Nasarawa, Plateau United eye history in Unity Pre-season tourney

Nasarawa United FC of Lafia and Plateau United of Jos will today rekindle their rivalry as to who is actually the king of the round leather game in the North Central, as they battle each other at the final of the maiden edition of the Unity Preseason Tournament. The two teams fought like trojans to […]

Nasarawa United FC of Lafia and Plateau United of Jos will today rekindle their rivalry as to who is actually the king of the round leather game in the North Central, as they battle each other at the final of the maiden edition of the Unity Preseason Tournament.

The two teams fought like trojans to book a ticket into the final of the epoch-making tournament that brought the best out of the 12 teams that participated in the week-long tournament.

It took two heroic penalty saves by the goalkeeper, Ameh Godwin, to ensure Nasarawa United went into the final of the tournament.

After regulation time ended 1-1 apiece in the nervy all NPFL -Clubs Semi-Final clash at the Area 3 Football Pitch, Garki, Abuja, with right full-back, Abubakar Abdullahi scoring an early goal(7th minute) for the Solid Miners, Nasiru Sani, drew Katsina United level in the 79th minute from the spot following a foul by Ekerete Udom in the area.

In the ensuing penalty shootout, Nasarawa United won 6-5, to book a place in the final.

In the second Semifinals, Plateau United FC scored two goals in each half against Wikki Tourists to seal a final clash with neighbours Nasarawa United. Wikki Tourists scored a goal at the tail end of the encounter to put the final scores at 2-1.