Shooting Stars Sports Club, 3SC will slug it out against Katsina United in the semifinals of the ongoing Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL/ LA LIGA U-15 Promises Youth League, billed to hold on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Remo Stadium, Ikenne, Ogun state.
The duo had earlier played their quarterfinal matches against their respective opponents as the young Oluyole’s boys defeated Sunshine Stars 2-1 to qualify for the next round.
The Ibadan soccer lords got the lead in the 8th minute through Ajayi Samuel who shot a rocket within the penalty area into the roof of the net to register his second goal in the tournament.
After some string of football artistries by both teams, the Akure gunners interrupted the flow of passes at their opponent’s half to level the score in the 22 minutes, thanks to Juwon Adeyemi who got the equalizer.
The first half ended 1-1.
The resumption of the second half witnessed the scramble for goal by both teams but 3SC’s Wahab Ajani tapped into the back of the net after a rebound to seal his team’s victory in the semi-finals.
Also, the defending champion Katsina United’s player Abubakar Yasir’s lone goal against Wikki Tourist in the 22 minutes was all that was needed for them to qualify for the next round.
The match ended 1-0 in favor of Katsina United.
It could be recalled that 3SC and Katsina United were in group B where they faced each other which ended 1-1.