STARTIMES/NPFL: Sunshine stars wonder kid struck twice , As Remo stars suffer defeat in Akure
Michael Akintunde
Sunshine stars _Wonderkid_ Chinedu Nwosu was the hero today at the Ondo state sports complex , when Sunshine stars Fc defeated Remo stars 2-1 in a matchday 37 fixture of the professional league .
Nedu , as he is fondly called acired the first goal from his first touch on the pitch 40 seconds after his introduction in the 58th minute.
Remo stars however got an equalizer from the spot in the 70th minutes.
Nedu again struck in the 80th minute from an acute angle to throw the stands into wild jubilation.
The goal eventually sealed a 2-1 win for the home team , thus moving the team out of the danger zone .
Suraj Ibrahim gave Sunshine stars a first attempt at goal in the 5th minutes but his longe range was off Target .
In the 18th minutes, chidozie iwundu ought to have squared at the edge of the vital area for his team mate but the right full back miscued .
Moments later , promise Awosanmi and Lucky Nwafor both missed a sitter as Sunshine stars fans watched amazingly.
The visitors pushed hard in the second half but the introduction of of Nelson Osahon, Babatunde Adeniji and Chinedu Nwosu lowered their onslaught.
Sunshine stars however held on to the win as the center referee signaled the end of the match after 4 minutes of added time .
With the Victory Sunshine stars Fc moved to 11th on the log with 49 points .
Sunshine stars gaffer , Kennedy Boboye in his post match interview commended his boys for a job well done urging them not to be complacent in their next two matches away from home .
" It's a sweet victory for us and a well deserved one , I'm glad we won , but not forgetting we still have two matches to play, I must also give kudos to the visitors, they gave us a good fight "
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