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Ogijo Community School came alive once again with the best of grassroots football, as quarter-final matches of the 3rd Awo Youth Cup took centre stage on Saturday, Sports247 reports.<\/p>\n
Media officer of the competition, Ralph Esene disclosed that future stars of Nigerian football were fully on display in the under-13 category of the competition.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\nRead Also: AFN Vice President Aku Aghazu Hails NSC As \u2018New Dawn\u2019 Transforms Nigerian Sports | Sports247 Nigeria<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\nHe revealed that three exciting matches kept fans standing on their toes or sitting on the edge of their seats as they watched the thrills at Field 2 in the border town between Lagos and Ogun States.<\/p>\n
Esene \u200estated at length in a press release: \u201cFootball fans that came out indeed witnessed the very definition of beautiful football and rain of goals, as the three games recorded a total of 12 goals.<\/p>\n
\u200e\u201dThe first match of the day saw Nero FC file out against Sunshine FC. The healthy hostilities began with both teams pushing to get the first goal, which eventually came midway into the first half when Nero went one up, and that was how the first half ended.<\/p>\n
\u200e\u201d\u200eSunshine came out in the second half fighting like hungry lions and deservedly got the equalizer through their No.8 kid, Ogololuwa Emmanuel.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u200eIt then became an end-to-end game, with both teams pushing for the go-ahead goal, which did not come until the dying minutes, when the sun finally decided to shine, as Sunshine scored through 11 shirted Nurudeen Eleguleko to secure victory and a semi-finals spot.<\/p>\n
\u200e\u201d\u200eIn the second game of the day, Mighty Blaster, with their tiki-taka style of play, blasted\u00a0 Oriyomi, as leading goalscorer, Yekini Farouk got the only goal of the game, and his fifth of the competition so far.<\/p>\n
\u200e\u201d\u200eIn the last game of the day, Better Tomorrow FA went goals crazy, as they scored eight unreplied sizzlers against hapless Greater FA.
\u201cStar player, Folorunsho Testimony bagged a hat-trick, as he scored the 5th, 6th and 7th goals, while others came from the boots of Adeshina Ogomide, Babawale Qoyum, Jamiu Basit (3rd and 4th) as well as Raju Afeez.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sports247 gathered further that \u200eAwo Boiz FA lined out versus Buquenson on Sunday evening in the last quarter-final game.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cStar player, Folorunsho Testimony bagged a hat-trick, as he scored the 5th, 6th and 7th goals, while others came from the boots of Adeshina Ogomide, Babawale Qoyum, Jamiu Basit (3rd and 4th) as well as Raju Afeez.\u201d<\/p>\n