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NWFL 2022/23 : Fajobi’s Stunning Last Minute Strike Propelled Edo Queens Past Nasarawa Amazons In Benin
Fajobi Yetunde final minute purpose propelled Edo Queens Soccer Membership of Benin-Metropolis previous tactically disciplined Nasarawa Amazons in a five-goal thriller within the week 9 recreation of the 2023 Nigeria Ladies Soccer League because the second spherical of the ladies league resumed throughout the nation.
Yemisi Samuel and Suliat Abideen had been additionally on the rating sheet as Edo Queens received
off to the proper begin within the second spherical with a 3-2 win over Nasarawa Amazons within the first house recreation in Group B of the Nigeria Ladies Soccer League NWFL abridged league season between Edo Queens FC yesterday night on the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Benin Metropolis.
The final gasp volley sealed victory for the Moses Aduku-led Queens making them climbed to the highest of the desk in Group B of the abridged NWFL premiership with 15 factors from seven video games,two factors superior to the second positioned Amazons who’ve 13 factors from eight video games.
The Obaseki Girls appeared to have thrown victory away with two minutes left when Aweda Titilayo levelled up for the strong miners girls.
The sport noticed a barren first half with little motion however the second half was motion packed as 5 targets had been recorded. Ten minutes after the beginning of the second half, substitute Samuel Yemisi opened the scoring from a purpose mouth scramble after Moses Esther’s preliminary shot was parried by the Amazons goalie.
It didn’t take as much as two minutes for the guests to degree up from Odubanjo Dominance who beat Edo Queens’ goalkeeper Bakare Sukurat, with the ball going previous her legs.
Within the 61st minute, extremely skilled midfielder Suliat Abideen threw the stadium into jubilation as her effectively curled right-footed free kick from 25 yards beat Amazons’ goalkeeper to revive lead for Edo Queens.
The 88th minute noticed substitute Aweda Titilayo, pulling an equaliser for Christopher Danjuma’s facet to interrupt the guts of Moses Aduku below the floodlights on the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin.
The celebration of the dramatic equalizer by the guests was nevertheless shortlived as Edo Queens had been lucky with Fajobi Yetunde’s final gasp effort within the additional time when she reacted shortly to rebound from Suliat Abideen’s free-kick to poke a volley past Nasarawa Amazons goalie for the successful purpose.
The Fajobi Yetunde’s impressed 3-2 win for Edo Queens on Wednesday night has pushed Edo Queens to comfy lead atop Group B.
In an interview with journalist after the sport, Christopher Danjuma of Nasarawa Amazons mentioned that the sport of soccer is stuffed with drama.
“Effectively that’s the recreation of soccer. My women did their greatest,took the probabilities they’d and made good use of them however someplace alongside the road they misplaced focus and Edo Queens had been fortunate to get that final alternative and capitalized on it to get the successful purpose.”
“Edo Queens is just not a push over facet, we’re used to one another. This defeat as we speak is painful, however we’re nonetheless very a lot within the title race, now we have a recreation towards FC Robo, now we have to return to the drafting board and work arduous for our subsequent recreation. There will probably be no compromise in that recreation, as a result of you’ll be able to see that the battle for Tremendous 6 is turning into more durable and we’re going to combat arduous to be in that competitors.”He mentioned.
Then again, Edo Queens head coach Moses Aduku mentioned:
“We’re blissful for the outcome, my women performed effectively, however at a time they misplaced focus. you would see the way in which I used to be shouting at them, however all the identical we give God the glory for the victory.”
“Nasarawa Amazons not a small staff,they aren’t a staff you’ll be able to simply push away like that, they didn’t come to Benin for tea celebration, they got here for enterprise. So I need to commend them for his or her sensible efficiency.”
“We’re not there but, we nonetheless have some jobs to do. That is the essential stage of the competitors, all of us have our eyes on the Tremendous six.
Subsequent week, we will be going to Kogi State to tackle Confluence Queens, we begin our preparations now as a result of that’s one other powerful facet. At this stage now, no staff will make the error of underrating one other staff, so we all know we’re up for an enormous job. We consider God for victory in Kogi”.
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