Ikorodu Metropolis FC claimed a well-known 1–0 victory over defending champions Remo Stars of their Matchday 19 Nigeria Skilled Soccer League encounter.
The decisive second got here within the fortieth minute when Alfred Odinaka fired a thunderous strike into the underside nook to register his first aim for Ikorodu Metropolis.
Remo Stars tried to reply within the second half and made a double substitution within the sixty fifth minute, introducing Samuel Anakwe and Gibson Theo rather than Victor Mbaoma and Michael Ibe in the hunt for an equaliser.
Ikorodu Metropolis have been pressured right into a change of their very own within the 73rd minute when Kelechi picked up a knock and was changed by Dagogo Ibifubara.
Regardless of sustained stress from Remo Stars, Ikorodu Metropolis remained compact and disciplined to see out the competition and safe all three factors.
The defeat compounds a tough run for the defending champions, who had earlier suffered a 3–2 residence loss to Bendel Insurance coverage in Abeokuta and have now fallen to a different slim defeat within the fiercely contested South-West derby.
