By: Mohamed Abu Conteh
East End Lions Football Club on the 29th of October 2022 lost to Freetonia Football Club by a post-game Penalty in Manager Salim’s Pre-Season Gala Trophy at the Brima Attougia Mini Stadium.
The two teams started the match with high anticipation to progress to the next rounds of the ongoing competition, at the first ten minutes of play East End Lions came close to taking the lead, but the solid defensive work of the Freetonia team stood firm to hold on in the match.
The Freetonia Football Club came in and closed in the 40th minute of play to take the lead in the first half, but both teams hold on as they went into the second half goalless.
After recess, both teams return to the field of play highly determine to get the opener, but both team’s defensive work proved well, East End Lions Football Club use their three Ghanaian players to see how best they can cope with the other players they proved well and the Fans of East End Lions appreciate their performance.
The entire second half of the match was an affair for both teams as Freetonia take the match to East End Lions and came close on three occasions to take the lead deep in the second half of play, East End Lions talisman Price Barrie was outstanding throughout the second half and get three clinical chances to win the match for his sides East End Lions Football Club.
The match ended in goalless in the full 90 minutes and then the match progressed to a penalty shout-out East End Lions midfielder missed from the spot and Freetonia won the match by five goals to four (5-4).
According to the organizer’s Manager, Salim’s said the essence of the Gala competition is for the Premier League clubs to test their players ahead of the new Premier League season that is set to kick start on November 18th 2022.