It was a feast of goals today in Matchday 3 of the ongoing NWFL Super 6 campaign, held in Port Harcourt, as Red-hot Edo Queens, inspired by you Chioma Moses who towered with four goals, whitewashed Abia Angels 6-2 to secure three maximum points.
Chioma Moses, opened scoring for Edo Queens in the 3rd minute of the first- half and in the 11th minute, Mariam Abdulrasheed of Abia Angels got the equaliser from a careless defensive error from Edo Queens defence. Chioma Moses got the second goal for Edo Queens in 2the minutes added time to bring the first half to an end.
Edo Queens returned to the second and took total command of the game from the blast of the whistle to the end of the game dominating in all departments of the game.
Their dominance paid off when Precious Oscar, who came in from the bench as a substitute scored the third goal in 52 minutes of action, bringing the score line to 3-1. Just 2 minutes after, Atume Doosuur netted in the fourth goal putting Edo Queens on a comfortable 4-1 lead.
Chioma Moses, completed the task set for them by the technical crew by scoring the 5th and 6th goals in 7the 72ndand 81st minutes, giving Edo Queens 6 goals in a match.
Edo Queens were still hungry for goals as they continued to mount pressure on their opponent pushing for more goals nd making the game look oone-sided In the process of entertaining the crowd with aan rtistry display of skills they committed another defensive error, giving BiaAngels Ottacker Blessing Saleh, an opportunity to score the second goal for her side in 8the 7th just a few minutes before the end of the encounter.
With this overwhelming 6-2 victory over Abia Angels, Edo Queens now have six points from three matches and will engage Rivers Angels in match day 4. The fans enjoyed every moment of the game.
In a post-match interview, head coach of Edo Queens Moses Aduku, said: “Well I think Abia is a good side, but we are ddetermined To me, Super 6 just started, I believe the game you saw today that is how it’s going to be. So we thank God for the victory.”
“After we beat FC Robo Queens 4-1, when you guys asked me about my next opponent which is Abia Angels, my answer was ‘we go see’ today my girls have proven that we are here for business.”
“Honestly we are here to do business, we don’t want to know who the host is This one is gone, we have to focus on our next game which is Rivers Angels. Yes, they are equally good sides, but I tell you one thing Edo Queens is ready.”
For the Captain of Edo Queens Deborah Odiagbe, she said: “Yes, we give thanks to God for the victory. After the first game against Nasarawa Amazons, we talked to ourselves and we came out better in our second game against FC Robo Queens. We scored four goals, and we told ourselves that in the remaining four matches we won’t give room for complacency. We are ready for the next game. I thank my colleagues for their courage, commitment and resilience. We are competitors, if we want to be great players we have to win.”