Warri Wolves
ended Abia Warriors FC unbeaten record after 10 matches as they lost 1-0 in a rescheduled
Week 7 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) game at the Warri
Township Stadium on Thursday.
The former
youth international King Osanga scored the decider with a 53rd
minute strike with an assist from Solomon Okpako to give the Seasiders maximum
three points at stake in the match which leapfrog the Warri-based outfit to the
top-half in the NPFL table.
Despite the
loss, Abia Warriors remain in second place with 20 points, one behind
table-topping Enugu Rangers.
King and
Solomon Okpako were the most hardworking players on the Warri Wolves side
though, tormenting their defence at will but finding it difficult to get shots
on target or at goal.
In one of
those moments, the home side got a penalty in the 44th minute for handball in
the box.
Uzezi
Oghenewo stepped forward to take it but Chinedu Anozie saved and bravely
stopped Uzezi who hit another effort off the rebound.
At the
restart, Kennedy Boboye threw in Chisom Chikatara for Kabiru Ayinde in the 51st
minute but two minutes later, Solomon Okpako broke the offside trap and laid on
for Osanga to score the only goal of the game.
With victory
slipping away from him, Boboye threw in former Under-17 international, Stanley
Okoro for Godwin Effiong and Abia Warriors took the game to Warri Wolves but
just could not score.
In the 78th
minute, Semiu Liadi who had come on for a fatigued Obinna Nwokolo, lost the
ball in midfield, but Dele Ajiboye saved from Chisom Chikatara.
With Stanley
Okoro, Chisom Chikatara, Ndifreke Effiong, Anthony Okemmiri and Michael Olaha
asking questions of the Warri Wolves defence, it was a mystery the equalizer
did not come.
Three corner
kicks in quick succession, but Ajiboye was at the top of his game.
With four
minutes to go, Warri Wolves launched a counter but King Osanga and Solomon
Okpako made one pass too many and the visitors recovered to keep the score line
the same at the full time whistle.
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