The Lagos Athletic Knights have booked their place within the Showtime Bowl XIII Tremendous Bowl Last, finishing one of the vital dramatic two-leg semifinal turnarounds in league historical past after overturning final week’s shock defeat to the Lagos Rebels.
The Knights, who entered the playoffs as the one unbeaten workforce of the common season, had been surprised in Leg 1, falling 25–21 to the Rebels — the loss snapping their good season and throwing the playoff image into chaos.
However on Judgement Evening, underneath the intense lights of Showtime Area and in entrance of a roaring, near-capacity crowd, the Knights responded like champions.
They shut out the Rebels 13–0 in a fierce, defensive masterclass, sealing a 34–25 combination victory to punch their ticket to the December twenty first grand finale.
What started as a tense battle shortly became an announcement efficiency. The Rebels, who entered the second leg with confidence after final week’s upset, had been saved scoreless because the Knights’ protection tightened, adjusted, and denied each try at momentum.
With tonight’s end result, the Knights advance with the composure and authority that outlined their common season dominance — proving why they completed 9–0 earlier than the playoffs and why many nonetheless see them because the favourites to carry the Showtime Bowl trophy.
For the Rebels, who delivered one of many shocks of the season by handing the Knights their solely defeat final week, the journey ends with satisfaction. Their Leg 1 heroics will stay one of many standout moments of Showtime Bowl XIII.
However tonight belongs to the Knights — resilient, ruthless, and now only one win away from being topped champions of Nigeria’s largest and most electrifying flag soccer league.
The trail to the Tremendous Bowl is about. The stage is prepared. Showtime awaits.
