{"id":2956,"date":"2023-08-16T19:21:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T18:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/08\/16\/optima-energy-gold-cup-3sc-beyond-limits-get-semi-final-pairings\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T19:21:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T18:21:20","slug":"optima-energy-gold-cup-3sc-beyond-limits-get-semi-final-pairings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/08\/16\/optima-energy-gold-cup-3sc-beyond-limits-get-semi-final-pairings\/","title":{"rendered":"Optima Energy Gold Cup: 3SC, Beyond Limits Get Semi-Final Pairings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-20230815-WA0055-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"459\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-20230815-WA0055-1-640x459.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-20230815-WA0055-1-640x459.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-20230815-WA0055-1-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-20230815-WA0055-1-1024x734.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-20230815-WA0055-1-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-20230815-WA0055-1-586x420.jpg 586w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-20230815-WA0055-1-681x488.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG-20230815-WA0055-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG-20230815-WA0055\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The Remo Stars International Stadium will be ignited with football fire crackers as the semi-finals of the Optima Energy Gold Cup 11th edition takes centre stage on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>With men separated from boys; with the completion of the group phase of pre-season tournament which recorded 35 goals, former champions Niger Tornadoes joined its Group B pair Shooting Stars, the duo of Beyond Limits and Ijebu United in the hunt for the ultimate prize.<\/p>\n<p>The Ikon Allah who needed just a win on Matchday 3, sealed their spot as runner-up in Group B with 4points with a 3-2 win over FC Ebedei.<\/p>\n<p>Tradesafe FC who gave a good account of themselves in the debut, missed a golden chance to qualify ahead of Tornadoes with 5points if they had beaten Shooting Stars 3-2 with a late penalty.<\/p>\n<p>But Odeyemi Bolaji\u2019s second attempt from the spot for Tradesafe FC; after his first was ruled out for players encroaching the box, was well saved by Shooting Stars young goalkeeper Gbolahan Babatunde.<\/p>\n<p>The newly-promoted Nigeria National League team was left to rue the penalty miss, as the game ended 2-2 to finish third on the log with 3points from three draws.<\/p>\n<p>In the semi-finals fixtures released by the organizers of the Optima Energy Gold Cup, Group A leaders Beyond Limits will host Niger Tornadoes at 9am while Shooting Stars will be hope to reach a third consecutive final of the off-season tourney if they go past Ijebu United in a derby.<\/p>\n<p>\n<span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"\/> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Post Views:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">97<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports247.ng\/optima-energy-gold-cup-3sc-beyond-limits-get-semi-final-pairings\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Remo Stars International Stadium will be ignited with football fire crackers as the semi-finals of the Optima Energy Gold Cup 11th edition takes centre stage on Thursday. 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