Sunday
Rotimi saved two penalties in a nervous penalty shootout as Rivers United
progressed to the quarter finals of the Federation Cup on Wednesday following a
3-2 penalty victory over Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC). In a game of
few clear cut goal scoring chances as regulation time
failed to produce any goals.
The game
actually got off to a flyer with 3SC almost netting in the opening minute
through Sunday Adetunji.
He made the
most of some indecisive piece of Rivers United defending but lost the battle of
nerves against Rotimi as he fired into the side-netting.
Bernard
Ovoke’s early chance represented United’s best chance in the half which
finished goalless.
The second
half followed a similar script as the first, with goal-scoring opportunities at
a premium.
Guy Kuemian had
the best chance of the half as he came face to face with the 3SC goal keeper,
Tayo Fabiyi in the 68th minute but dragged his effort wide.
So it went
down to the lottery of penalties to decide the winner.
Rotimi the
earned his stripes saving well from Promise Ebiaku and Fabiyi while 3SC’s
second half substitute, Nonso Ogbonna fired well over the bar from 12 yards.
Adetunji and
Jimoh Olawale both converted their spot kicks for the vanquished side but it
proved to be too little too late as United’s Godwin Obinze, Ovoke, and Chiwendu
Ali all scored to ensure that Onyekachi Okafor’s missed counted for little.
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