Rasheedat Ajibade’s strike inspires Atletico Madrid’s win over Alhama

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria forward, Rasheedat Ajibade was on target for ng for Atletico Madrid as they upended Alhama 3-1 in a Spanish Liga F encounter on Sunday.

The former Avaldnes forward was at the end of Irene Guerero’s long pass before putting the ball beyond Alhama’s goalkeeper inside the box to open the scoring for the visitors inside the opening 60 seconds.

Spanish defender, Carmen Menayo doubled the lead for Atletico in the 48th minute from a goal-mouth scramble.

With two-goal behind, the hosts were gifted a chance to bounce bank into the mix through a penalty and Carmen Fresneda made no mistakes reducing the deficit from the penalty spot in the 57th minute.

Five minutes later, Andrea Straskova however guaranteed Atletico Madrid’s victory with a header from Eve Navarro’s cross.

Ajibade saw 73 minutes of action before she was replaced by Hanah Lundkvist and has now scored seven goals after 21 league games this season for her team. Her compatriot Charity Adule was an unused substitute for Alhama.

In a show of sportsmanship, the Nigeria international dedicated the goal to teammate Ludmila who was stretched off after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury during the last league game with Real Madrid.

Atletico Madrid occupy the fourth position on the log with 43 points after 22 games while Alhama seats at the bottom of the table with 14 points.