The Colombians Football Club Port Harcourt has eliminated their NDDC FC counterparts from Comrade Kala Soccer Championship holding at the Number six field play ground in Port Harcourt Township.

However, the Colombians almost threw  away the game after notching up on early goal but held on to progress 675 via penalty shoot-out.

In the early minutes of the enfounter, the Colombians boys  got their goal barely two minutes from the start.

The NDDC team with a well co-ordinated attack failed to convert their scoring chances as the Colombians beefed up their defence.

Several attempts were made mostly from the NDDC star studded team but the score line remained in favour of the Colombians till the end of fist half.

The second half witnessed a heavy downpour which disrupted the free flow, entertaining football on display.

NDDC stars FC Managed to level the score line through star striker, Vincent Ofuru as the Colombians boys went back to defend their territory.

It was 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes and the match had to go into penalty shootout. The Colombians FC eliminated NDDC stars FC 6-5 goal aggregate.

In an interview with Tidesports immediately after the encounter, NDDC  FC’s Vincent Ofuru said though they were not happy being eliminated from the competition, he felt elated for scoring against one of the best teams in the competition.

“The match was normal in the first halt until when rain started falling. The flood on the pitch changed the entire scenario, there was no free-flow movement of the ball but by the grace of God, I proved my mettle by equalising,Ofuru said.

Other teams that qualified for second round are Ambassador FC,k Phalga (1) FC, Kigali FC and Young Boys FC.

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