Ikorodu Metropolis edged Kwara United 1–0 of their Nigeria Premier Soccer League Matchday 21 conflict on the Mobolaji Johnson Area, Lagos, due to an early aim from Samuel Ezekiel.
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The hosts struck within the opening minutes and managed the sport successfully thereafter, with Kwara United rising into the competition and creating a number of possibilities in quest of an equaliser.
Akeem Akanni, Johnmark Aule and Babatunde Vivid led the guests’ attacking efforts, with Akanni forcing a high quality save late within the first half earlier than Aule’s rebound narrowly missed the goal.
Kwara United elevated the stress after the break following tactical substitutions by head coach Ashifat Suleiman, however Ikorodu Metropolis’s defence remained resolute to protect their slim benefit.
Talking after the match, Suleiman expressed optimism regardless of the defeat, noting that his facet have been unlucky to not take no less than a degree and calling for continued assist from the followers.
The end result leaves Kwara United on 24 factors from 21 matches, sixteenth on the NPFL desk, as they put together to host Rivers United of their subsequent fixture.
