Rasheedat Ajibade bags assist as Atletico Madrid share spoils with Levante

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria forward Rasheedat Ajibade provided an assist for Spanish Liga F side Atletico Madrid during a 2-2 draw with Levante on Sunday.

The capital side had a 2-0 lead in the first half but surrendered their advantage later on.

Fiamma Iannuzzi opened scoring for the travelers in the 23rd minute at the Ciudad Deportiva de Bunol.

Five minutes later, Ajibade set up Ana Vitoria for the second.

In the 42nd minute, Ivonne Chacon reduced the deficit for the host.

Angela Sosa had the chance to level the scoreline from the penalty spot which she did in the 75th minute.

Ajibade was replaced by Synne Jensen in the 82nd minute.

She has scored six goals with three assists for Atletico Madrid in the league this season.

Atletico Madrid occupy the third position on the Spanish Liga F table with 49 points after 27 games.

They will next face Athletic Bilbao in another league encounter in the race to qualify for European football.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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