By Season’s top scorer and two-time POTM award winner Yakub Shamsu scored one and was involved in the other as Ghetto Tigers FC defeated Future Stars FA 2 – 1 in the final league game of the Davlias Super League on Sunday evening in Mushin.
The final league match of the season saw the first and second placed teams on the league table lock horns with the former needing a win or draw to be crowned Champion while nothing but a win will get the job done for the latter.
With a superior goal difference of +19 goal scoring was never an issue for the Tigers and the testimony was evident in the less than 2 minutes into the game.
Goal Poacher Yakub Shamsu tapped in a delicious cross from Oluwole Babatunde to put the Tigers in front and send Future Stars into second place.
After several attempt to extend their lead left unsuccessful Future Stars knocked in their equalizer to send them back to the summit of the league table. 1 – 1 was how the game ended in the first half.
The head coach of Ghetto Tigers FC must have reminded his team of the consequence of finishing the game in a draw as the team came into the second half with a renewed energy.
It didn’t take long before a penalty shout was successful as Future Stars centre defender Hassan brought down Yakub Shamsu who was through on goal in the penalty box.
March POTM Soetan Taiwo sent the Future Star goalkeeper the wrong way to put the Tigers in front and change the destination of the trophy for the 3rd time in the game.
The change will last till the end of the game as no side was able to convert any further attempt. 2 – 1 was how the game ended in favor of Ghetto Tigers FC.
The Tigers finished the season as invincibles haven’t managed to go all through the season games without losing a single one.
The trophy means the Tigers have now added two trophies to their cabinet in the space of 48 hours.
