Match day 34 of the Nigeria Professional Football League#npfl22 Season between WIkki Tourists fc and visiting Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan played at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium saw the visitors almost snatching away the maximum three points until a 90th minutes penalty converted by captain Muhammed Guda that gave the home team an equaliser thereby sharing the spoil.
It was a 53rd minutes header by Olufemi Opeoluwa that gave 3SC the lead thereby causing pressure on the Kaura boys who came to the match fully hopeful of clinching the day.
Right from the blow of the whistle Wikki Tourists boys did not hide their quest to take the day as many scoring chances were bombarded some of which blocked by the cross bar while at some occasions the Oluyole Warriors goalkeeper Dede did the magic by distracting the goal boud kicks ending the first half 0-0.
Both teams made Substitutions in the second half and the tempo of the redirected.
Idris Muhammed Guda who came in from the bench became the Messiah to Wikki Tourists when he converted the 90th minutes spot kick after 3SC player handled the ball in the box.
Few minutes later Guda was brought down in the box but the referee signalled for the game to continue as he indicates a no foul scenerio.
The five minutes added on regulation time could not change the result on either side as the final whistle was blown.
Post Match Interview:.
Coach Abdullahi Adamu, Wikki Tourists FC.
This is not the result we worked for,but then there’s nothing we could do about it.
The boys played well especially in the second half but chances created could not be utilized and this is an area we have been having problem with and also working on it says the coach.
Coach Abdullahi added that, we knew they(3SC) are coming here with a mission and therefore we told our boys not underate them and you see what the boys played,but certainly luck wasn’t on our side and don’t forget that 3-4 of our first team players were absent because of cumulated yellow card cautions, Abdullahi concludes.
