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AITEO CUP 2022 : Rampant Sunshine Stars Hit Rovers For Five In Aiteo Cup Round 32 Clash
Chigozie Chilekwu stars as Sunshine ease into the AITEO Cup spherical of 16, making mild work of Rovers FC on the Aper Aku Stadium in Makurdi.
Sunshine Stars confirmed class from the get-go, nonetheless the primary probability of Wednesday’s sport fell to Rovers who have been denied at aim mouth by David Ariyo after 10 minutes of play.
5 minutes later Leonard Ugochukwu was on the finish of a sweeping workforce transfer, however couldn’t troubled the goalkeeper with a tame effort at level clean.
Chilekwu grabbed the opener from the spot 25 minutes into the sport, after the Calabar primarily based aspect obtained penalised for a handball within the space.
Three minutes later Ikenna Cooper made it 2-0 for the Owena Whales, ending off from Leonard Ugochukwu’s cross, nonetheless Rovers halve the deficit in opposition to the run of play on the stroke of half-time by Zuzu Benjamin.
11 minutes into the second half, substitute, Samson Olasuopo pounced on Michael Olalusi’s by ball to revive Sunshine Stars’ two-goal cushion.
Then Ariyo was available to disclaim the NNL campaigners a route again within the 58th minute, earlier than Chilekwu accomplished his brace and prolonged the lead with an in depth vary end from Chinedu Ozor’s free kick 4 minutes later.
Chilekwu turned supplier within the ninetieth minute by organising Ozor who rounded up scoring for the Emmanuel Deutcsh tinkered boys with a smashing aim to shut the sport 5-1 for the Akure landlords.
Sunshine Stars will battle Katsina United on the Space Three Previous Parade Floor, Abuja on Saturday for a spot within the quarterfinals.
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