NPFL: What Sunshine Stars Coach said after first home win of season

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Sunshine Stars FC of Akure on Sunday recorded its first home victory of the season against the visting Remo Stars during the match day six of the Nigeria professional Football League, NPFL with 2 – 1 win at the Akure Township Stadium.

The match which saw the Remo Stars players dominating most part of the match witnessed the first goal in the 2nd minute of the  game when the winger of Sunshine Stars FC, Fuad Ekoniojuoti netted home the ball with a header after a free-kick from his teammate, Seun Sogbesan.

Not long after the jubilation of the home team had ended that the visitors equalized with a header from Akpos Bright at the 5th minute.

At the 57th minute of the game, Fuad Ekoniojuoti with a brace restored the lead after a rebound from Alaba Adeniyi’s free kick.

Speaking to DAILY POST after the match, the Head Coach of Sunshine Stars FC, Kayode Julius who described the game as a difficult one lauded the spirited efforts of his players for over-edging the Remo Stars players which culminated into first home win of the season for the team.

“We give thanks to God and we really appreciate the people of Ondo State for their support. Also the players and the management team have been spectacular.

“If you look at our record, particularly our away records, it has been wonderful. With our next game in far away Minna, we are sure of victory.

“In Nigeria, home game is more difficult than away games, because ordinarily you are expected to win at home coupled with the fan’s pressure.

“As you can see the players were under intense pressure, because we have not been winning at home and we also played against a coach who was once in charged of the team but we give thanks to God that we won this evening.

“I won’t tell you lies, Boboye knows the in and out of the team as well as the state. But notwithstanding when we get into the dressing room we are going to work on our lapses ahead of the next march,” the Sunshine Stars Coach said.

Meanwhile, the Coach of the Remo Starr, Kennedy Boboye who once coached Sunshine Stars lauded his players for their fighting spirit as well as the match officials for their professionalism.

Source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/02/npfl-what-sunshine-stars-coach-said.html

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