Nigeria Football

NNL: Resurgent Gateway Utd Secure Vital Win In Nnewi

Christian Samuel’s 67th minute strike proved enough for Gateway United to earn three vital points against Nnewi United at Rojenny Int’l stadium in an NNL clash in Nnewi.

In its fight for survival as well as strengthening the hope of topping the log, the Akeem Busari tutored side left nothing to chance by taking control of the game from the blast of the whistle.

The first attempt of the game fell to Seyi Okeowo who skillfully dribbled past his marker from the left flank but his cross posed no threat to the Nnewi goalkeeper.

As the home team continued to absorb the pressure, it was right wingback Julius Ikechukwu who put Nnewi goalkeeper to test with a thunderous shot from the edge of the box.

Bearing in mind the need for nothing but a victory, the visitors resumed the second half a stronger side as the host became more aggressive in a bid to quell the attack. Resultantly, a few number of free kicks were awarded but still not enough to break the deadlock.

15 minutes into the second half, Stephen Adodo received a pass from the few yards outside the box but could only blast the ball over.

Almost instantly, Nnewi responded and it was Nwafor Nonso who created a moment of scare with a left footed shot which slightly missed the target.

Eventually, Gateway United’s enterprise upfront did materialise as Seyi Okeowo laid a pass for onrushing Christian Samuel who without no hesitation fired the ball into the net.

The home team went in search of a leveller with long balls into the box but Gateway’s three man defence was able to keep them at bay even as the game went far beyond the 5 minutes added time.

With this result, Gateway United FC who have moved from the bottom of the table to third with 8 points are next in action against table topper Dynamite FC with 11 points in Abeokuta on Saturday 29th June, 2019.

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