Tuesday 29 November 2016

Pantami Stadium,Gombe State host first-night football match

Pantami Stadium, home ground of the Nigeria Professional Football League returned Gombe United surprise football fans across the state as the stadium host the first ever night football match under massive floodlight in a preseason tournament between Gombe United versus El-kanemi Warriors Football Club of Maiduguri, Felele247.com can report.

Fans across the state capital trouped out to watch their darling team Gombe United versus El-Kanemi Warriors first ever night match.

 

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New acquisition Mannir Ubale almost put the home team in front as he cleverly skills the ball wide of the bar in the early stages of the encounter and twelve minutes later Ubale force his way inside the box and fired a low shot, the assistant referee’s denied the goal.

 

Another debutant Bala fired to goal but the Elkanemi_Warriors goalie punched it out to the corner.The first half ended in a deadlock, with Gombe United had more ball possession and goal attempt.

 

On the resumption, El-Kanemi Warriors quickly shrugged off Gombe United threat, El-Kanemi Warriors almost put the Miaduguri based in front as Bata failed to connect with a cross from the right flank.

 

Gombe United finally broke the deadlock in the 50th minutes after Baffassou swiftly drove in from the left side of the box and fired past El-kanemi Warriors goalkeeper,and 10th minutes Baffassou makes it 2 for the Savannah Scorpions after a nice interchange in the midfield, the striker makes ni hesitation to put the ball into the back of the net.

 

 

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