Grassrunners 3-1 Sunshine Stars in the Gold Cup Pre-season Tournament , Semifinals at Onikan Stadium, Lagos (10,000 capacity).

Grassrunners won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–D–W–W), scoring 8 and conceding 2.

Sunshine Stars won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (D–D–L–W–W), scoring 6 and conceding 4.

The two sides have met 2 times: Grassrunners 1 win, Sunshine Stars 0, 1 draw.