By Ghetto Light Head Coach and match day point man Aziz El-Nino scored from penalty spot while Oluwanishola Pelumi score a brace for the fans team as 9-Man Ghetto Light FC began 2021 with a win over their Fans at the Eko Boys fortress on Saturday afternoon.
To the surprise of many spectators, the Fans who failed to register a goal in the previous year scored first via a tap in by oluwanishola Pelumi early in the first half.
Centre back, Owoseni Damilare whose error led to the first goal scored a sublime left footed free kick to peg the hungry fans back.
1-1 was how the first half ended and both teams went into the break with a lot of unanswered questions.
Point man, Aziz El-Nino whose injury scare made in anonymous in the first half made more in road in the second half of the game and duly won a penalty when a fan bundled him down in the 18 yard box.
Composure is all it takes to convert a penalty kick and he was composed. He sent goalkeeper Olasunkanmi the wrong way and took the lead for his side for the first time in the game. 2 – 1 and game on.
Discipline soon became and issue for the players of Ghetto Light FC as two players Olajide Daniel and Ishola Basit both got there marching orders in quick succession. The team was reduced to nine men and brought under huge scrutiny.
The pressure paid off for the fans as Oluwanishola Pelumi completed his brace in the dying moments of the game to send the game into the lottery of Penalties.
Has as been the case in the last Four matches Ghetto Light FC triumphed in the spotkick with goalkeeper Rahmon Kehinde saving 2 spotkick as he did in the Prince Gas Cup. The Ghetto ballers won 3 – 1 on penalties.
Ghetto Light FC have now defeated their fans for the second year on the bounce and will now hope to make it a 3rd later this year.
In the other game Ewetade Rofiat’s hattrick was not enough to stop the under 10 Ghetto ballers from revenging there 2019 end of the year match defeat to the Ghetto Light Ladies. The under 10 baller defeated the ladies team 6 – 5 to put them level on the head to head rank.
