Shooting
Stars Sports club (3SC) defeated 10-man Rivers United 1-0 in a Match Day 7
clash of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) at the Lekan Salami
Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan on Saturday.
A Wasiu
Jimoh well-taken penalty kick late in the first half was the difference between
both sides in a closely-fought encounter.
United were
reduced to ten men after Ofem Inah, who was making his season’s debut in the
absence of the suspended Ayobami Asekunowo, received a straight red card for
upending Nojeem Olukokun in the box. He
was the last man and had to go.
United
should have been at least two goals up before Jimoh scored in the 40th minute
as Chukwunonso Okonkwo and Guy Kuemian wasted excellent chances inside the
opening quarter hour at a frenzied Lekan Salami Stadium.
Okonkwo, a
live wire all evening, was extremely unfortunate not to open the scoring in the
19th minute as he watched a swerving low drive canon off the post with the
Shooting Stars goalkeeper, Emmanuel Fabiyi beaten.
The hosts’
only real chance of the half (before they eventually took the lead), arrived on
the half hour when Sunday Rotimi easily saved Bright Babaunde’s long range
effort.
Real clear
cut opportunities were few and faw between after the break with Yusuf Jaiyeola
wasting the visitors’ best chance to level matters with a header which he
planted widein the 73rd minute following an exemplary delivery by substitute,
Daniel Israel.
The win
lifts 3SC up to 8th place on the NPFL standings with nine points from five
matches while United dropped to 9th with nine points from seven matches.
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