NPFL: Late Goals Give Insurance, Remo Stars Maximum Points Femi Solaja Elite league returnee Bendel Insurance of Benin City and Remo Stars of Ikenne had to dig deep to earn late winning goals in their respect
Elite league returnee Bendel Insurance of Benin City and Remo Stars of Ikenne had to dig deep to earn late winning goals in their respective games last night to join Abia Warriors as the only clubs to have maintained perfect score points so far in the on-going Nigeria Premier Football League .
After intense play from both sides, club’s goal machine, Andy Okpe, who was absent in the team’s 2-0 win against El-Kanemi got the only goal of the match from a free kick in the 89th minute. In Benin, Insurance had to work harder to get the winning goal deep into added time against last season’s runner-up, Plateau United. With the match looking to have been won by the home side, Christopher Nwaeze equalised in the first minute of added time via a penalty kick but two minutes later, Imade Osehenkhoe restored the lead and put the side on maximum points after two matches.
In the other matches played yesterday, Shooting Stars of Ibadan maintained winless start with another draw against Kwara United as both sides settled for a goalless result at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan.
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