few
minutes as angry fans invaded the pitch.
The match was eventually recontinued and went
straight to penalties after the end of the normal time. SFA came out
victorious, winning 4-2 on penalties and emerging as the eventual champions of
the SIGMA cup, claiming the 100,000 cash price as the winner of the
tournament.
In other news Prime FC won 4-1 in their third
place match up against Galaticos FC. In the female category Department of Arts
and Social Science Education (ASES) placed first and won sum of N50,000 while
Department of Statistics and European studies came in second and third
respectively.
