After 3 weeks of mouth watering, Bluetooth and sugar caneous football the department of Maths science became victorious after edging out the department of
Agriculture 5-4 on penalty shoot out. The runner up Who were tipped to be one of the minnows in the tournament surprisingly got to the finals. At the expense of Geology and Sociology It was a tournament full of surprises as the 2012 & 2013
champions Economics and sociology were bundled out of
the tournament in the quarter finals and semi finals respectively.
One of the contenders Political science were humbled out in the 2nd round as star player julius
Benjamin (benito) was rested due to a groin injury but later featured in the 2nd half but he's presence wasn't felt as his team lost by 2-0 to the eventual winners
maths science.
The Grand Finale match which kicked off at exactly 4.30pm on friday evening at the school Stadium saw both teams played out a goalless draw, where Team
Maths science dominated most of the possesions with the likes of Adewunmi Bamidele and Thompson Olatunji really disturbed the defence of the opposite side from left to right but all to no avail, shadrack the highest goal
scorer of the tournament failed to find the back of the net in an all tensed final match. On the other hand Team Agriculture squandered some clear cut chances, if utilized would have seen them
victorious. Star player kehinde kayode was on the bench
throughout the final 90 minutes including the extra time,
but was very instrumental for his Team Agricultre to the final, FemstecNews interviewed him after the match, which he said the coach knows best why he kept him on
the bench, speaking with the coach which said he was injured, but yours truely gathered that he was left out due to some political reasons.
After 90 minutes the match went straight into extra time, still the match ended with no goal as it went
straight to penalty shoot out Team Agriculture began the shoot out converting from the spot,followed by Team Maths Science also converted, both teams converted
there 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th kick respectively until a Team Agriculture player balloned his kick up giving the team Maths science the trophy after scoring their 5th
penalty kick.
The SUG president J.S. Idachaba was present at the event as he handed over the trophy to the captain of Team Maths Science in person of Thompson Olatunji a
400 level maths science student who happen to be the MVP of the tournament who also has played in the Finals of NASS Cup and Faculty Cup respectively emerging victorious. Making him the most decorated player and captain.
Shadrack also from Maths Science was named the highest goal scorer with 5 goals and 1 assist.
FemstecNews speaking with the director of sports J.J said that the monetary reward for Maths Science for emerging champion is 20, thousand naira.
It would be recalled that the maiden edition of the KSU SUG Cup started in 2012 where Economics emerge
champion and Sociology won it in 2013 and now the the just concluded 3rd edition won by Maths Science.
Written By
Adeyanju Femi
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