Liberia football team wins against Gambia 3-1
By Peterking Quaye – Leading to the much expected win ahead of the nation’s independence day ,the Liberia Football Association with the support of Cellcom ,a local GSM Company ,Liberia ran pass the scorpions to send the nation celebrating.
Sunday the 24th July, 2011 , the Samuel Kanyon Sports Complex Liberia’s Lone Star with recalled another victory in a non FIFA sanction match as part of it’s independence day celebration . The Lone Star came face to face with the Scorpions of Gambia.
The first goal came in 3 minutes of play through LPRC Zizi Roberts, Macus Mckollie of Monrovia Club team in the 78 minutes of the game to send the 25,000 capacity seating for the game at the 35,000 seating capacity sports complex in Monrovia .
the Scorpion ,received a dark cloud from the Lone Star sending them disappointed after the 90 minutes of play ,after the first half ended in a 1 all to send the team for recess .
The second half saw the Kevine Sabwe lead team controlling the play leaving the Gambians chasing shadows on the pitch . The Liberian team were made up of mainly local premier side team payer . Liberia’s two goals came from the boots of the current premier league highest goal scorer Vitali Sieh of LISCR FC in the 58 minutes of the game , and this time around sting the stars or will they spoiled the flavor of the celebration?, the Big Game and Big Concert .The Lone Star battled ready for the Scorpions of Gambia ,all road lead to the SKD .
Deputy Coach Kelvin Sebwe handle the technical aspect in the absence of Italian Roberto Landi. He disclosed that chief patron of sports Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has offered to pay for all the seats at the SKD in order to give Liberians the chance to massively support their team as they did against Cape Verde on June 5.
Coach Sebwe assembles his army of local players tomorrow at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in preparation for the match. The Gambia Football Association President, Mr. Seedy Kinteh ,after the game were disappointed at the score line but were of the view that the team had learn some lesson and wish the country a happy independence celebration on Tuesday .
According to many soccer critics, this game will help to reposition Liberia, as a force to reckoned with, as the Liberian team has ended their goal draught, but it can be recalled that on 06 September 2008 The Gambian defeated Liberia leading to thrashing a lackluster Liberian side 3-0 in Banjul .As well as a Gambia’s roller coaster ride to continental and global football glory fired-up in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, on June 1 2008. The Gambia’s Liberia escapade was regenerated leading to old wounds for many Gambian soccer pundits thumped the Lone Stars 2-0 at home, Gambians were amazingly buoyant that all was now set in motion.
