Inter Lagos and Kano Pillars played out a 1:1 draw in the fifth round of the NPFL regular season on Wednesday. The result keeps both sides in their respective positions, with the home side still fighting at the bottom and the visitors maintaining their challenge up top. By then, five matchdays had passed and the table was beginning to take shape.
F. Ubong gave Inter Lagos the lead when he struck in the thirty-second minute. The home side looked comfortable for a spell, but a yellow card on twenty-six minutes and another on forty-fifth suggested the game was heating up. To be fair, the away side had not yet responded.
Kano Pillars found their equalizer in the seventy-sixth minute. The visitors had been patient, and when the chance came they took it. A yellow card on the sixtieth minute had already shown the physical nature of the encounter.
A. Shola came on for the home side in the seventy-first minute, one of the few changes made during the match. The game closed with another booking on eighty-fourth minute, and neither side could find a winner.
The draw keeps Inter Lagos in eighteenth place with three points from four games. Kano Pillars remain third, now on seven points from three matches. The gap between them is something to watch as the season develops.
Inter Lagos had won their last outing 1:0 against Enyimba, but the previous results had been difficult. Kano Pillars came into this match with a strong run, including a 4:1 victory over Doma United. The support of the fans could be called devoted, but that is an assessment, not a fact. The fact is that the club sits top of the table.
