As part of the preparation towards the beginning of NLO and the resumption of the NNL, rising star of ondo state hosted the yellow submarine of Ekiti state in a friendly encounter, the game ended in favour of the visitor by 2-1 goals .
The match which began at exactly 11:00 am this morning at the akure township stadium started on a high note which ekiti united big attacker Hyacinth nwankwagu gave the visitor the lead at 30th minute of play from a corner kick which was taken by Afeez Yusuf before adding another one to complete his brace at 44min of first half.
Rising star held their head up by getting a consolation goal at the 82nd min of the game from a direct free kick in which ekiti untied goalkeeper couldn’t stop the ball from entering the net. The game ended in the favor of Ekiti united.
