Kingsley Udoh Strikes Late To Hand Akure Gunners Late Victory Over Wolves
Published: June 18, 2015
A last-gasp winner from Kingsley Udoh helped Sunshine Stars defeat Warri
Wolves 2-1 in a Nigeria Professional Football League encounter played
at the Akure Township Stadium on Thursday.
The opening stages saw Wolves have the upper hand in terms of ball possession, with Sunshine sitting back looking to hit the visitors on the counter.
Ikechukwu Ibenegbu gave Wolves the lead with a fine finish, beating goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa hands down, after being left unmarked in the box.
In the 30th minute, the Seasiders launched a counter-attack, with Ibenegbu’s decent strike deflecting off Emmanuel Olowo. It was almost goal number two for Wolves.
As the half-time break approached, the home side dominated possession in the final third of the pitch, winning a handful of corner-kicks.
And they were on level terms when big defender Stephen Eze scored for them.
On the stroke of 47th minute, Kingsley Eduwo unleashed a powerful header that left goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi untroubled.
Sunshine completely took control of the second half, but they were unable to create clear-cut goalscoring chances.
They were given a soft landing when central defender Oke Ogagotewho was sent-off at stoppage time.
Sunshine did eventually found the back of the net in stoppage time, when Udoh beat Akpeyi with a brilliant effort for Sunshine’s second on the day.
Photo Credit : nigeriafootball.com
The opening stages saw Wolves have the upper hand in terms of ball possession, with Sunshine sitting back looking to hit the visitors on the counter.
Ikechukwu Ibenegbu gave Wolves the lead with a fine finish, beating goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa hands down, after being left unmarked in the box.
In the 30th minute, the Seasiders launched a counter-attack, with Ibenegbu’s decent strike deflecting off Emmanuel Olowo. It was almost goal number two for Wolves.
As the half-time break approached, the home side dominated possession in the final third of the pitch, winning a handful of corner-kicks.
And they were on level terms when big defender Stephen Eze scored for them.
On the stroke of 47th minute, Kingsley Eduwo unleashed a powerful header that left goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi untroubled.
Sunshine completely took control of the second half, but they were unable to create clear-cut goalscoring chances.
They were given a soft landing when central defender Oke Ogagotewho was sent-off at stoppage time.
Sunshine did eventually found the back of the net in stoppage time, when Udoh beat Akpeyi with a brilliant effort for Sunshine’s second on the day.
Photo Credit : nigeriafootball.com
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