Sporting Lagos will do battle in the final of this year’s U17 Boys Elite category for the Gothia Cup in Sweden against FC Tokyo of Japan after they outscored Beyond Limits in an all-Nigeria semifinal.
The final will be played tomorrow.
Sporting Lagos beat Beyond Limits 5-4 in a thrilling contest, while FC Tokyo stopped IF Brommapojkarna of Sweden 3-2 in the other semifinal.
Sporting Lagos took the lead in the 13th minute through Bidemi Amole only for Beyond Limits to draw level five minutes later through Ogbonnaya Ejike.
Sporting Lagos then regained the lead on 22 minutes through Naziru Ishaq, before they increased their advantage in the 29th minute.
Abiodun Oluwasegun pulled a goal back for Beyond Limits in the 37th minute.
Beyond Limits restored parity on 44 minutes, only for Sporting Lagos to make it 4-3 in the 49th minute courtesy of Lucky John.
Golden Eaglets striker Arierhi Kparobo scored for scores to stand at 4-4, before Sporting Lagos snatched the winner three minutes from full time.
