NPFL RESULTS AND ANALYSIS.
Results from yesterday matches played at the week 2 of the Nigeria Professional Football League shows that a total number of eight matches were played across eight venues with the following results recorded at the end of the week 2.
In Yola, Adamawa United play host to one of the informed team in the Nigeria Professional Football League Rangers International of Enugu, the match as expected was full of glamour as the visitor took a deserving lead on the 57 minutes into the game before the host dig deep to equalized on the 74th minutes to share a point with their illustrious opponent.
It was not a luck day for the new boys in Dutse as the host Jigawa Golden Stars lost at home to former champions Plateau United by a single goal to nil through a strike from Nenrot on the 34th minutes of the encounter to give the Jos based outfit a well deserving three maximum points.
Katsina United settled for one goal apiece with the people's elephant Enyimba International of Aba who just progressed into the group stage of the CAF confederation cup. A 4th minutes penalty kick converted by Lawal could not deterred the Aba based team from equalizing on the die minutes of the first half when Ursule struct for the people's elephant to level score at 1-1. Anaenena of Enyimba was shown a second yellow card in the game which left the people's elephant to play with 10 players for the rest of the match.
Makurdi went agog as Lobi stars were in clinical form against the new comers Delta Force of Asaba at the Aparaku stadium Makurdi. The boys from Asaba were put under immersed pressure from the kick off but could not withstand the pressure further as the Lobi Stars scored their first goal of the evening the 30th minutes into the first half. With the game 1-0 atr the half time, it was glaring that it a matter of time before the flood gate will opened, the defense of the Delta Force was once again caught napping as the Lobi Stars scored their second goal of the day on the 66th minute through Sikiru Alimi, the Makurdi outfit later made it three on the 74th minute before Sunday ensure the game was beyond the Force on the 81st minute to record a 4 goals to nil for the Lobi Stars.
Mountain of Fire Ministry were in high spirit after recording an away victory against Heartland FC in Owerri last week, the Lagos based club hosted Infeanyi Ubah United, the visitors scored the first goal of the encounter in the 6th minutes of the game through Nnaji but could not hold on as the MFM FC replied through a well taken strike from Adeniji on th 37th minutes of the game. The two teams threw out everything against each other but could not score as the game ended 1-1.
Lafia based club, Nassarawa United were not fortunate enough as they suffered a 1-0 lost to the Wikki Tourist of Bauchi through a goal scored on the 80th minutes of the game as Tourist game was well executed, United will feel hard done for not securing at least a point from the game but the Tourist will definitely be happy for picking three maximum points away from home.