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Rivers United 2-1 Abia Warriors · Nigeria Premier Football League

Rivers United beat Abia Warriors 2-1 in the Nigeria Premier Football League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Rivers United and Abia Warriors met in the Nigeria Premier Football League at Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt on Sunday, 19 November 2023.

Goalscorers

Rivers United: A. Oyowah 40'; I. Anaemena 82'. Abia Warriors: I. Anaemena 86'.

How the match went

The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Rivers United, 0 for Abia Warriors).

Line-ups

Rivers United started in a 4-3-1-2: Akande Abiodun Asimiyu, Kazie Godswill, Ebedebiri Endurance, Anthony Ohaegbu, Paul Odeh, Paul Acquah, Farouk Mohammed, Samuel Adom Antwi, Alex Oyowah, Ossy Martins, Nyima Nwagua.

Abia Warriors started in a 4-4-2: Johnson Nmecha, Jerry Ogu, Collins Nwoburuoke, Ifeanyi Anaemena, Jimoh Gbadamosi, Uche Moses, Philip Ozor, Daniel Wotlia, Ojonugwa Adejoh, Dehinde Ibrahim, Sunday Megwo.

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Minute by minute

  1. 40'Goal! Rivers United 1-0 Abia Warriors. A. Oyowah (Rivers United) converts the penalty.
  2. 45'Half-time. Rivers United 1-0 Abia Warriors.
  3. 82'Goal! Rivers United 2-0 Abia Warriors. Own goal by I. Anaemena.
  4. 86'Goal! Rivers United 2-1 Abia Warriors. I. Anaemena (Abia Warriors) converts the penalty.
  5. 90'Full-time. Rivers United 2-1 Abia Warriors.
Full commentary (16 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Rivers United vs Abia Warriors.
  2. 31'Substitution, Rivers United: A. Okejepha comes on for F. Mohammed.
  3. 40'Goal! Rivers United 1-0 Abia Warriors. A. Oyowah (Rivers United) converts the penalty.
  4. 45'Half-time. Rivers United 1-0 Abia Warriors.
  5. 46'The second half is under way.
  6. 46'Substitution, Rivers United: J. Onoja comes on for S. A. Antwi.
  7. 55'Substitution, Abia Warriors: A. Ogbonna comes on for J. Gbadamosi.
  8. 55'Substitution, Abia Warriors: E. Onu comes on for O. Adejoh.
  9. 71'Substitution, Rivers United: A. Okpe comes on for O. Martins.
  10. 71'Substitution, Rivers United: S. Abba comes on for P. Acquah.
  11. 79'Yellow card for S. Abba (Rivers United).
  12. 82'Goal! Rivers United 2-0 Abia Warriors. Own goal by I. Anaemena.
  13. 84'Substitution, Abia Warriors: N. U. Paschal comes on for U. Moses.
  14. 84'Substitution, Abia Warriors: D. Ijeh comes on for A. Ogbonna.
  15. 86'Goal! Rivers United 2-1 Abia Warriors. I. Anaemena (Abia Warriors) converts the penalty.
  16. 90'Full-time. Rivers United 2-1 Abia Warriors.
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