Yudala Eagles, the football team of composite e-commerce
company, Yudala, has once again demonstrated its growing pedigree on the pitch
after pipping their consumer finance counterparts, RenMoney to a 3-2 victory in
a tough encounter on Saturday, March 17th 2018.
The
much-anticipated match, played at the Legacy Pitch within the National Stadium,
Surulere, certainly lived up to billing.
Spectators
and a host of supporters from both Yudala and RenMoney turned out in their
numbers to cheer their respective teams.
Yudala Eagles hit the back of the net in the 20th minute
through a penalty kick awarded after Samuel Obi was brought down in the 18-yard
box. Obi calmly dispatched the spot kick to put them in the lead.
Several
attempts were made by both sides, all of which failed to hit the target, until
Gabriel Elachi struck an unstoppable effort from distance in the 35th minute to
double the lead.
Pressure
from RenMoney intensified just before half-time as Fidelis Olisemedua
capitalized on the confusion in Yudala’s 18-yard box to pull one back for the
side. The first half ended 2-1 in favour of Yudala
Eagles.
Upon
resumption of the second-half, the pressure from RenMoney reached fever-pitch
as the match progressed but OlufemiAdesoye was able to calm frayed Yudala
nerves with another long-range strike that struck the bar and beat the
goalkeeper to make it three for Yudala
Eagles.
Tired
legs were spotted and substitutions were made by both sides in order to gain an
advantage.
OlajideOmotayo
of RenMoney made several attempts to restore his team’s pride until a defensive
error was committed by Yudala’s skipper Edmund Chidiebere which saw RenMoney
grab a second goal.
The
match ended 3-2 in favour of Yudala
Eagles but the CEO of RenMoney, Ian Abrahams feels his team would have
equalized and won the match if there was enough time. He however called for a
rematch under his sponsorship and expressed optimism that his boys would do
better.
The
win saw Yudala Eagles continue their
winning streak after a 1-0 defeat of TD
Stars, the football team of ICT distribution power-house Technology
Distributions Ltd.,in a previous friendly played in Gbagada.
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