Technical Adviser Shooting Stars Sports Club, 3SC, Coach Gbenga Ogunbote has reiterated the need for the team to finish well as they thrash the visiting team , Doma United 3-1on Sunday (yesterday) at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan during Match Day 5 of Nigeria Premier Football League,NPFL
The Oracle as Ogubote is fondly called stated this during a press conference shortly held at the mainbow after the Ibadan Soccer Lords came triumph in an explosive encounter with the visiting Savannah Tigers.
9′ into the game, Nelson Abiam’s of Doma FC found the back of the net through set pieces and deflected putting 3SC Goalies, Ovunda Dalinton in a wrong position.
The Savanah Tigers goalies, Osayi Kingdom immediately resorted to time wasting tactics falling down in quick succesions only for the referee who was firmly in control calling for medics to attend to the former MFM shot stopper.
Much later, fans started witnessing an action-packed encounter as Shooting Stars resilience paid off when it got a penalty and got it converted by Gbolagade Adelowo, 3SC’s central defender in the 44th minute, making it 1-1 going into the break.
The relentless pressure of the Ibadan Soccer Lords continued unabated as it took the lead at the 60th minute when substitute, Kareem Ayinde Ademola mesmerized the Gombe outfit defence to slot the ball past the Osayi Kingdom.
Doma United, went weird on a vision to equalize and probably shared the spoils in Ibadan only for another substitute for the hosts ,Gideon Monday sealed the victory for 3SC with a ballistic missile outside the 18-yard box at the 95′ of the game that made the results stands at 3-1 in favour of the homers.
The Oracle as 3sc handler fondly called during a presser stated that: “This is a new season with new team and the team must finish strong. The last season was abridged but this is not and the approach is different with aim to finish strong”
On his part , Doma FC Coach, Akinade Onigbinde disclosed that he came to Ibadan with a second string to their midweek game against Insurance and they will regroup and prepare to face Benin Arsenal in their upcoming home fixture on Thursday, November 2, 2023. “I came to Ibadan with my second team but that is not an excuse to lose. We will seek to bounce back from this defeat and secure a positive result in our pursuit to meet the target in the ongoing football season” said the former FRSC coach
