Despite playing with 10 men in the last two minutes of the match, Sporting Lagos came from a goal down to defeat high riding Remo Stars 2-1 in their Naija Super 8 Group A encounter at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos on Tuesday.
Franck Mawuena gave Remo Stars the lead in the 18th minute.
Mawuena nodded the ball home after he was teed up by Isaac James.
Sporting Lagos fought back and equalised through Saturday Okon three minutes before the half hour mark.
The newly promoted Nigeria Premier League club got the winning goal through Chiemeka Nwokeji on the stroke of 90 minutes.
Nwokeji tapped home after Demola Bankole saved Emeka Offor’s effort from the spot while Sporting Lagos goalkeeper was red carded for time wasting after he had already been booked for the same offence earlier in the game.
Sporting Lagos had already completed their mandatory changes forcing the team to give one of the players the goalkeeper gloves.
Sporting Lagos kept their nerves and fought gallantly to keep Remo Stars at bay till the end of the encounter.
Sporting Lagos led by Paul Offor now occupy top position in Group A with four points from two games.
Remo Stars also have four points but with an inferior goal difference.
