Michael ‘the Saviour’ as Supreme Court Squad complete double over Spotlight.
After ‘mysterious’ penalty that handed opponents Kogi United 1-0 advantage at the weekend in Lokoja, Supreme Court FC Wednesday evening defeated Spotlight fc of Kastina in one of the week 11 matches decided in the Nigeria National League, NNL.
Being the second meeting for both sides, Supreme Court fondly known as Apex Boys successfully completed home and away victory over their visitors in Abuja after they convincingly grabbed vital win in newly built Karkanda stadium in Kastina.
It was Johnson Michael’s lone header in the 82nd minute of the encounter that separated the two NNL club sides in the return leg played on the Area 3 astro turf.
The first leg ended in Kastina ended 3-2 in favour of Supreme Court fc.
“I want to thank God for been able to come in late and to make a difference, I give him all the glory. My team mates played up to expectation and the goal is our joint effort. It’s a collective effort of my team mates. It’s just a normal game. We hope to do more so we can meet our target”.
“Our target has been to play in the professional league. its been our dream and our prayers since the beginning of the league. its been our ambition, to play in the professional league and we are looking upto God to help us,” said Michael
After taking charge as the the interim Head coach, Joakim Osuji has now won two out of his four games.
He posited “Today’s victory was hard earned. What matter is the three points because we can’t afford to lose points at this time. We hope to sustain the tempo when we meet Kaduna United next week.”
By Ikenna Okonkwo
For; Supreme Court FC
Twitter: ikennavictor8
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