LSFA Cup: Less Fancy Team Dispell 36 Lion football club

The Lagos State FA Cup which kicked off couple of weeks back has lived up to its billing of the championship as a competition of upsets, with underdog, Teslim Thunder Balogun football club stopping of the championship’s favorites, 36 Lion football club by 4-3 penalties, to book a place in the round 16.

Another upset created is Boulos football club beating A.S Racines football club by a lone goal to move to the next stage of this year’s FA Cup.

However the defending Champions of the ongoing Lagos State FA Cup, First Bank Football Club will today  starts the defense of the title when they take on CMD United at Agege Stadium, Lagos.

CMD United stopped FC Tranzeet football club by a lone goal to book a place in today’s encounter which promised to be exciting given the caliber of player’s paraded by both sides.

Pro-League side, C.O.D United will also today confront Araz football club who got to this stage by getting a bye because of their opponents Coillins-Edwin football club’s licenses issue with the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.

Kelly football club will battle Boulos football club that put paid to the ambition A.S Racines football club in the round of 32 to book a place in today’s round of 16 encounter.

The last match for the day will be between the MFM football club of Ikeja will confront Yobo football club for a place in the next round of the championship.

The club President of 36 Lion football club, Gafar Liameed expressed satisfaction with the standard of officiating in this year’s FA Cup, saying his team lost because his boys did not take their chances.

Liameed who is also a board member of the Lagos FA said the standard of play in this year’s championship has been very highly, commending the teams participating competition for their high level of discipline.

Liameed, who congratulated Teslim Thunder Balogun football club after defaeting his team, 36 Lions Football Club, wished the club all the best of luck in their next match.

Teslim Thunder Balogun football club will confront, Bridge football club in their next game, coming up Wednesday at Agege Stadium in a match that promises to be very explosive and highly entertaining.