Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin, Thursday, conceded a late goal to surrender all points to arch rivals Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan in the match day 22 of the Nigeria Premier Football League after a good fight at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan.
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Muritala Taiye scored the only goal of the match to deliver the three maximum points for the Oluyole Warriors in the second minute of five minutes extratime added to the game after the 90 minutes regulation time had elapsed.
The defender found the back of the net after heading home a poorly cleared ball near the box of the Benin Arsenal,following a scramble,as he nodded the ball beyond the reach of Amas Obasogie when some fans and supporters of the hosts were already making their exit in frustration.
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The Benin Arsenals were unlucky to get any breakthrough against Shooting Stars earlier after creating many scoring chances in the game as Sarki Ismael and Divine Nwachukwu’s one-on-one moments with Shooting Stars’ goalkeeper Okemute between the 60 and 70 minutes of play were good chances not well taken.
Julius Emiloju’s long range strike that hit woodwork shortly before halftime whistle is another missed opportunity that would have given Insurance the lead.
Bendel Insurance began the current football season with a convincingly 2-0 victory over Shooting Stars in the first round in Benin.
The Benin Arsenals will now shift their focus to their next match which is another away fixture against Plateau Utd on Sunday as they continue to find a way out of their goal drought situation .
