LOBI STARS DEMOLISH ELITE DREAMS FOOTBALL ACADEMY TO SUSTAIN PREPARATION AHEAD OF NNL RESUMPTION
A Suur Kumaga hat trick helped Lobi Stars to demolish Elite Dreams Football Academy 5-0 in a friendly encounter as part of preparation ahead of the second round kick played at McCarthy Stadium, Makurdi.
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Though after a series of resolute defending from the non-league side for over half an hour, preventing Lobi Stars from breaking the deadlock, despite the host creating numerous scoring opportunities in open play.
The visitors tactical defending came to an end in the 38th minute, when Suur Kumaga stepped up to convert a penalty awarded by the centre referee for Lobi Stars opener, after Samuel Agber intentionally prevented a Matthew Ajibola shot with his hand inside the box
The onslaught continued, with the Makurdi-based side consistently taking a series of attacking threats into the visitors' half relentlessly, as halftime approached, Kumaga took advantage deep into the opponent's half, doubling his side's lead with a perfect finish to ensure they secured a two-nil advantage heading into the break.
Coach Abacha Onuh's boys maintained their tempo immediately after the second half resumed, with some tactical changes made by the gaffer. Shortly after, Okoh Chukwuma, after being released through a magical pass from Ajibola, was brought down inside the box, and the referee pointed to the penalty spot.
Kumaga took advantage of the opportunity, scoring from the penalty spot once again, dispatching goalkeeper Godday Mver clinically to complete a hat trick under his belt.
The ruthless Alia Boys, kept pressing without looking back with the needed intent, and Okoh Chukwuma thought he had registered his name on the scoresheet only to see his celebration cut short when the referee signalled offside.
Although that disappointment only lasted a moment before youngster Benjamin Agugu took advantage of a brilliant opportunity to finish perfectly for his side fourth of the day to compound the visitors' misery to the admiration of the Makurdi-based side's fans who were inside the stadium.
Paul Itim completed the demolition, when he came on from the bench and brilliantly outsmarted his marker to register his name on the scoresheet with a precise shot and his team's fifth goal, following a clever assist from Abdulazeez Tijani
Speaking shortly after the encounter, the club’s head coach, John Onuh, played down the result noting that, his side remains in the building process which he believed would get things right before the commencement of the NNL second stanza.
