Akwa United
put up a spirited first half performance to put to sword El-Kanemi Warriors of
Maidugari at the Nest of Champions in a Match Day 23 Nigeria Professional
Football League on Sunday.
The Promise
Keepers were clinical in front of goal to complement their dominance on the
field of play as Aniekan Ekpe ran riot in the middle of the pack in impeccable
fashion and doing the double over their visitors this season.
Despite
flashes of sparks from the visitors in the opening moments, it was Akwa
United's Fortune Omoniwari who had a real effort at goal as he brought down a
floated cross into the box with his chest before hitting it on the volley in
the eighth minute. His effort went wide.
Akwa kept
the pressure going and it paid off in the ninth minute when El-Kanemi conceded
a penalty as the ball struck Mohammed
Alhaji's hand when he went to ground to block a shot. Ekpe converted the spot
kick though George Michael got a hand to it.
The second
goal came in the 30th minute as the hosts quickly turned defence to attack. A
long clearance fell to Omoniwari who made a dash to the opponents' half without
resistance. He took his time before sending in a delightful cross into the box
and an onrushing Michael Ikpe planted it into the far right corner to double
their lead.
Further
efforts from Akwa United were either saved by the goalkeeper or wasted. Ikpe
robbed the ball off Ebinipere Dengo in the box but George was equal to the task
as he unleashed a fierce shot. The rebound fell to Cyril Olisema but he
ballooned his effort over the bar.
Both
managers made changes to their sides in the second half but the score line
remained unchanged and the hosts took
all three points with the 2-0 score line. Akwa United next proceed to Owerri to
face Heartland.
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