Real de Banjul’s Yankuba Jarju scored an 18th minute winner against a spirited North Bank Region selection at a packed Farafenni Mini-Stadium on Tuesday evening as the club kicked off its nationwide tour in celebrating the club’s Golden Jubilee.
The City Boys dominated the early exchanges and created the first real chance on the 14th minute, with youngster Pa Modou Sohna’s dribbling his marker on the left channel playing in team-mate Madi Fatty who squared for Bully Drammeh to shot straight at the NBR keeper Ansumana Sonko.
Real broke the deadlock on the run of play when Madi Fatty’s cross found the unmarked Bully Drammeh on the opposite flank, the former Brikama United winger picked out Jarju who nodded into an empty net to silence the home faithful.
North Bank Region selection coached by former Steve Biko assistant boss, Bubacarr “Boris” Demba introduced some fresh legs for the equaliser but it was Real that threatened on the 53th minute through Pa Modou Sohna who drilled in a cracking effort against the post.
Boris Demba’s substitutions nearly paid off when Lamin Jadama, Bunja Badjie and Musa Bah were all denied by Real’s goalkeeper Alagie Nyabally who was at his best as the 12-time Gambian champions sailed through before travelling to Bansang to beat a CRR selection yesterday (Wednesday) by a lone goal courstery of another Yankuba Jarju goal after 41 minutes.
Real will play a URR selection today at the Basse Mini-Stadium
Story source: Momodou Bah on tour
