#Sports

Sanyang spank Kartong in Coastal village tournament

Mar 28, 2023, 1:25 PM | Article By: Lamin Darboe

Sanyang on Sunday beat Kartong 3-1 in their opening Group B match of the 2023 Gach Mining Company sponsored Kombo Coastal village football tournament played at the Sanyang Football Field.

The Sanyang boys opened the score line through striker Modou Jarju in the 10th minute of the match from a spectacular strike.

The Kartong boys reacted for an equaliser and made some occasional goal scoring attempts but failed to capitalise on them thus the first half ended goalless.

Upon resumption of the match, Kartong regrouped themselves and piled heavy pressure on Sanyang, creating glorious goal scoring opportunities.

Striker Mustapha Jarju levelled the scores for Kartong in the 50th minute of the match from an astonishing strike.

Sanyang organised themselves and contained Kartong in the midfield, crafting numerous goal scoring opportunities.

Pacey winger Abdou Wahabu Dampha scored the second goal for Sanyang in the 65th minute of the match after capitalising on Kartong’s defensive blunder.

Assan Badjie scored the third goal for Sanyang in the 70th minute of the match to earn the Sanyang boys the significant three points.

Kartong must beat Gunjur in their final Group B match on Sunday 3rd April 2023 at the Sanyang Football Field at 4.30pm to advance to semi-finals of the 2023 Gach Mining Company sponsored Kombo Coastal village football tournament.