Kwara United 2-3 Enyimba: Peoples' Elephant snap up third away win
The Harmony Warriors could not make home advantage count after they allowed their visitors from Aba record a famous victory to brighten their league title chances.
Enyimba FC of Aba have got a morale boosting away win in Ilorin after they pipped Kwara United FC 3-2 at the Kwara State Stadium on Wednesday in a NPFL Week 15 game to bag their third road victory of the season.The Harmony Warriors lost 2-0 in Oghara to Bayelsa United despite playing a good game and it was similar experience in their home tie with Enyimba after they put up another impressive display but were left to rue their missed chances against the six-time league champions.
Ifeanyi George and Christian Obiozor put Enyimba ahead with the first two goals of the match in the 25th and 35thminutes of the match. Both were also on the scoresheet on Sunday when the Aba giants beat Nasarawa United 2-0.
Kwara United started a mini comeback three minutes after Enyimba's second goal after Femi Oladapo reduced the deficit to make it 2-1 at halftime but the People's Elephant regained their two goal cushion in the 77thminute after Markson Ojobo converted from spot kick to the angst of the home fans. The Harmony Warriors got their second goal of the match in the 90th minute through Dare Ojo but it was too little too late.
Enyimba have won three games on the road against FC Taraba, Dolphins and now Kwara United and they have also got four away draws.
Enyimba have moved to second on the log with 29 points from 15 games while Kwara United remain on 15 points from 14 matches hereby heaping more pressure on the technical crew who has not won a point out of two games since the start of the three match ultimatum.
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