Kano Pillars edge past Enyimba

The much anticipated top clash in the Glo NPFL saw Kano Pillars defeat ten-man Enyimba 1-0 at the Sani Abacha Stadium yesterday
Pillars dominated the game in the midfield but failed to create any clear cut openings and it was Enyimba who almost broke the deadlock in the 28th minute.
A well taken driven by Kamal Sikiru went over the bar but has it been a little lower than that goalkeeper, Theophilus Affelokhai, would have been left with no chance to stop it.
A combination of good goalkeeping from Ocheje for Enyimba and poor efforts from the league defending champions kept the scores at 0-0 until the dot of half time.
Closer to the half time break, Pillars got the breakthrough their dominance deserves when Ukpai released a long ranger which beat Ocheje much to the delight of the crowd at the Sani Abacha stadium.
Ten minutes after the restart a piece of magical skills saw Chinonso Okonkwo weaves his way into the Pillars box but Daniel Etor shot over when the ball dropped to him.
Last season’s top scorer Mfon Udoh twice came close to leveling things for Enyimba and his second effort a curler in the 68 minutes shaved the upright.
However, any hope of an Enyimba comeback was made almost impossible when captain Chinedu Udoji was given his marching orders for a second bookable offense with five minutes left.
Enyimba failed to trouble Kano Pillars after the red card and Pillars ran out worthy 1-0 winners.
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