Akwa United, Warri Wolves Stalemate In Uyo
Published: June 28, 2015
Warri Wolves squandered their lead to eventually draw 1-1 with Akwa
United in a match played at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium on
Sunday.
Akwa United went into the clash looking to win at home, while Wolves were out to register their 6th victory of the season
The opening stages of the encounter were quiet, as both Akwa and Wolves struggled to keep possession in the final third and create good goalscoring opportunities.
In the 21st minute, Aniekpeno Udoh’ s effort was well saved by Wolves goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi.
Akwa United goalkeeper Olufemi Kayode produced a stunning save to deny Seasiders central midfielder Michael Okoyah from close range on the half-hour mark.
At this stage, the away side looked lively going forward, and in the 32nd minute Gbolahan Salami’ s powerful shot almost went in.
However, the Promise Keepers were able to contain the Seasiders up until the match referee blew his whistle for half-time.
Wolves were forced to make a change as goal minder Akpeyi was taken off due to injury.
His replacement Andrew Tejiri produced two stunning saves in the opening 20 minutes of the second half.
Twenty-nine minutes into the second half, Wolves broke the deadlock through Salami, who hit the back of the net with from close range after he was set-up by Stanley Dimgba.
The hosts responded almost immediately with Abdulazeez Awakan latching on to a mishit clearance to rifle home from 18 yards to make it 1-1 in the 79th minute.
With time running out, both teams showed some sense of urgency in the final third as they were looking for the winner, but they had to settle for a draw as they could not create clear-cut chances in the closing stages of the game.
Photo Credit : nigeriafootball.com
Akwa United went into the clash looking to win at home, while Wolves were out to register their 6th victory of the season
The opening stages of the encounter were quiet, as both Akwa and Wolves struggled to keep possession in the final third and create good goalscoring opportunities.
In the 21st minute, Aniekpeno Udoh’ s effort was well saved by Wolves goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi.
Akwa United goalkeeper Olufemi Kayode produced a stunning save to deny Seasiders central midfielder Michael Okoyah from close range on the half-hour mark.
At this stage, the away side looked lively going forward, and in the 32nd minute Gbolahan Salami’ s powerful shot almost went in.
However, the Promise Keepers were able to contain the Seasiders up until the match referee blew his whistle for half-time.
Wolves were forced to make a change as goal minder Akpeyi was taken off due to injury.
His replacement Andrew Tejiri produced two stunning saves in the opening 20 minutes of the second half.
Twenty-nine minutes into the second half, Wolves broke the deadlock through Salami, who hit the back of the net with from close range after he was set-up by Stanley Dimgba.
The hosts responded almost immediately with Abdulazeez Awakan latching on to a mishit clearance to rifle home from 18 yards to make it 1-1 in the 79th minute.
With time running out, both teams showed some sense of urgency in the final third as they were looking for the winner, but they had to settle for a draw as they could not create clear-cut chances in the closing stages of the game.
Photo Credit : nigeriafootball.com
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