Beyond Limits and Collin Edwin SC marched into the final of the 21st Lagos Supremacy Cup after a suspense-filled Day 3 on Wednesday at the Legacy Pitch, National Stadium Surulere, where international scouts and football fans were treated to delicious delicacies by the cooks.
Meanwhile, 36 Lion FC will face defending champions Ikorodu City FC in the third-place match on Thursday, after both sides narrowly missed out on a place in the final despite impressive campaigns.
The day began with 36 Lion FC drawing 0-0 with Atlantic Selected. The Lions missed several chances and were left licking their wounds at the final whistle, as the result left them on five points in Group A.
The second game of the day saw Beyond Limits produce a ruthless display as they thrashed Edo Selected 5-0. Memud Olamilekan opened the scoring in the 7th minute with a powerful header before Oyeniran Peter doubled the lead in the 14th minute with a clinical finish after pouncing on a poor clearance.
Memud completed his brace in the 24th minute after capitalising on another defensive error from Egumamhe Junior, before Ahmed made it 4-0 in the 31st minute with a stunning solo volley that crashed off the post. Memud then completed his hat-trick in the 34th minute, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way to seal a 5-0 win and send Beyond Limits to the top of Group A with six points, followed by 36 Lion on five points.
In Group B, Ikorodu City came from behind to beat Badagry Selected 2-1 to keep their final hopes alive. Precious Bright gave Badagry the lead in the 5th minute with a brilliant long-range strike, but Peter Joshua equalised for Ikorodu City in the 26th minute before Awojobi Tomiwa completed the comeback in the 35th minute with a powerful low finish from Adebayo Tomisin’s pass.
The final group game saw Collin Edwin SC book their final ticket with a 2-0 win over Bariga Stars. Amodu Unite opened the scoring in the 18th minute from a swift counter-attack started by Jimoh Abdulrasheed, before Obiora Sunny doubled the lead in the 33rd minute to secure all three points.
In a cruel twist for the defending champions, Ikorodu City finished with seven points and a +2 goal difference but were edged to the top spot in Group B by Collin Edwin SC, who also had seven points but with a superior +3 goal difference.
Day 4 will see the third-place match between 36 Lion and Ikorodu City and the grand final between Beyond Limits and Collin Edwin on Thursday morning at the Legacy Pitch.