Rivers
United fired blanks in a drab Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL)
contest against Sunshine Stars which ended 0-0 at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium Port Harcourt on Wednesday.
The big news
before kickoff, was the omission from the match day squad of Obomate Frederick
from the Rivers United with Bernard Ovoke starting in his place.
In the
absence of the midfielder, the hosts struggled to control the game and boss
possession with deadly efficiency as has been the case in recent matches.
Striker, Guy
Kuemian missed a sitter from two yards in the first half when it appeared
easier to score and Chigozie Ihunda also came close with a half volley as well
as United looked to put the game to bed early on.
It was
however the visitors that created the best chances in the game.
The Sunshine
Stars coach, Solomon Ogbeide was pleased with the point in the end.
“We had our
plan and it worked for us. We wanted to play on the (break). On two occasions,
we had one-on-one opportunities with just the (Rivers United goal keeper) to
beat but we did not take them,” he told Rivers United Media.
Eguma on his
part said his charges have yet to fuse into a unit.
“We have not
really started playing as a cohesive unit but we are one of the best-playing
teams in the league at this moment.
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