Abia Warriors Football Club of Umuahia defeated Dolphins of Port-Harcourt 2-1 in a rain-delayed, rescheduled week 2 Nigeria Professional Football League encounter at the Umuahia Township Stadium.
The game was still goalless on Wednesday when centre referee, Marcus Bwashi from the Bauchi Referees Council called it off after the first 45 minutes following a heavy downpour which rendered the pitch unplayable, with the referee announcing that the second half will be played the following morning.
When eventually play resumed on Thursday both sides battled hard for the points but the goals refused to come until the 70th minute when Ndifreke Effiong, who scored twice in Abia Warriors’ 2-1 win over Dolphins last season in Umuahia, opened his account this season with a curler near the post.
Twelve minutes later, The Warriors doubled their lead as Chisom Chikatara netted the second but former Abia Warriors striker, Emeka Atulomah pulled one back for the Garden City outfit in the injury time to make the scoreline more respectable.
Abia Warriors who are playing in their second season in the NPFL played twice on the road picking. Point in Jos against Giwa FC and a 3-1 loss in Kano to El-Kanemi Warriors FC.
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