Fajobi Yetunde’s stunning last-gasp volley sealed it for Edo Queens in a 3-2 encounter as the hosts climbed to the top of the Nigeria Women Football League Premiership Group A.
The Obaseki Ladies looked to have thrown victory away with two minutes left when Aweda Titilayo levelled.
But, as NWFL Premiership goalkeepers have discovered all season, no net is safe from a dead ball as long as Edo Queens is concerned— no matter how far out.
The game saw a barren first half with little action, however, the second half was filled with life as five goals were recorded. 10 minutes after the start of the second half, substitute Samuel Yemisi opened the scoring from a goalmouth scramble after Moses Esther’s initial shot was parried by the goalie.
It did not take up to two minutes for the visitors to level from Odubanjo Dominance who beat the goalkeeper with the ball going past her legs.
With less than 29 minutes until the end of regulation time, Suliat Abideen threw the stadium into jubilation as her left-footed free kick beat Amazons’ goalkeeper.
And this was potentially the Edo Queens midfielder’s best yet as she curled into the net from a near-impossible angle all of 30 yards.
The 88th minute saw substitute Aweda Titilayo pull an equaliser to level things under the floodlights in Benin.
Fajobi Yetunde reacted quickest from Suliat Abideen’s right-wing free-kick to poke a volley beyond Nasarawa Amazons goalie under the floodlights in Benin.
It however became a dramatic night at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium as Fajobi Yetunde’s 95th-minute strike clinched a 3-2 win for Edo Queens on Wednesday evening.