In a keenly contested encounter for one of the slots in the top six of the NPFL; the visitors’ late strikes from Adams Olalekan and Adebayo Olalekan ensured that the Skyblue Stars outshone the Highlanders, in their backyard to inflict another home defeat on Plateau United, since December 2021 when Kwara United ran away with a 2-0 victory.
Expectations were high from the Plateau supporters for a routing of the visitors but met a resistance in the visitors who stood their ground defending stoutly with occasional breakaway counter attacks that caught Fidelis Ikechukwu boys unaware.
The traditional Daniel Itodo long throw was effectively curtailed by the Daniel Ogunmodede’s defence, nodding out the numerous throw-ins to secure a clean sheet in the first half of the game.
Saidu Salisu strike inside the box gave the highlanders a lead in the 70th as the goal stunned the visitors who became more adventurous upfront mounting pressure until the Plateau defence caved in for an equaliser from Adams Olalekan, punishing a careless defence to level scores for the visitors in the 81st.
As the game was wounding down, Olalekan Adebayo sealed victory for the visitors with a long range strike that left Plateau keeper stranded for the winner in the 88th.
The victory in Jos placed Remo Stars in the third position with 30 points and Plateau United in the fifth with 25 points in Group A of the abridged league.
With two matches to end the season, Remo Stars hope to claim victory against their visitors, Kwara United on Sunday, 14th of May, and probably clinch the NPFL title.
This, the Skyblue Stars are optimistic to take advantage of any slip or draw from the title major contenders would make them the NPFL champions of 2023.
