Sunshine stars lanky defender Ekerette Udom scored his 4th goal of the elite football league season in Nigeria as his team played a 1-1 draw against Bendel insurance of Benin
The last match of match day two of the super 6 playoffs started tactically by both sides with Bendel insurance scoring first 9 minutes into the first
Divine Nwachukwu firing home for the edo state sponsored side
Bendel insurance’s confidence grew immediately and mounted at Sunshine stars half but the trio of Udom Ekerette, Emmanuel Ogbuagu and Imo ikemdinachi blocked onslaughts from the opponent creditably well.
In the 38th minutes Edith Agoye had to introduce two players , an attacker and a defender
This time Ejike uzoechi replaces Emmanuel Ogbuagu while Samson Olasupo replaces Yusuf Ibrahim who had a minor Injury .
Sunshine stars tried to get an equalizer which never came as the first half ended 1-0
On resumption into the second half again Edith Agoye injected another fresh leg into his team , Stephen Chukwude replaces Pam Mafeng in the 47th minutes
Sunshine stars pushed harder moments later with Achi Nnaemeka and AbdulAziz Ajagbe combining well in midfield while Vincent Temitope and Samson Olasupo gave options upfront
Sunshine stars goal eventually arrived in the 62nd minutes, Ekerette Udom the luckiest among Sunshine stars players in Bendel insurance’s vital area as his touch rolled past the goal line in a scramble
The center referee wasted no time in pointing to the center, signalling a goal that threw Sunshine stars technical bench into a jubilation
Sunshine Stars exhibition of good football artistry started moments after the equalizer with lovely passes from the midfield to the attack but no clear cut chance created .
In the 78th minutes promise Awosanmi and Oge Emmanuel were both introduced as fans gave an applause to players that were replaced , Captain Vincent Temitope and skilled attacker , David Onovo
In the 80th minutes promise Awosanmi had a chance to score a second for Sunshine stars but miscued and his effort was calmly saved by insurance goalkeeper
Thereafter, few chances were created by both sides but the tie ended 1-1
Edith Agoye in his post match interview commended his players for putting up a good fight , urging them to keep the hope alive
.” A point better than losing , insurance are a very good side ,but I believe the job isn’t done yet, we keep pushing until we achieve our set targets” .
With the result Sunshine stars occupies the 5th position on the log with a point from two matches
Stars next match is a derby against Remo stars on Wednesday