Live coverage of Enyimba vs Al Merrikh of Sudan (CAF Champions League) in Aba…Second Half

The centre referee gets the second half underway

48 Sadiq Abubakar delivers a relatively close range freekick, evading all players in the box only for Stanley Okorom to launch it back inside the box, but a careless contact on Victor mbaoma by an Al merikkh defender inside the box results to a penalty

51′ penalty well taken by Victor Mbaoma.. its 2-1

54′ yellow card for Amr El Sayed as he brings down olisema who almost initiated a quick counter attacking play

63′ free kick at a promising position to Al Merrikh, the impressive saif terry being brought down at the edge of 18 yard box

65′ a weak acrobatic effort from samad kadiri off a Sadiq Abubakar’s cross ended in a foul as he raises his leg so high against an Al Merrikh defender.

67′ a close range goalkeeping heroics from the Al Merrikh goalkeeper as Samad Kadiri shoos from close range saves the blushes of the visitors from Omdurman. He parried it away resulting to a corner for Enyimba.

75′ Sadiq Abubakar shoots aimlessly inside the box after being sublimely released by the impressive Jean Marie Guera much to the displeased of the already disgruntled aba fans.

76′ substitution for Enyimba. Anthony Omaka comes on for olatunji matthew as Sadiq Abubakar makes way for Gabriel Orok

79′ free kick at a promising position for enyimba as Stanley Okorom is poised

80′ the goalkeeper comes to the rescue of the visitors

90′ Ref blows the final whistle, and Enyimba are out of the competition despite their 2-1 win over their opponents from Sudan, having lost the first leg by 3-0.

REPORTS BY GOSPEL LEKAMS (IN ABA)