Match Report: Goals galore in Ibadan as Oluyole Warriors put four past Ikon Allah boys to go joint-top
IBADAN (Made In Africa Sport) – Goals from Ayobami Adekunle, Ayodeji Bamidele, Adelowo Gbolagade, and Kareem Ayinde ensured the Oluyole Warriors eased past Tornadoes in a 5-goal thriller at the Lekan Salami Stadium in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) matchday seven encounter.
Buzzing with confidence as they’ve always shown at home, it was the Oluyole Warriors that started the encounter on the front foot and dictated play, which could have been rewarded as early as the seventh minute, but Malomo’s effort was saved for a corner kick by the goalkeeper.
The breakthrough, however, came in the 16th minute when Ayobami Adekunle converted a tidy pass from Joshua Akpan to give his side the lead and register his second goal of the season.
Heavy downpours, however, limited the free flow of play between both sides due to the wet pitch, but Niger Tornadoes went on to benefit from the situation to grab an equaliser after Chinedu Anozie failed to save a shot from a distance comfortably, with Chidi Ernest poking home the spilt effort to restore parity for his side to end the first half with a goal apiece for both sides.
3SC restarted the game with a bang and wasted no time restoring their lead with about a 40-yard screamer from centre-back Ayodeji Bamidele just a minute after the second half resumed.
Ayobami Adekunle almost got his second of the day in the 49th minute, but the goalkeeper got a hand to his effort while a Tornadoes defender cleared for a corner kick.
3SC was, however, lucky not to be pegged back again as Akintunde Azeez, who had just been introduced for Musa Najere, hit the woodwork after a counter-attack.
The Oluyole Warriors put the game beyond Tornadoes’ reach when centre-back Adelowo Gbolagade headed home a corner kick from Malomo Taofeek to score Shooting Stars’ third goal of the day, much to the loud cheers of excited fans present.
It became an easy ride for the home side, who comfortably moved the ball around confidently and were cheered on by the fans. The final goal was scored in the 88th minute after substitute Kareem Ayinde poked home a spilt effort from the Tornadoes goalkeeper to get his second goal of the season.
FULL-TIME STATISTICS
Shooting Stars 4-1 Niger Tornadoes
Goals from Ayobami Adekunle, Ayodeji Bamidele, Adelowo Gbolagade & Kareem Ayinde ensures the Oluyole Warriors eased past Tornadoes in a 5-goal thriller to maintain 100% winning record in Adamasingba.#NPFLWithMIAS #NPFL24 pic.twitter.com/CoclZ6mwf4
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The Oluyole Warriors will next take a trip to Ilorin next weekend to take on Kwara United for the matchday eight NPFL fixture.
