Barau FC — Ranchers Bees: 3:1, NPFL

Barawu beat Ranchers Biz 3-1 in the National Professional Football League regular season on Saturday. The hosts secured victory at their own ground with goals from L. Ahmadu and K. Energy, while A. Sugau's late penalty offered the visitors a consolation. It was a match where Barawu controlled the tempo and finished stronger.

L. Ahmadu opened the scoring in the twenty-eighth minute, giving Barawu an early lead that stood until the second half. Ranchers Biz kept a clean sheet for most of the game, but Barawu doubled their advantage at the eighty-first minute. The visitors got a yellow card in the eighty-seventh minute and could not respond. K. Energy added a third goal in the ninety-third minute before A. Sugau scored a penalty six minutes into stoppage time.

Barawu dominated possession with fifty-six per cent and created seventeen shots to the visitors' four. The hosts registered nine shots on target and nine off target, while Ranchers Biz managed only two on target. Barawu won ten corners compared to four for the visitors. The statistics show Barawu had more opportunities and converted them efficiently.

The result leaves Barawu second in the table with seven points from three games. They have won two and drawn one without a defeat. Ranchers Biz sit twelfth with three points from three matches, having lost twice and won once. The gap between them is now four points.