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Gift FC Upset Sanchaba United FC in Sukuta Nawetan

Nov 8, 2011, 12:30 PM | Article By: Lamin Darboe

Gift FC are through to the next round of the Sukuta knockout championship following their 5-3 post-match penalty shootout victory over Sanchaba United in a tightly contested game on Wednesday.

Their penalty shootout win came after a 1-1 draw in the regulation time at the Dembadou Mini-stadium in Sukuta.

Sanchaba United opened the scoring in the first period before Gift FC levelled it in the second period and this pushed the game into a post-match penalty shootout which ended 5-3 in favour of Gift FC.

The victory saw Gift FC securing a place in the next round of the Sukuta knockout championship at the expense of Sanchaba United, who will have to hang their boots until next year.