NPFL: Ten-Man Kano Pillars Hold Warri Wolves To 1-1 Draw

NPFL: Ten-Man Kano Pillars Hold Warri Wolves To 1-1 Draw By Niyi Busari Despite being a man down, Kano Pillars Football Club held Warri Wolves to a 1-1 draw at the Ozoro Polythenic Stadium, Delta State in match-day 20 in the ongoing 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League season, BSNSports.com.ng can report. Kano Pillars fc central defender, Dennis Ndasi in the last minute of the first half got a matching order from the FIFA Futsal badge referee, Jelili, after a second booking. Few seconds after the booking, the center referee sounded his whistle to end the first half with 0-0 scoreline. The second half started with Auwalu Ali beating his markers to put the 'Sai Masu Gida' ahead in the 57 minutes curling the ball from 20 yards to beat the hosts goalkeeper. [caption id="attachment_47194" align="alignnone" width="300"] Match-day 20 NPFL Table[/caption] After so much pressure, Warri Wolves equalized in the 82 minutes from penalty kick after Pillars defender, Nura Ibrahim, was adjudged to have committed a foul in the danger area. Shortly after the match, the technical adviser of Kano Pillars, Ibrahim A. Musa thanked God and commended his players for picking important one point on the road. Coach Ibrahim A. Musa said he is not going to say anything about the red card and penalty against his team because he's not interested in discussing about officiating after a match has been decided. Next thing for Kano Pillars is match-day 21 tie against Adamawa United at the Ahmadu Bello stadium kaduna next weekend. Kano Pillars coach said it's always difficult to play against relegated team but the team would do their best to acquire the maximum points in order to consolidate on their target at the end of the season.