Tolu and Oregie witnessed 20 goals, giant killings and statement wins. The unbeaten have fallen and the title race just got interesting.
Story by McAnthony Anuforo Anaelechukwu
NEW MARACANA SPORTS COMPLEX, TOLU
MATCH 1: Fortune FA 7-0 Seraphic FA
Fortune sends brutal message.
League leaders Fortune FA delivered biggest win of season so far. After cagey first 25 mins, Adebayo Lateef opened scoring 30th min and floodgates opened.
Odesola Odunayo with hat-trick 35th, 80th, 85th min, Akanbi Quadri 40th min, Adetola Faizor 90th min and 90+2 min finished the demolition. Seraphic have now conceded 17 goals in 3 games.
Man of the Match: Odesola Odunayo (Fortune FA)
_MATCH 2: Moore Wins FA 1-3 St. Petersburg FA_
St. Petersburg make it back-to-back wins.
Moore Wins in free fall after bright 2-2 draw in Week 1. St. Petersburg ruthless – Tajudeen Abdulrasaq 10th min, Olajide Dolapo 20th min, Israel Igoh pulled one back for Moore Wins 50th min, but Emmanuel Ebube killed game 48th min.
St. Petersburg now won 2 on bounce after losing opener.
Man of the Match: Olajide Dolapo (St. Petersburg FA)
_MATCH 3: Young Eleven FA 3-1 Bright Stars SA_
UPSET OF THE WEEK!
Young Eleven passed unbeaten test. Osbert Samuel 30th min gave Young Eleven lead, Sheriff equalized for Bright Stars 40th min, but second half belonged to Young Eleven – Lati 50th min and Raphael 80th min sealed massive win.
Young Eleven have conceded only 2 goals in 3 games – best defence in league. Bright Stars unbeaten run over.
Man of the Match: Raphael (Young Eleven FA)
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_NATHANIEL IDOWU PITCH, OREGIE_
_MATCH 4: Atico FA 2-3 SC Heritage FA_
Heritage finally gets first win in 5-goal thriller.
Most dramatic game of day. Both teams winless coming in. Atico led through Korede and Adewale, but Heritage showed fighting spirit.
Joshua Garba, Jonathan Norbert and Chukwuemeka Bryan all scored to turn it around for Heritage. First win of season and they jump out of relegation zone.
Man of the Match: Joshua Garba (SC Heritage)
_MATCH 5: Divinely Blessed FA 1-3 Ajegunle United SC_
Ajegunle United now joint second!
After Divinely Blessed humiliated 6-0 last week, they wanted response but met Ajegunle in red-hot form.
Tight till hour mark, then Ajegunle took over – Peter Adoga 57th min, Akindipe Timilehin 68th min, and in-form Onyebuchi Okolo 81st min made it 3-0. Kosi got late consolation for Divinely Blessed 90+2 min.
Ajegunle have now won back-to-back 4-0 and 3-1. They are coming for Fortune FA.
Man of the Match: Onyebuchi Okolo (Ajegunle United SC)
_LEAGUE TABLE AFTER WEEK 3_
Pos – Team – P – W – D – L – GF – GA – GD – PTS
1 – Fortune FA – 3 – 3 – 0 – 0 – 15 – 1 – +14 – 9
2 – Ajegunle United SC – 3 – 2 – 1 – 0 – 8 – 2 – +6 – 7
3 – Young Eleven FA – 3 – 2 – 1 – 0 – 5 – 2 – +3 – 7
4 – St. Petersburg FA – 3 – 2 – 0 – 1 – 9 – 6 – +3 – 6
5 – Bright Stars SA – 3 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 7 – 5 – +2 – 4
6 – SC Heritage FA – 3 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 5 – 5 – 0 – 4
7 – Divinely Blessed FA – 3 – 1 – 0 – 2 – 5 – 12 – -7 – 3
8 – Atico FA – 3 – 0 – 1 – 2 – 6 – 8 – -2 – 1
9 – Moore Wins FA – 3 – 0 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 9 – -6 – 1
10 – Seraphic FA – 3 – 0 – 0 – 3 – 4 – 17 – -13 – 0
TOP FORM: Fortune FA perfect 9 points. Ajegunle and Young Eleven unbeaten on 7 points.
