It is a sign of the times when a one-loss loss between Shooting Stars and Vandrezzer FC should be regarded as a average result for the Warriors, yet that is the simple reality of this match and the respective campaign ahead of Gbenga Ogunbote’s tutored side.
Shooting Stars are rebuilding under Gbenga Ogunbote, and that process will definitely need no worries judging by the profile of ‘The Oracle’.
For much of this game, 3SC players produced the exact sort of football that Ogunbote is trying to instil, full of intense running and precise passing. For the Ibadan Soccer Lords, it was just the goal that was missing, a factor which made the morning feel like a throwback to the previous season.
Vandrezzer FC also deserved praises, the Lagos based team had a fantastic performance. They played with real quality, courage and intensity. They went toe to toe with Shooting Stars and were brave. It was probably a best performance in thier first match at the ValueJet Cup Pre-season Tournament.
After the match, Gbenga Ogunbote said:
“We had a decent game at the first half but the second half was a little bit low. We take the positive out of ot and come out good in the next match”.
Vandrezzer FC Head Coach Yemi Olarenwaju told newsmen that the fitness level of his players was a big challenge but also commended with the slim win
“We suffered a lot, the team is not for enough, we are just coming back from a shot break and the management decided to play the tournament. We are lacking at the fitness level, we just manage and w came out victorious.”
“we play most on instructions and information, the players have to listen. Either premier or any side, the team is ready, it about the standard of the team.”
