Sporting Lagos Football Academy kicked started their Nationwide League One season on a winning note after beating 10-men City Sports FC in Lagos on Thursday, NigeriaSoccernet.com reports.
The young Tech Boys beat the City Boys 4-2 at the Maracana Stadium, Lagos, to head out to a flying start.
Emmanuel Ugochukwu puts Sporting Lagos ahead with their first goal of the season after 9 minutes of action.
Linus Zika doubled the lead minutes to the final minutes of the first half after a great run and cross from Abubakir Ibrahim.
In the second half, the host pulled one back in the 52nd minute from the spot through Ugala David.
Yusuf Abdullahi restored the visitors' goal lead with a close-range finish, Linus Zika's assist 7 minutes after the one-hour mark.
In the 73rd minute, City Sports pulled one back through George Christian with a sublime goal, presenting a delicately poised encounter towards the end.
However, things turned bad for the home side 3 minutes later as they went one man down, giving Appetite numerical advantage
With six minutes left to regulation time, substitute Fuhad Ojediran buried it in the bottom corner, off a swift counter to make it 2-4, putting the game beyond City Sports at the final whistle.
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