Rasheedat Ajibade's goal seal nervy win for Atlético de Madrid Femeni against Valencia
Raheedat Ajibade's goal in the final stretch of the first half game between Atlético de Madrid Femeni and Valencia gave the team three all three points yesterday, Nigeriasoccernet.com writes.
Arturo Ruíz led the team in the opening game, setting up the fight against Valencia. Both teams were testing one another in the early phases of the match without revealing their weapons on the offensive end.
After 14 minutes of play, a shot by Ajibade caused the first mistake. Her shot covered a lot of territory, but not enough, and it went through the farthest corner by only a few centimeters.
Eva Navarro centered a ball inside the little area, where Ajibade was going to emerge to finish with a header and put her team up on the scoreboard, just as it appeared that the break would arrive with the first result, going into halftime with a 1-0 lead.
The team showed more bite in the second half, going on the offensive and taking the opposing defense by surprise. Ajibade, Eva, and Ludmila were among the few athletic players that caused concern to the opposing defense in the opening minutes, but none of them were able to score a goal.
A crucial win all thanks to the Super Falcons star to keep her side contention for the Champions spots right before they take another break.
By Olaleye Oluwadamilola
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