Okoye Ebuka goes from Hero to Villain in Enppi Cup defeat

John Okoye Ebuka scored a brace however missed an important penalty as Enppi crashed out of the Egypt Cup within the quarter-final.

Enppi have been on the cusp of elimination when their Nigerian ahead scored the second of his brace – each targets have been got here in extra-time.

The match up was towards fellow Premier League facet, Nationwide Financial institution Egypt, and it was an Eight-goal thriller, which might ultimately be determined by penalties.

Enppi had fallen behind after 24 minutes, however fought their means again to show the sport round, scoring two targets inside three minutes.

Nonetheless, within the stoppage time of first-half, the guests leveled up.

A barren second half compelled the sport into additional time and Okoye Ebuka fired his facet into the result in make it 3-2.

However Nationwide Financial institution Egypt additionally had their very own trump card and the aim scorer of their earlier two targets, accomplished his haul within the 116th minute – and the rating line now 4-3.

But within the remaining seconds of extra-time, Okoye Ebuka discovered the again of the online, grabbing his second and ENPPI’s fourth on the night time.

With the edges nonetheless tied, the sport progressed into the shootouts and three misses together with an necessary one from the Nigerian helped Nationwide Financial institution Egypt on their means a 3-1 win and to the semi-final of the Cup.

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