The Super Eagles
on Thursday put up a spirited second half performance to defeat
Nationwide
Division 2 side Mountain of Fire And Miracles (MFM), Abuja 2-0, but Head
Coach
Stephen Keshi, said after the game that he was appalled by the display
of his
team, because according to him they did not play like a national team in
the
first half.
The game which was played at the
Practice pitch of the Abuja
National Stadium, started on a rather tepid note for the Eagles, who
started
the game with the possibles. Dan Akpeyi, was in goal, Hamza
Onwuemenyi, Nura Mohammed, Samson Pius,
Emma Nwachi and Turkey based Ehigho Ehiosun spearheading the attack.
Several chances were created in the
half but were wasted
with Pius, Gbolahan Salami and Hussein Hassan the chief culprits.The
half ended
goaless to the delight of MFM Coach Monday Cornelius.
In the second half, Keshi rolled
out the probables and it
had an immediate effect as Ejike Uzoenyi, Obinna Nwachukwu, Kalu Uche
and Izu
Azuka took the fight to the opposition in the early stages of the half.
It
resulted in a simple tap in goal by Azuka in the 65th minute after
Ejike’s
trade mark run on the flank, this time from an unfamiliar right flank.
After that goal, Azuka who was not
feeling too fine, was
pulled out for Sunday Mba, who ensured that the prressure on the amateur
side
was sustained. It resulted in a penalty in the 75minute, when Kalu, was
pulled
down inside the area and Ejike stepped out to stab in the goal.
It could have been a goals rain but
the players took things
rather too easy to the chagrin of Keshi, who ordered them back to
training on
Thursday evening for playing below par.
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