Nigerian striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni was not in the best physical condition, but coach of Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&amp;F FC, Farias , took a gamble which paid off. <br /><br />The 29-year-old's 86th minute goal proved the match winner against city rivals Guangzhou Evergrande on Sunday.<br /><br />Speaking to Jinyang - Express after the match, Yakubu said: ''I am very, very happy first time playing and scoring. Thanks to the support of my teammates, thanks to the coach's trust.''<br /><br />Italian gaffer of Guangzhou Evergrande, Marcello Lippi, knew about the qualities of Yakubu Aiyegbeni before the game, and has assigned a defender to man-mark the physical forward. <br /><br />An interesting episode took place during the match played at the Tianhe Stadium in front of 40, 000 spectators. Yakubu was felled to the ground by an opponent, then started complaining. <br /><br />But when Yakubu looked up and saw Lippi standing next to him, he stopped complaining and started discussing with the Italian, who was a bit surprised at the gesture of the lovely Nigerian forward. <br /><br />Yakubu Aiyegbeni will make his home debut on Sunday in the 18th round of matches in the Super League against Didier Drogba's Shanghai Shenhua.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />