Abia Comets Football Club of Umuahia, on Saturday, drew 1-1 draw with Sunshine Stars FC of Akure, in a Southern Conference A encounter of the Nigerian National League, NNL at the Ondo State Sports Stadium, Akure.
The first half of the match ended goaless, with both sides unable to convert their chances.
In the second half, Maduka Okechukwu of Abia Comet came inches close to opening the score for the visitors, but his shot was saved by Sunshine Stars goalkeeper after 55th minute.
A few minutes later, Martins Cletus had a great opportunity to put the Comets ahead, when he went through on goal, after beating off the defender but his strike was saved again by the Sunshine Stars’ goalkeeper in the 75th minute.
However, with ten minutes left to play in the game, Abia Comets made the breakthrough when Usman Garba struck home with a thunderbolt finish from outside the box.
Despite the heroic performance of Comets’ goalkeeper, Moses Akam, the hosts, Sunshine levelled score to 1-1 in the final minute of the additional time.
Speaking after the final game, Technical Adviser of Abia Comets, Dipreye Teibowei praised his team for their resilience and determination to secure a positive result.
