36 Lion share spoil draw against AS Cotonou

36 Lion were held to a 1-1 draw by AS Cotonou in the tour of Benin Republic as the highly-anticipated game with AS Cotonou ended in a stalemate on Wednesday morning. The two clubs based locked horns at Stade René Pleven d’Akpakpa aiming for a win in the friendly. Following a bright start from both sides in the first half, fans were treated to exciting football as 36 Lion and AS Cotonou opened up play and went on successive attacks. The roaring Lions drew the curtain raiser on the stroke of halftime through Lion Joe Oloko. The forward latched on a delicious pass from Lion Azeez Oseni effort. With 36 Lion led by Nigeria youth international Lion Oseni resuming the second half to give it their all, they should have doubled the lead. AS Cotonou restore parity in the 79th minute via spot kick. The centre referee sound­ed the final whistle to end the game at 1-1 in the 90 minute, forcing the en­counter to finish as a stalemate draw, though it was an end to end electrifying game which ended one a piece.