Rivers United hosted Ikorodu City in a postponed Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) match on matchday in Port Harcourt. Oparaocha Chidera spearheaded the assault, and the “Oga Boys” formed a new midfield trio consisting of Ibifubara Dagogo, Folarin Temitope, and Tomisin Adebayo. In Ayo’s absence, Gift Udoh continued to play left-backBoth teams shown early intent as the contest began. Folarin found Chidera in space in the sixth minute, but the Rivers United goalie parried his ferocious effort. After fifteen minutes, the visitors remained composed and confidently advancedNeither team was able to break the impasse as the first half came to an end. The second half started with a change. Folarin Temitope was replaced by Musa Maliq as Ikorodus looked for new midfield vitality. Taiwo Alao was replaced by Goodluck Anuba at minute 66, indicating a tactical change from the Lagos team. Ikorodu was still being pressed by Rivers United. The city’s defense remained strong. Perhaps the game-changing moment came in the 80th minute when goalie Michael made a remarkable point-blank save to deny the home team a definite score. Chidera and Adebayo gave way to Naheem and Emmanuel Matthais with four minutes left. A hard-fought deadlock was confirmed by the referee’s whistle after five minutes of extra time. With 15 points after the game, Ikorodu City rises to fifth place on the NPFL table, while Rivers United, who still have two games left, is in ninth place with 13 points.
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