3SC RECORDED SECOND BACK TO BACK VICTORY AT HOME THIS SEASON AS THEY BEATS EL-KANEMI WARRIORS 1-0

Fatai Amoo's tutored side got their second back to back home victory as they defeated ElKanemi Warriors of Maiduguri in one of the listed NPFL Week 16 fixtures.

Shooting Stars have drawn 4 matches at home this season but there was no such luck for the visitors who remained 3rd on the log with 27 points from 16 matches.

The Oluyole Warriors got straight to the business and got off to a flying start when we got the first free kick in the 3rd minute when Opeyemi Adetoyi was brought down outside the area but the resultant free kick was way off target.

We had a penalty kick awarded to the team 8 minutes into the game from a foul in ElKanemi area.  Sunday Faleye might have done better as he stepped forward to take the kick but surprisingly it was sluggishly played into the hands of ElKanemi goalkeeper George Michael.

Afterwards, it was a barrage of attacking moves by the Oluyole Warriors but none resulted into a goal. Although both teams lorded over the midfield battle but ElKanemi was at the back foot most period of the first half.

From that point on, it looked as though; it might be another long afternoon for Amoo and his boys as their effort was well contained and his star man - Sunday Faleye was thoroughly destabilized by his penalty miss earlier on in the game which has affected his game at this point. ElKanemi continued spraying passes around as time wore on. The action was evenly balanced for the remainder of first half, and it was a goalless affair that ended the half. Both team returned to the locker room for some team talk and tactical rearrangement.

The second half started with a Merenini Junior goal in the 47th minute which put the home team ahead. It was a Ibrahim Babalola shot that was spilled by goalkeeper George before Merenini latched onto the rebound for a cool finish.

There were couple of substitutions from both sides as Abayomi was brought in for Olaifa and ElKanemi too brought in Mohammed to fortify their attack. A debutant Asiri Emmanuel, a Cameroonian international was introduced into the game by Shooting Stars as he replaced the goal scorer Merenini at the 60th minute. Soon after his introduction, Asiri got a talking to by the referee for dissent but was lucky not to get booked. Shooting Stars kept attacking and there was no notable attacking move at this point by ElKanemi although Shittu Taiwo was really busy thwarting the few goal bound effort by the visitors. The game wore on and the score line remained the same.

The game entered it's added time as Sunday Faleye freed Asiri Emmanuel with a through pass but he couldn't hit the target. The match ended to the delight of the home fans who witnessed another victory as this has also enhanced the team's position on the log.