ABUJA – Ten-man Flying Eagles on Saturday in Abuja beat Enyimba International FC of Aba 2-0 at the 2014/2015 Glo Premier League Super 4 Invitational Tournament.
In the match played at the National Stadium mainbowl, the national under-20 male football team [pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″]
dominated the entire duration of the game.
The first half of the match ended in a stalemate but the Flying Eagles came back stronger in the second half to score their goals.
Musa Muhammed gave the national team the opening goal through a penalty kick in the 60th minute, after Taiwo Awoniyi was brought down in the box.
With less than a minute left to the end of the match, substitute Musa Yahaya doubled their lead.
Throughout the 90 minutes of play, the national team showed no respect to the 2014 Federation Cup
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winners, although both teams had scoring chances.
While Enyimba had a scoring opportunity as early as in the 11th minute, they were stopped by the Flying Eagles’ goalkeeper Joshua Enahoro.
The Flying Eagles could have scored in the 18th minute, before Prince Aggrey was brought down inside the box, but referee Ferdinand Udoh booked him for simulation.
In the 26th minute, Awoniyi was denied a goal when he hit the woodwork.
Goalkeeper Chijioke Ejiogu also stopped him from getting his name on the score sheet in the 35th minute.
Upon resumption of the second half, the Flying Eagles continued the dominance but their spirit was dampened in the 49th minute when Aggrey was shown a second yellow card.
The Flying Eagles’ reduction to 10 men however did not affect their performance, as they held their nerves to continue to dominate the game.
They went on to crown their efforts through Yahaya’s brilliant effort in the 90th minute for the second goal.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Flying Eagles are using the six-team competition as a build-up to the African Youth Championship (AYC) scheduled for Senegal.
The continental championship is billed for March 8 to March 22.
Enyimba International FC, on the other hand, are using the tournament as a build-up to the 2014/2015 football season and the 2015 CAF Champions League.(NAN)