Shooting stars scored twice in the first half to defeat El Kanemi Warriors 3-0 in their Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) encounter at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, on Sunday.
Goals from Samuel Ayanrinde and Aliyu Abubakar in the first half put Coach Gbenga Ogunbote’s side in command before Adams Mustapha, a substitute, sealed all three points in the second period for Shooting Stars.
Ayanrinde opened the floodgate of goals with a well-placed header from Monday Gideon’s cross in the 27th minute before Abubakar’s mishit cross sailed beyond the goalkeeper, allowing the Oluyole Warriors head into the break in comfortable 2-0 win.
The home side continued to push for more goals and eventually made it three-nil on 61 minutes when Mustapha’s routine shot was palmed into the net by the goalkeeper.
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Defeat for El Kanemi Warriors is their first of the season, ending their ten-match unbeaten run. They dropped to seventh on the NPFL table while Shooting Stars moved up to ninth position.
Remo Stars moved one point ahead at the top of the table following a goalless draw away at Enyimba while Rivers United suffered consecutive defeat for the first time this season after succumbing to a 1-0 home loss at the hands of Bayelsa United.
Ikorodu City and Heartland both continued their move up the ladder; the former securing an impressive 2-1 win away to Katsina United while the latter coached by Emmanuel Amuneke downed Sunshine Stars 1-0.
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RESULTS
- Katsina United 1-2 Ikorodu City
- Rivers United 0-1 Bayelsa United
- Enyimba 0-0 Remo Stars
- Heartland 1-0 Sunshine Stars
- Shooting Stars 3-0 El Kanemi Warriors
- Plateau United 0-0 Enugu Rangers
- Nasarawa United 0-1 Kwara United
- Niger Tornadoes 1-0 Akwa United
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