{"id":8752,"date":"2022-11-05T21:36:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T21:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onwardnews24.com\/?p=8752"},"modified":"2022-11-05T21:36:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T21:36:22","slug":"sheroes-cup-day-two-wrap-queens-from-edo-delta-maintain-perfect-start-confluence-queens-record-first-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onwardnews24.com\/sheroes-cup-day-two-wrap-queens-from-edo-delta-maintain-perfect-start-confluence-queens-record-first-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheroes Cup Day Two Wrap: Queens from Edo, Delta maintain perfect start, Confluence Queens record first win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A total of 5 goals were scored on Day 2 of the 2022 Sheroes Cup, as the quest for honours continued in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edo Queens cruised past Naija Ratels 2-0 before Delta Queens put Nasarawa Amazons to the sword with a 1-0 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Old Parade Ground had very evenly balanced fixtures that were won by small margins as Royal Queens overcame Honey Badgers 1-0 while Confluence Queens also defeated Adamawa Queens 1-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy the wrap below\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Royal Queens 1-0 Honey Badgers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Royal Queens collected three more points to stay unbeaten thanks to a 1-0 victory over Honey Badgers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But this was very much, as the old clich\u00e9 goes, a game of two halves. Royal Queens utterly mastered the first half and really should have had more than the single goal they had to show for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet in a somewhat unexpected turn of affairs, it was Honey Badgers that were totally on top when the action resumed after the break, and Royal Queens breathed a huge sigh of relief when the final whistle blew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Warri based side took the lead on 39 minutes when central defender Uroko Valentina fired a thunderous effort to the net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Naija Ratels 0-2 Edo Queens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yetunde Fajobi scored two goals including a penalty to help Edo Queens register a 2-0 win over Naija Ratels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former Osun Babes forward expertly dispatched a 19th minute spot kick for the opener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 55th minute, the attacker made it 2-0. She collected the ball before skipping past her marker all too easily and lobbed goalkeeper Doris Ohia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nasarawa Amazons 0-1 Delta Queens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goalkeeper Anderline Mgbechi was excellent as Delta Queens pipped Nasarawa Amazons 1-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chinaza Agboh settled the tight contest with the match winner but Delta Queens should be grateful to Mgbechi who put up a great show behind the sticks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adamawa Queens 0-1 Confluence Queens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wasteful Confluence Queens was made to wait until 79th minute as a late goal from substitute Peter Martha saw them snatch a 1-0 win against hardworking Adamawa Queens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Confluence Queens had peppered its opponent’s goal but were denied by a string of fantastic saves by Cynthia Akwasi and some wayward finishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What they said?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honey Badgers Coach Felicia Anthony aka De Bull<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Lack of experience made us to lose two games but we are a championship side that’s building for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We will work on our mistakes and improve in the next game.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coach Moses Aduku of Edo Queens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Winning is a joyful thing, but this is a preseason tournament and we are watching out for the players’ development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We came here to test every player, we came here with 32 players, so you can see today, we tested some players.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edo Queens forward Yetunde Fajobi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Now I can say so because I’m happy with what I’m doing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m happy, I’m calm and things are starting to show on the pitch.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naija Ratels coach Sabo Okala<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“There’s no basis for disappointment, this is a preseason game and it’s to see the level of your preparation for the season proper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s good for us that we are having this opportunity to test our players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“To some extent, we will proffer solution to this goal scoring problems.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delta Queens Coach Tosan Blankson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It was a tough game and we gave it all and the girls played better than their last match maybe due to the fact that, they have rested well from the first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Preseason game or not, there’s a pride attached to it, so there have to be continuity in the team.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delta Queens goalkeeper Anderline Mgbechi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m just thankful I was there today. So to help the team out today was great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s just one of those emotions where now we’ve set our bar so high, standards-wise of how we want to play. But the overriding emotion is elation because we got three points and a 1-0 win.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coach Oluwaseyi Olaoye of Nasarawa Amazons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s a disappointment that we lost against Delta Queens, we had our chances in the first half but we couldn’t convert them.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coach of Confluence Queens, Israel Akata<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The game is a good match as they hope to use the preseason tournament to polish their team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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