Nigeria’s national team coach, Eric Chelle was among the crowd that watched Remo Stars tighten their grip at the top of the Nigeria Premier Football League, on Thursday as they beat Kwara United 2-0 following late goals in the hard-fought battle.
With the win, Remo Stars are now 10 points ahead of the second-placed Shooting Stars.
To further tighten their grip at the top, they have established a goal difference of 16 to become the only one with double digits.
It was an easy match as they had to fight almost to the end of the encounter before they could secure the three points at stake.
They dominated the encounter, especially in the first half where even the national coach informed Sports Village Square that he was impressed with the passing of the ball and the smooth transition from defence through the midfield into the attack.
But they lack the cutting edge in the final quarter. They missed many chances and hit the woodwork three times.
The match seemed to be heading towards a barren draw before Samuel Anakwe broke the deadlock for Remo Stars in the 79th minute.
Deep into added time, a substitute player who had added sparks to the strike force of Remo Stars, Hadi Haruna sealed the full points with a second goal.
Elsewhere, Katsina United beat Enyimba 2-1 at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium.
Katsina United took a 2-0 lead courtesy of Bello Lukman’s brace before substitute Ekene Awazie reduced the deficit for Enyimba in stoppage time.
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