Nigeria Leagues
NWFL 2022/23 : Heartland Queens Beaten In NWFL Premiership Clash
Heartland Queens fell to an uninspiring 0-2 defeat to perennial rivals, Delta Queens within the Nigeria Ladies Soccer League (NWFL) matchday 2 conflict on Wednesday on the Dan Anyiam Stadium in Owerri.
First half of the extremely anticipated explosive encounter ended barren with restricted alternatives coming from the combatants.
Nevertheless, at resumption of play the guests confirmed extra purposeful soccer and pushed extra gamers upfront and so they had been rewarded with the match opener off the foot of Mercy Omokuo.
Heartland Queens speedy response to the shocker was to throw in additional gamers to strengthen the assault and push for the equaliser.
The trio, Ezinne Wokocha, Ugobest Osuji and Prudent Ugoh had been pulled in and out their locations got here in Chizoba Orji, Ngozi Owuama and Sharon Onwere.
Bullish midfielder, Favour Dagogo took her place on the bench to permit a lot skilled teammate, Chioma John to step up from the place she stopped aimed toward night scores with the opponents.
The modifications didn’t immediately proved impactful because the Asaba aspect continued to benefit from the higher arms in ball management, possession and constant assault on the homers’ important space was limitless.
And predictably they had been rewarded with the second purpose off the foot of Favour Chinaza Agoh within the dying minutes of the conflict.
Even the approaching in into the fray of the Owerri aspect’s hitherto tremendous sub, Mary Okorie for Chinwendu Orji solely proved tutorial because the Asaba aspect wrapped up the day’s enterprise on an emphatic two unreplied targets thereby extending their nearly two-year dominance in all competitions of the Owerri Landladies.
The loss to Delta Queens was the second for the Owerri aspect within the two-week previous 2022/2023 NWFL Premiership having been benched within the opener to the Abuja-based aspect, Naija Ratels.
Up subsequent for Heartland Queens is a crunch encounter on the reigning champions and Africa’s third greatest staff, Bayelsa Queens in Yenagoa on Wednesday, December 14.
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