Ifeanyi Egwim fired a hat-trick to inspire ten-man Dolphins to a 3-1 victory over Nasarawa United in a Nigeria Professional Football League match on Saturday.<br /><br />The Pride of Rivers showed determination despite playing more than 77 minutes of the game with a man down as goalkeeper Rotimi Sunday was sent-off for handling the ball outside the box.<br /><br />Despite the win, Stanley Eguma&rsquo;s side are still in the relegation zone (17th) in the 20-team table.<br /><br />Zikiye Jonathan and Omoh Johnson missed early chances to put Dolphins ahead.<br /><br />In the 13th minute, Dolphins were reduced to ten men when iconic goalkeeper Rotimi was sent-off for handling the ball outside the area as the Solid Miners threatened to score the first goal. <br /><br />Nasarawa United were beneficiaries of the numerical advantage for some minutes. <br /><br />It was no surprise that they took the lead from the penalty spot four minutes before the half-hour mark through usual suspect Esosa Igbinoba.<br /><br />But Dolphins showed why they needed the three points and certainly did not appear to be suffering for Rotimi&rsquo;s absence.<br /><br />Egwim reacted sharply to a pass from Johnson before netting the equalizer for the Pride of Rivers.<br /><br />Igbinoba almost made it 2-1 soon after with a shot that was curled just outside the box.<br /><br />Dolphins were soon in front, with Egwim the scorer again. The fair skinned forward reacted quickest to poke home from a rebound.<br /><br />Another away defeat looked firmly on the cards for the visitors when Egwim completed his hat-trick two minutes to the hour mark. There were decent attempts at either end at the home stretch.<br /><br />Ishaya Anyu had an acrobatic effort palmed away by substitute keeper Godwin Anyalogu while a brilliant header from the hardworking Ugochukwu Leonard struck the cross bar.