Shooting Stars vs Remo Stars: Rivals share spoils in fantastic advert for NPFL

It was a fantastic match, with two fantastic goals, end-to-end for 90 minutes and a share of the spoils for both teams.

The Southwest derby between Shooting Stars and Remo Stars was everything it promised to be as it lived up to its pre-match hype.

Fans at the Lekan Salami Stadium were treated to a masterclass after the Oluyole Warriors and their rivals from Ikenne played a 1-1 draw on Sunday.

Both teams were superb, Shooting opened the scoring with a stunning effort from 25 yards out in the first half before Remo bounced back with an excellent equaliser in the second half.

In what was an end-to-end encounter, the host started the brightest and was the better side in the opening half.

It was not a surprise to see them take an early lead when Desmond Agbekpornu unleashed an excellent strike from 25 yards that was just too good for Remo’s goalkeeper.

The goal was coming and was no less than the Oluyole Warriors deserved after a brilliant and dominant start.

Remo’s Bankole Kayode was the busier of the goalkeepers at Lekan Salami as he produced two outstanding saves to stop the host from adding to their lead at the break.

After the break, both sides continued to push for that next goal, with Remo making changes after the hour mark as the eventual hero, Aniekeme Okon, entered the action.

Okon’s introduction did not take long to make the required impact after an excellent snap header six minutes after he came on leveled the score for Remo.

The final 20 minutes saw both sides try to find the winner but it remained elusive till the end with both teams sharing the spoils at the end.

On the balance of play, a draw was a fair result for the rivals, though one point does not favour either side that much on the table.

The bragging right in the Southwest will remain with Remo Stars who have extended their unbeaten run against Shooting to six matches across all competitions following the results.

On the NPFL table, Remo Stars moved into the top four while Shooting are three spots below them in seventh.