Gambia: Yarambamba Beat Real, Newtown Held

Yarambamba Estate Football Club of Yundum Sunday defeated Real de Busumbala 2-1 at the ongoing Brikama nawettan competition while Newtown was forced to settle for a draw with Conge BI FC. Both games were played at the Box Bar mini-stadium.

Both teams pressed forward for the opener but it was Yarambamba that drew first blood when Omar Fatty capitalised on a defensive let off to give his side the lead after 16 minutes. First half ended 1-0 and Lamin Jabang extended the Estate boys' lead in the 56 minutes and even though Real de Busumbala pulled a goal back in the closing minutes of the game, Yarambamba held on for all three points.

In the late game of the same day, Conge Bi and Newtown FC, both of Brikama, played a goalless stalemate. Newtown were the better side in the encounter but failed to transform their dominance into fruition and they were nearly made to pay for it when they were caught napping at the back, but keeper Lamin Sarr quickly came off his line to avert the danger.

Speaking in a post-match interview, Sarjo Sanyang, the coach of Newtown, told this reporter: "Scoring today was our problem. I was expecting at least to go home with a goal and I am disappointed that we could not win the game. But still the performance of the boys was not bad even though there is still room for improvement."

He added: "I'm expecting more from them next game. We drew the first match so we should try and win our next two games, and if we win our next game, it will have been easier for us in our next game. I cannot say I will win by force but will make sure we win our upcoming games."

For his part, Ebrima Jatta, the coach of Conge-Bi noted that seven points would be enough to send his side into the knockout stages of the competition. "In Brikama here, going to the quarterfinal is difficult, not to talk of the finals but we will try all our best to set a record," he asserted.

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