Remo Stars of Ikenne-Remo caused serious pain to fans of Shooting Stars, after securing the needed three maximum in a week 34 match of Nigeria Premier Football League played away from home on Sunday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital
Young Oyowah 's strike in the 30th
minute of the South West Derby, was enough for the Skye Blue Stars to consolidate their lead on the table with 65 points, leaving home team , Shooting Stars who suffered back to back defeat in the eight position with 48 points while sustaining seven clear points , ahead of the second placed Rivers United of Port Harcourt with 58 points
It will be recalled that Gbenga Ogunbote tutored Oluyole Warriors had previously suffered heavy defeat in the hand of Bayelsa United who thrashed them 3-0 in the week 33 match played in Yenegoa
For Coach Finidi George, the Pride of Rivers recorded a hard earned lone-goal win against visiting Sunshine Stars of Akure who are still struggling to survive relegation in the 19th position with 38 points
Visiting Ikorodu City secured a vital point in a one-all draw with El-kanemi Warriors in Maiduguri ,as the Lagos based side displaced Abia Warriors in the top three spots in the race for the CAF clubs competitions' tickets
Abia Warriors who had earlier suffered a scandalous 5-1 loss to Katsina United, are on the same 53 points with Ikorodu City who have superior goals difference, while El-kanemi Warriors are still in the 16th position with 43 points
Niger Tornadoes and visiting Bayelsa United settled for a one-all draw in Minna , just as Bendel Insurance and Nasarawa United ended their encounters in Benin city in a similar score line
With the result Insurance FC climbed to the fifth position with 50 points, displacing Enugu Rangers who dropped to the sixth position with 49 points after the 4-2 on the road against home team, Lobi Stars of Markudi who are still languishing at the bottom of the table with 25 points
On other hand, Nasarawa United of Lafia are maintaining 15th spot on the table with 43 points
Bayelsa United are now occupying 10th position with 46 points ahead of Tornadoes who are in the 14th position with 44 points
Also Plateau United of Jos, climbed to the 11th position with 45 points after a lone-goal win against visiting Akwa United of Uyo who are still battling to survive relegation in the 18th position with 43 points
Heartland and visiting Kwara United of Ilorin ended in a goal less draw in Owerri as the Naze millionaire under the tutelage of Coach Emmanuel Amuneke are struggling to escape relegation in the 17th position with 42 points while Kwara United are still at the middle of the table in 12th position with 44 points
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