With one win, a draw at home and a 1-0 lost against Bayelsa, there were pressure on Ogunmodede and his boys to go all out for a home victory against visiting side, Calabar Rovers on Match day 5 of the 2019/2020 NNL season to give them a chance of top flight promotion.
Despite being a Young side, the Remo boys displayed vibrancy and resourcefulness going 1-0 up before half time with a cool spot kick finish from the stand in Captain, Ndukwe Junior who was part of the U-17 team before his promotion to the senior team.
Calabar Rovers didn’t have much of the ball and the loss of a defender in the dying minutes before the break, the woes were compounded in the second half with the home side adding two more goals to seal all three points at the Gateway Stadium.
Super Substitute, Agbekuo Morgan was on song with brace from the 16 year old to seal a resounding display.
” Honestly, I was under intense pressure before this game, I never expected this scoreline, the result, am very glad”, Coach Daniel revealed in his interview with Sports247.ng.
” We have a very Young, inexperienced team, I don’t want them to be burdened with the pressure to win, I am the Coach and this things should be my responsibilities not the boys, they must be in the right frame of my mind every time “, he further revealed.
” They will have a week for themselves, they need to be with their family and come back to prepare for the matches ahead, family is everything, this will give them motivation, they need to celebrate this festive period”, Ogunmodede concluded.
