Nigeria-eligible players involved in 4 goals as Derby, Crystal Palace U23s play out 5-goal thriller

Published: October 23, 2021

Two Nigeria-eligible players found the net as Derby County and Crystal Palace played out a five-goal thriller in a Premier League 2 clash at Pride Park Stadium on Friday evening.

Tayo Adaramola and David Omilabu went the distance for the Eagles, while former Manchester United and Manchester City schoolboy Osaze Aghatise went the full ninety for the Rams.

Adaramola curled the ball into the corner to open the scoring for Palace inside fifteen minutes and the fullback turned from scorer to provider nine minutes later when he crossed for Banks to slot home.

After Plange had halved the deficit, Aghatise brought the game back to parity in the 58th minute when his 25-yard effort beat the goalkeeper.

With seventeen minutes left on the clock, Palace retook the lead as Rak-Sakyi slotted into the net after he was picked out by Omilabu.

Ex-Glasgow Rangers midfielder Malcolm Ebiowei, who was included in Nigeria's provisional squad for the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup, was a non-playing substitute for the Rams.

After nine rounds in the division, Crystal Palace are seventh in the provisional standings with 12 points accumulated, while Derby are the bottom team with only three points.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Photo Credit : dcfc.co.uk

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