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Rivers United 3-2 Niger Tornadoes · Nigeria Premier Football League

Rivers United beat Niger Tornadoes 3-2 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 Niger Tornadoes met in the Nigeria Premier Football League at Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt on Sunday, 19 May 2024.

Goalscorers

Rivers United: N. Nwagua 16'; E. Udom 21'; S. A. Adamu 63'. Niger Tornadoes: C. Jephta 61'; B. Usman 78'.

How the match went

The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Rivers United, 2 for Niger Tornadoes).

Line-ups

Rivers United started in a 4-2-3-1: Akande Abiodun Asimiyu, Muyiwa Adeola Fehintola, Ebedebiri Endurance, Ekerette Udom, Emmanuel Ampiah, Augustine Okejepha, Ukeme Williams, Sadiq Abubakar Adamu, Alex Oyowah, Andy Okpe, Nyima Nwagua.

Niger Tornadoes started in a 4-2-3-1: Joshua Enaholo, Abba Khalid, Idris Saidu, Victor Okoro, Mohammed Hussaini, Sylvester Bell, Ikenna Offor, Sadiq Razak, Ifeanyi Okoye, Akintunde Azeez, Ikechukwu Nwani.

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Minute by minute

  1. 16'Goal! Rivers United 1-0 Niger Tornadoes. N. Nwagua (Rivers United) scores, assisted by E. Ampiah.
  2. 21'Goal! Rivers United 2-0 Niger Tornadoes. E. Udom (Rivers United) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. Rivers United 2-0 Niger Tornadoes.
  4. 61'Goal! Rivers United 2-1 Niger Tornadoes. C. Jephta (Niger Tornadoes) scores.
  5. 63'Goal! Rivers United 3-1 Niger Tornadoes. S. A. Adamu (Rivers United) scores.
  6. 78'Goal! Rivers United 3-2 Niger Tornadoes. B. Usman (Niger Tornadoes) converts the penalty.
  7. 90'Full-time. Rivers United 3-2 Niger Tornadoes.
Full commentary (20 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Rivers United vs Niger Tornadoes.
  2. 16'Goal! Rivers United 1-0 Niger Tornadoes. N. Nwagua (Rivers United) scores, assisted by E. Ampiah.
  3. 21'Goal! Rivers United 2-0 Niger Tornadoes. E. Udom (Rivers United) scores.
  4. 27'Substitution, Niger Tornadoes: Y. Muhammad comes on for J. Enaholo.
  5. 45'Half-time. Rivers United 2-0 Niger Tornadoes.
  6. 46'The second half is under way.
  7. 46'Substitution, Rivers United: P. Odeh comes on for E. Ampiah.
  8. 49'Substitution, Niger Tornadoes: B. Usman comes on for V. Okoro.
  9. 49'Substitution, Niger Tornadoes: A. Emeka comes on for M. Hussaini.
  10. 49'Substitution, Niger Tornadoes: C. Jephta comes on for I. Offor.
  11. 61'Goal! Rivers United 2-1 Niger Tornadoes. C. Jephta (Niger Tornadoes) scores.
  12. 63'Goal! Rivers United 3-1 Niger Tornadoes. S. A. Adamu (Rivers United) scores.
  13. 75'Substitution, Niger Tornadoes: S. Owello comes on for I. Okoye.
  14. 78'Goal! Rivers United 3-2 Niger Tornadoes. B. Usman (Niger Tornadoes) converts the penalty.
  15. 78'Substitution, Rivers United: S. A. Antwi comes on for A. Oyowah.
  16. 78'Substitution, Rivers United: S. Mathias comes on for U. Williams.
  17. 79'Yellow card for Unknown (Niger Tornadoes).
  18. 81'Yellow card for Unknown (Niger Tornadoes).
  19. 85'Substitution, Rivers United: C. Ezeh comes on for N. Nwagua.
  20. 90'Full-time. Rivers United 3-2 Niger Tornadoes.
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