#Sports

Kachikally Utd lift Bakau nawetan league cup trophy

Nov 15, 2023, 12:43 PM | Article By: Ismaila Sonko

Kachikally United on Sunday defeated Prime Saudi  9-8 on marathon penalty shootout after regulation time ended goalless in a tightly-contested final played at the Bakau Mini Stadium to lift the 2023 Bakau ‘nawettan’ league trophy.

The final attracted football spectators and the fans in Bakau and its surrounding.

Both teams started the game brilliantly with more attacking options and created goal scoring chances but failed to materialise on them thus the first half ended goalless.

In the second period, Kachikally United crafted several goals scoring opportunities but were unable to penetrate Prime Saudi’s solid defence line.

Moment later, Prime Saudi regrouped themselves and changed their style of play, piling heavy pressure on Kachikally United.

Prime Saudi created goal scoring opportunities but failed to score thus the match ended goalless.

This pushed the match into post-match penalty shootouts, which ended 9-8 in favour of Kachikally United.

As champions, Kachikally  United went home with a giant trophy and a cash prize of 50,000 while Prime Saudi received 30,000 as runners-up.