In the league opening at Oluyemi Kayode Township Stadium in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti United ran wild on the visiting club, and it was a dramatic eight minutes for the Abia Comets, who lost 3-0 during that time.
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Ekiti United took the lead in the fourth minute which left Comets goalkeeper Ogoke Kingsley helpless, on the turf, he conceded the second and third goals just within four minutes, through goals by Wadulu Ofoni and Kehinde Olajuyin as the first half ended 3-0 in favor of the host.
In the second half, Coach Kevin Ejeh (Mourinho) tried to change the approach of the game with a couple of early substitutions before the restart of the second half, when he introduced Douglas Bueka, Ebuka Lazarus, and Chibueze Lambert to replace Arinze Njoku, Hyacinth Olieh and Ogoke Kingsley.
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However, they dominated the game with more of the ball possession but it was not enough at the end as they suffered their first defeat of the season in a Southern Conference Group A Opener.
The team will turn focus to the next game as they travel back to Umuahia to commence preparation ahead of Matchday 2 at home against Beyond Limits on Saturday.
