Relief as Rivers United thrash Asec Mimosa to jump-start their CAF Confederation Cup campaign
It was a huge relief for the Rivers State team after going down by 3-0 last week away to Diable Noirs in Congo,
By Olusola Adebayo
Rivers United jump start their CAF Confederation Cup campaign on Sunday by beating Asec Mimosa by three goals to nil to record their first victory of the campaign.
It was a huge relief for the Rivers State team after going down by 3-0 last week away to Diable Noirs in Congo, as today's result gets the team back on track to qualifying out of the group.
It was a dream start for the Pride of Rivers when Malachi Ohawume puts Rivers United in front of a sweet assist by Nwagua Nyima in the first minute of the match.
But the Ivorians came all out gun blazing looking for an equalizer, throwing everything in their arsenal but all to naught as Rivers United extended their lead as Ukeme Williams flashes a shot inside the net, finishing the good work started by Nyima Nwagua who lays the pass for the homeboy to fire the volley in the 41st minutes to end the first half with a comfortable 2-0.
Rivers United started the second half just the way they started the first half, as dasi Kadiang Denis heads in beautifully from a corner kick three minutes after the restart to take their score line to a comfortable 3-0 at the 48 minutes.
No more goals whereas scored as both sides took their leg off the pedal witcaregiversrs United now has 3 points and zero goals difference.
