It was an interesting encounter on the pitch of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo with commencement of the Bet9ja Ondo State Football League in the opening match between Rufus Giwa FC and Wolfs Pack FC
The venue,which could not contain both spectators and dignitaries, had the stadium filled to its brim as people wanted to catch the glimpse of the much anticipated state league.
The opening match for the Northern Senatorial District, had the first half of the encounter ending 1-1 with both sides missing goal scoring chances.
The second half was not left out of it own interesting moments as both teams kept the spectators on their toes until RUGIPO FC doubled their effort to make the game 1- and win the encounter to carry the maximum three points.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Bet9ja Ondo State Football League, Yomi Seriki, appreciated the management of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic for making their facility available for the competition.
Seriki said he allayed the fears of participants who feared coming to a school environment for the match could be distrupted by students, who later formed the major part of the spectators.
“I feel very happy that this committee decided to bring the kickoff for Bet9ja Ondo State Football League to this environment, am sure all of us who are here have seen it all, the spectators’ participant has been wonderful, am quite impressed with what we have seen.
“We have not made any mistake by bringing it to this environment, with what we have seen, well this is the beginning which is going to get better along the line.
“They (RUGIPO) even presented a good football team, you could see the way and manner they matched up with their opponents, it can only get better,” he said.
Also,The Chairman of Ondo State Football Association, Otunba Dele Ajayi, urged all teams to abide by the rules and regulations guiding the competition.
Ajayi, who was happy with the number of spectators at the event, appreciated the committee members for a job well done so far, urging them to continue with the vision of the state FA.
Actions continue in the Northern Senatorial District for the next two weeks across designated venues in Owo and Ikare as teams trade tackles.
In continuation of match day one, Optimum FC will trade tackles with Shagari FC at Owo Township Stadium, while Odomode FC will battle Kakaraka FC at Ikare Stadium.
A total of 14 teams from the Northern Senatorial District are participating in the league and two teams will qualify from the zone to participate in the Super 8 to decide the eventual winner of the tournament
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