Thursday’s Bakary Sambouya neighborhood derby involving Koloban and Newtown FC went goalless as both teams struggled to find a decisive breakthrough.
Despite enjoying more possession and control throughout the game, Koloban FC’s tricky winger Mamudou Ceesay’s two first-half decisive targets failed to get into the back of the net.
Newtown, meanwhile, remained resilient, defending their territory and looking for opportunities to settle for the most important three points.
Their defensive organization helped keep Koloban at bay throughout the encounter, with combative Yusupha Sanneh producing a convincing Man-of-The-Match performance.
However, Omar Jarjue and Lamin Conteh’s free headers that could have found a breakthrough for Newtown, went off the goal post.
The score remained 0-0, leaving both sides to reflect on a hard-fought derby in which Koloban had the greater share of the ball but neither team could produce the finishing touch needed to claim victory.