Rivers Angels on sunday picked an important point against their south-south rivals ,Ibom Angels at the Uyo township stadium , Uyo.
Asisat Oshoala gave Rivers Angels the lead in first half stoppage time as she netted her third goal of the season from a spilled ball by the goal keeper of Ibom Angels,Chichi Sandra.
Ibom Angels came back with full force after the interval and were the better side until they got their reward in the 64th minute when Bessy Obot got the equaliser from the penalty spot courtesy of a hand ball in the 18 yard box from a Rivers Angels defender.
A lot of credit should be given to both goal keepers as they were able to rescue their teams when called upon.
Despite the draw, Rivers Angels remain on top as Pelican Stars who were a point behind Rivers Angels were beaten in Kogi.
After the game, Technical adviser of Ibom Angels Austin Udoinyang believed the officiating was not fair.
“The two teams have good qualities but Ibom Angels are a high side team and always able to rise to the occasion, he said”.
“But the officiating was not fair,Udoinyang concluded”.
Rivers Angels’ stand-in coach, White Ogbonda expressed how happy he was with the result.
“It was an excellent performance from my team.They tried their best to pick a point away from home,he said”.
“Ibom Angels pressured my team in the second half because they had the home advantage playing infront of their fans although my attackers failed to convert the chances they got,Ogbonda added”.
Rivers Angels will welcome another south -south rival Bayelsa Queens in their next game at the Liberation stadium.
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