SEMI-FINAL FREEKICK CHALLENGE 2014
Elite FC Vs Police Machine
Police machine got the ball rolling in the first semi-finals of the Freekick Challenge. In their first round of Freekicks, they missed all but one of their kicks while scoring all three penalties to end the first round with 30 points which put them in good stead for qualification. Unfortunately for them they capitulated in the second round as they missed all their Freekicks scoring just one penalty kick which took their total number of points to 35.
Elite Fc on the other hand were not looking too convincing after the first round missing two kicks and scoring three to end the first round with 25 points, but they did just enough in the second round to get them through to the finals by scoring two more goals to take their total number of points to 40.
Ultimate Star Vs Double Star
Ultimate Stars, the youngest team in the competition became the second team to reach the finals of the Freekick Challenge after another tightly contested battle with Double Star.
Ultimate Star missed two of their kicks and scored just three to end the round with 20 points. The second round was similar to the first as they missed three and scored two accumulating 35 points at the end of the two rounds. Double Star on the other hand were not in the best of form missing three of their kicks in the first round and only managing to score one in the second round to bring their tally to 20 points which was not enough to defeat Ultimate Stars.
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RESULTS OF THE SEMI FINALS |
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| ELITE FC (40) | POLICE MACHINE (35) |
| ULTIMATE STARS (35) | DOUBLE STAR (20) |
ROAD TO THE FINALS
The Semi Finals of the Freekick Challenge Competition was played on Saturday 16th of August and it was an unforgettable experience for both Elite Fc and Ultimate Stars as they emerged victorious and are now set to meet in a mouth-watering finals which is going to be played in two weeks’ time.
Meanwhile the third place match which will be played before the finals will see two teams Police Machine and Double Star battling it out after they both lost their Semi Final matches to Elite Fc and Ultimate Stars respectively.
THIRD PLACE
DOUBLE STAR VS POLICE MACHINE
FINALS
ELITE FC VS ULTIMATE STARS
ULTIMATE STARS
Ultimate stars the only team unbeaten in this competition with 4 straight wins now had their fourth player back after being absent in their last group games in person of Peter Emmanuel and this addition made the difference with the player scoring the last joker penalty kick to give Ultimate Stars 35 points, 15 points above Double Star. They will now look to carry this fine form into the finals and hope to win the ultimate prize money of 100,000 naira.
ELITE FC
Elite Fc a team that has in its possession arguably the best player of the tournament in person of Dodo Aliyu put on a fine performance in their Semi Final clash against Police Machine and once again it was their goalkeeper Dodo Aliyu that saved the day. Making unbelievable saves and making sure he got his name on the Score sheet twice to deny Police Machine any chance of coming back into the game. He will now look to continue his brilliant form against Ultimate stars in the finals that will take place at the legacy pitch, National Stadium, Surulere on the 30th of August, 2014.
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