Tottenham's Nigerian Goalkeeper Saves Two Penalties In Five-Goal Thriller Vs Arsenal
Published: November 24, 2018Tottenham Hotspur have bragging rights over Arsenal after beating their North London rivals 3-2 in an U18 Premier League fixture held at Tottenham Hotspur Academy Spurs Lodge (Chigwell, Essex) on Saturday afternoon.
The handwriting was on the wall that the game week 10 contest was going to be a thriller after Nigerian striker Folarin Balogun opened the scoring for Arsenal in the 3rd minute.
Balogun's left-footed strike cannoned in off the crossbar but both sides were level at the interval with defender Jubril Okedina powering in a header in the 43rd minute.
Okedina's first goal in Tottenham Hotspur's colours arrived in his sixth appearance in the U18 Premier League.
With Spurs leading 2-1, goalkeeper Joshua Oluwayemi saved a penalty taken by Smith and preserved their lead before White curled in a free-kick to make it 3-1.
Arsenal were handed a second penalty in the 86th minute but it was saved again by the Nigerian goalkeeper.
Igho Kingsley
Photo Credit : tottenhamhotspur.com
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