By Boluwatife Kehinde and Daniel Akinte
In the final match of the AAUA '22 Championship, the Department of Sociology at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, secured victory against the Department of Computer Science, winning 3-4 in a penalty shootout.
The match, held at the university sports complex, ended with a score of 0-0 after 60 minutes of regulation time. Both teams faced challenges in converting scoring opportunities. In the second half, Sociology's goalkeeper, Dada Opeyemi, made a significant save that prevented Computer Science from taking the lead.
A refereeing decision in the closing moments of the match resulted in a missed penalty opportunity for Computer Science, leading to additional time. After 33 minutes of extra play, the score remained tied, and the game proceeded to a penalty shootout.
The Sociology team completed the tournament without any losses and demonstrated composure during the shootout. Computer Science's last penalty attempt did not succeed, resulting in a final score of 3-4 in favor of the Sociology team.
The tournament organizers awarded medals to the Departments of History and International Relations and Computer Science, who were recognized as the second and first runners-up, respectively. Certificates were also presented to the tournament's best eleven players.
Individual awards were given to Dada Richard (Best Goalkeeper)from Sociology department,Israel Olamide (Highest Goal Scorer)from History department, and Mayowa Akanbi (Best Player of the Tournament)from Sociology department.
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