“This my contribution to our win will boost my morale to achieve my target, which is to score many more goals like I did today and also have a double digits before the season ends.”, said the Lafia City club forward.
The game had barely got off to a start when, in the 9th minute, Ndifreke Effiong body slammed his way through the home side’s defence to slot home,only for the referee to disallow it for a foul in the build-up.
On 56 minutes, Adamu Hassan prodded home Chinedu Ohanachom’s flick to put the home side ahead.
Seven minutes later, it fell to the goalhound, Effiong, who skillfully rounded Franklin Tebo before hitting a direct one past the helpless Danlami Umar, to draw his side level.
With two minutes into regulation time, the Solid Miners would have scored the winning goal but for Akwa United’s Adeyinka Adewale’s point-blank save from Katoh Haggai’s ferocious shot from inside the yard.
In the third minute of added time, Man-of-the-Match, Anekwe was found by Abdullahi Abubakar’s through-pass to give his side all three points.
The win was huge relief for the home fans who’d seen their side lose three games in a row before the remarkable win.
Game Stats
NUFC. Akwa
8 attempt 6
5 On target 3
17 Foul 29
3 off side 0
11 Corner 4
1 Yellow 2
0 Red 0
Akwa United starting XI
1 Adewale Adeyinka, 29 Etboy Akpan, 3 David Philip, 12 Morice Chukwu (Nwani ’69), 5 Sampson Gbadebo, 11 Olisa Ndah, 7 Ubong Friday, 21 Ndifreke Effiong, 13 Charles Atshimene (Ojo ’69), 27 Ubong Essien, 19 Seth Mayi
Reserves
22 Bassey Akpan, 16 Otobong Effiong, 32 Ekemini Ukoebe, 26 Ikechukwu Nwani, 37 Godswill Nicholas, 24 Samuel Amadi, 28 Stephen Amos, 20 Dare Ojo, 10 Akarandut Orok
Head Coach Kennedy Boboye
Nasarawa United
12 Danlami Umar(c/GK), 6 Abubakar Abdullahi, 29 Ebuka Anaekwe, 21 Tebo Franklin, 41 Onyema Emeka, 14 Dauda Maigishiri (Mohammed ’74), 28 Sadiq Abdulrazaq (Katoh ’74), 36 Ikenna Ofor, 7 Bashir Usman (Ohanachom ’45), 31 Silas Nwankwo (Imenger 84′), 11Adamu Hassan (S. Chidi ’84)
RESERVES
1 Mohammed Galadima(Gk), 27 Ibrahim Matthew, 38 Ini Edem, 13 King Osanga, 16 Manga Mohammed, 35 Chidi Solomon, 9 Barnabas Imenger, 10 Haggai Katoh,19 Chinedum Ohanachom
