Wikki Tourists defeat 8-man Kano Pillars

.Alimi, Shehu, Adamu receive red cards

Wikki Tourists of Bauchi came from behind to beat eight-man Kano Pillars 3-1 in the Match Day 23 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clash in Bauchi on Sunday.

Emmanuel Edmund shot Kano Pillars in front in the 35th minute.

Wikki Tourists equalized through Ibrahim Alhassan after a red was given to Pillars defender, Jamiu Alimi for second yellow cards offence.

Rabiu Shehu and Tijjani Adamu were also given matching order to reduce coach Mohammed Baba Ganaru-tutored side to eight.

Abubakar Lawal converted a penalty five minutes before the end of the game to give Wikki the lead for the first time in the tie, while Alhassan netted his second of the game in injury time through a perfectly taken free-kick to hand Abdu Maikaba’s men another important win to extend their unbeaten streak to six games.

In a chat with Sportinglens.blogspot.com, Kano Pillars media officer, Idris Malikawa decried center referee, Francis A from Niger State display as he called on the League management Company (LMC) to investigate the match.

“Nigerian referees need to adjust and LMC too should try and watch the activities of the referees. We are all appreciating what LMC have been doing so far but if the referees are allow to continue in this way they will jeopardized the good work of the LMC. You can imagine center referee telling our players that they are wasting their time. LMC should investigate what happen in our match today,” Malikawa said to Sportinglens.blogspot.com.

Malikawa, however, praised his team for their fighting spirit during the game.

“We commended our players and technical crew for their performances today. We knew the reasons why we lost the game today. We were really disappointed for the outcome of the match.”