36 Lion were held to a 1-1 draw by Coton Sport in the match day 5 of Benin Republic tour as the highly-anticipated game with Coton Sport ended in a stalemate on Wednesday evening.
Following a bright start from lions in the first half, fans were treated to exciting football as 36 Lion opened up play and went on successive attacks against Coton Sport.
Azeez Oseni, Eniye Hitler, Moses Usor, Michael Oyekola and Opeyemi Oluwafemi were utilised at the middle of the park by the technical crew of 36 Lion.
On matchday, the enterprising Usor opened the scoring after poking the ball home on 24 minutes.
The Lagos-based side held on till the whistle was blown for halftime. 36 Lion controlled large portions of the game.
The second stanza of the game commenced with similar tempo like the first period, but the Lions were more crafty and attacking minded.
With Coton Sports slowly settling into the game, they managed to push the Lagos-based team into their shelf on several occasions before finally breaching the defense of the Lions to draw level.
Although both teams will flourish in their attempt to find the winning goal, neither side had the luck and hence was forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at the end of the 90 minutes.
