Bendel Insurance FC of Benin on Wednesday defeated visiting Akwa United FC 1-0 in the match day 36 of the Nigeria Premier Football League.
Skipper Meyinwa Oritseweyinmi scored the only goal of the match in the 53 minutes to give the Benin Arsenals a well-deserved victory over the relegation threatened side at the famous Samuel Ogbemudia stadium.
The Benin side had pulled a 1-1 draw with Akwa Utd in their first round encounter in Uyo.
247nextnews.com recalls that the Greg Ikhenoba-tutored side had difficulty securing maximum points in their last two home games against Rangers Int’l and Nasarawa United.
With today’s victory, Insurance now stands 6th on league table with 53 points. They will also be at home on Sunday, may 11, in the match day 37 fixture against Heartland FC of Owerri.
Speaking during the post match interview, Head Coach of Insurance FC, Greg Ikhenoba, expressed delight with the maximum points secured after the 90 minutes.
He, however, admitted that his boys did not play to his satisfaction despite the 1-0 victory.
“The important thing to us is the victory. Let me thank the players for the victory. There is room for corrections ahead of our next game,” Ikhenoba said.
