Plateau Utd on Goal Rampage as Lobi Retain NPFL Top Spot

Former champions, Plateau United continued their  goal scoring form with a resounding 4-0  win at home against Gombe United in a midweek clash yesterday.

The win allowed the Jos side to retain the second position on the log but with superior goal difference over other contenders with 15 goals advantage.

This feat is coming after a crushing 5-1 away win two weeks ago against embattled Heartland FC in Owerri.

After a goalless first half, Alexander Enejo opened the score for the home side in the 54th minute while Silas Nenrot doubled the lead in the 68th minute and went further to complete a hattrick with goals in the 72nd and 79th minute to banish the Savanah Scorpions to the bottom of the log 22 points and miserable minus 24 goals.

In the other matches played yesterday, Lobi maintained their supremacy at the top with a 3-2 win against visiting Rivers United. Samuel Tiza Iorwuese opened the score in the 10th minute but Ukeme Williams restored parity in the 24th minute but the home side scored again via a penalty converted by Aloa Danbani in the 43rd minute.

Lobi Stars scored again in the 58th minute by Kumaga Suur but Mark Gibson pegged the advantage in the 82nd minute.

In Ikenne, Remo Stars rose from the 1-4 loss to Sporting Lagos last Sunday and secured a lone goal against former champions, Enyimba FC. 

After a goalless and uneventful first half, the home side had the best of the chances to score and it was Adams Olamilekan’s goal in the 71st minute that assured the side their second home and way win against their opponent after the same scoreline against Bayelsa United two weeks ago on the same ground.

The win only puts the side in fourth on the log with a game in hand.

Meanwhile, Shooting Stars of Ibadan picked maximum points away at Doma United. The Oluyole warious maintained the lone goal scored on the dot of half time and moved to seventh position on the log while Bendel Insurance lost 1-3 away at Akwa United with a brace from John Ubong Friday in the 22nd and 75 minute and another from Sani Suleiman. But the visiting team pegged the margin via Zaidu Ayuba on the dot of halftime.

Sporting Lagos failed to maintain their good runs after a lone-goal defeat at Niger Tornadoes. A goal from Akintunde Azeez in the 9th minute settled the tie.