Brave FC defeat Utility Sport via Penalty shootout
By Saheed Afolabi
Brave FC secured a spot in the final of the Ms Success pre season tournament with a hard fought victory over Utility Sport through the penalty shootout after playing a 1-1 draw in full time.
Brave FC took the lead through the enterprising Bankole Jamiu while Joel Emmanuel put Utility Sport on level terms.
Brave FC showed glimpses of impressive play early in the first half and went ahead with a smashing left footed strike from Bankole Jamiu.
Brave FC dominated proceedings in the first half but couldn’t put aside the energetic Utility Sport players.
Utility Sport equalized immediately after the start of the second half through Joel Emmanuel who was set up by a needle thread pass from Jude Uchemerie.
Utility sport had a chance of taking the lead but the effort was blasted off the goal post in the 56th minute.
The match was decided through the penalty shootout which Brave FC showed their superior penalty scoring ability by knocking out Utility Sport FC 4-2 in penalty shootout.
Speaking with ECHONEWS the coach of Brave FC Balogun Babatunde noted how excited he was to be in the final and he hopes his team will become the eventual winner of the pre season tournament.