Chibuike John has hailed Team Kendoriz team’s spirit after playing 1-1 with Team PROSSY on Matchday 3 of the IASC/Providus Banks Achievers Club, Sports247 reports.
Chibuike made his debut at Island All Stars Providus Bank Achievers Cup ( IASC Providus Bank Achievers Cup) last Saturday, and won the Most Valuable Player, (MVP) representing Team Kendoriz against Team PROSSY .
Going into the match, Team Kendoriz were faced with a mountain to climb, they needed a win against Team PROSSY who had won their first two games , scoring six and never conceded going into the third match day.
But Team Kendoriz almost pulled an upset in the game , they came close to achieving their aim of winning their first game of the competition.
They came out smoking in the feisty encounter, putting Team PROSSY under pressure until frustration sets in which Pastor Chigozie red carded in the first half for violent play, a straight card offence.
After the incident, Team Kendoriz continue to dominate the match until their effort resulted in a fantastic goal against the run of play, mid way into the first half.
But Team PROSSY came good in the second half, corrected their mistake and block all the loopholes , with more patience and calculated move they were able to squeeze in an equaliser despite playing with a man down for the most part of the game.
Speaking after the match, Chibuike John shares his feelings with www.sports247.ng after winning the most valuable award and his frustration on how his team threw away a golden chance of winning their first game in the competition having drawn one and lost the other match of the two matches played.
‘ Playing against Team PROSSY wasn’t easy, they are very good but I like my team spirit, because these teams are the biggest threat in this competition so, we managed to get a draw, our mind was to win the game, but it’s a very physical game, I am happy we got a draw, next game we push more.” stated Chibuike.
However Chibuike wasn’t totally satisfied with his team’s performance, for not being able to take advantage of the opponent’s one man-less situation to finish up the game before Team PROSSY came back.
“It was sad we conceded that equaliser due to momentary loss of concentration and of communication.”
” Though It’s okay we are able to stop them from winning their third game but i am not totally satisfied with the way the game ended. it’s a match we could have won but it is football and anything can happen, but by the next game, we will do better, we are getting better and looking forward to winning our remaining games in the competition. ”
Chibuike John who describes his award as a proud moment for him says winning the MVP award will improve his confidence and help his team to win their remaining three matches .
“I feel more confident, that this is my first time playing and receiving this award with pleasure.”
” it’s a good motivation for me as well to go all the way and play with more confidence to help my team in the remaining three games. we expect 9 points, definitely, we will go for it”, Chibuike said confidently.
