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Foni daze Sanyang on spot-kick to sail to WCR zonal tourney final

Nov 21, 2023, 12:16 PM | Article By: Lamin Darboe

Foni on Sunday stunned Sanyang 5-3 on post-match penalty shootouts after regular time ended 2-2 in a tightly-contested semi-final match played at the Late Sanna Jatta Memorial Football Field in Lamin to cruise to the final of the 2023 West Coast Region zonal football tournament.

The Foni boys defeated Brikama 2-1 in their quarter-final clash before rubbing shoulders with Sanyang in their crucial semi-final match.

Sanyang thumped Kombo East 2-0 in their quarter-final match to progress to the semi-finals of the annual West Coast Region football tournament.

Foni and Sanyang were both keen to thump each other in their semi-final encounter to sail to the final of the 2023 West Coast Region zonal football tournament but regulation time ended 2-2.

This pushed the match into post-match penalty shootouts, which ended 5-3 in favour of Foni.

Foni will now clash with Gunjur in the final of the 2023 West Coast Region zonal football tournament.

Gunjur beat COSDA 1-0 in their semi-final match played at the Sanyang Football Field to progress to the final of the annual West Coast Region zonal tournament.

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