It took just one day for the first upset in the ongoing GUFAF South West qualifiers to be recorded as Moonstar FC, winners of last year’s qualifiers in the zone were kicked out of the competition by little known Fire Two FC.
Moonstar were defeated by Fire Two FC 10-9 on penalties after both teams drew blank during regulation time on Friday. Over 60 teams converged at the Dipo Dina Staduim, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State for the annual football journey which began Friday and ends today.
The qualifiers brought together teams from Ijebu-Ode, and its environs as well as Lagos, Benin City, Akure, Sango, and other states. At stake are the two tickets to represent the zone at the knock out stages scheduled to hold in Lagos.
Speaking shortly after his team’s defeat, Coach Lawal Oluwaseun of Moonstar FC described his team’s exit as a shattered dream.
In his words: “It is a shattered dream for us because we did not expect to lose out of this competition this soon. In fact, we had hoped to improve on our performance of last year because we lost out in the opening stage of the next round.”
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