By Tony Ubani at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium
The crowd had started pouring into the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium as early as 10 a.m after the various church services. Prayers were offered for iconic Rangers International and some of the fans Dedicated their offerings to God to block El Kanemi from making a 32-year wait not be in vain.

The gates were thrown open to allow mammoth crowd to be witnesses of another victory by the Antelopes of Enugu. What started smoothly went out of control with the rain. Most of the fans ran riot to avoid the rain and caused commotion. Almost those who had taken position at the open terraces wanted to get to the covered stands. Chaos! Security personnel had hectic time controlling them.

The Media stand was taken over but the fans as they overwhelmed security. The rain, which they said was a blessing, came to “water the earth” according to one of the hit songs of Majek Fashek.

The entry of Davidson Owumi caused another rapture as the fans stood to acclaim one of the former iconic player and coach of the Coal-City outfit. The the players of Rangers appeared in their immaculate white jersey and the crowd went berserk. El-Kanemi wore Green short and yellow tops.

After the national anthem, Rangers stood for their traditional anthem and 12 gun salute boomed.

And when Bobby Clement’s shot hit an El-Kanemi player on the hand for a penalty, the crowd roared into ole Ole Ole song. Chisom Egbuchulam did not make mistake in tucking the resultant penalty for the opening goal. The crowd cheered lustfully for the goal. The tension that was palpable for an upset calmed their nerves as Enugu prayed for a win that would seem them celebrate all night.