Skopje, North Macedonia – As e be say, football na serious business! Di match between Shkendija and Qarabag don happen for UEFA Champions League, and wetin we see? Shkendija no fit deliver as dem pack dem bags go back home with empty hands. Final score na Shkendija 0, Qarabag 1. Na wah!
Di match commence with all di expected drama. Players dey run up and down like say dem dey chase chicken! But na Oleksii Kashchuk wey get yellow card for Qarabag after one bad foul wey cause serious shout from di fans (abeg, how dem go take follow dis kind thing if dem no fit behave?).
Imran Fetai of Shkendija join di yellow card club as well, so e be like say dem players come dey follow di trend of collecting cards instead of goals – wetin be this one?
Later, we see multiple substitutions like say dem dey throwaway popcorn for cinema. Players dey run enter and come out, as if dem dey run marathon. Florent Ramadani replace Besart Ibraimi for Shkendija, while Chris Kouakou enter to help Qarabag secure di win.
Qarabag still dey enjoy dem time under di spotlight, and wetin dem do? Dem capitalize on di few chances wey dem get. For dis kind competition, na wetin we dey talk say e go take just one chance to take make am big. Anderson Silva na di hero of Pafos wey don score fine goal against Dinamo Kyiv, while di Qarabag lads also show say dem no dey play at all!
As di match dey progress, di referee don call for 5 minutes additional time, but Shkendija no fit find net to change di story. Fans dey shout for motivation, but na wah o! All dem chances scatter like paper as dem try press for last minute equalizer. Unfortunately, dem no fit.
No need for long story; di gist be say Qarabag don carry di 3 points go back home, and dem no go forget this match in a hurry. Shkendija, on di other hand, go need to sit down, think am well, and gather dem self for di next match. Na football, anything fit happen, but e be like say dem gats chook eye for how to turn tings around!
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