NPFL25: Okorom,Osahon Shine As Bendel Insurance beat Ikorodu City 2-1 In Benin
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By Sportsgister
Bendel Insurance Football club, Thursday evening put up a superlative performance as they defeated hard fighting Ikorodu City of Lagos 2-1 in the match day 26 of the Nigeria Premier Football League.
Right back Stanley Okorom broke the deadlock for Insurance in the 51 minutes of the explosive game after a barren first half as his long range shot was too hot for Ikorodu goalkeeper Faith James.
The celebration was short-lived when
Shola Adelani levelled up for the visitors in the 53rd minute with a free kick.
The Benin Arsenals had missed several scoring chances in the first half. Meyinwa Oritseweyinmi’s 10th minute flying header from the edge of the box is one of the best missed chances.
Insurance continued to press harder as they attacked from both sides of the field with Osahon Osobo in control of the midfield. Osahon’s effort paid off in the 69th as his beautiful pass made it easy for Uche Collins to restore the Benin Arsenals lead and as well sealed the 2-1 victory for Insurance .
The 2-1 victory over Ikorodu City has pushed Insurance up the ladder on 38 points and 8th on the log.
The Benin Arsenals have Bayelsa Utd to contend with in the match day 27 on Sunday.
In a post match interview, the head coach of Bendel Insurance Greg Ikhenoba commended his boys for rising up to the occasion. ” We expected a tough game with Ikorodu because they were the first team to beat us 3-0. We already knew them and prepared well for them. We missed many chances in the game but we are grateful for the result. We will continue to correct our mistakes as we prepare for the next match.” He said.
Sedara Philip is a Sports writer, an administrator,Journalist,and editor
