Heartland eliminated Malick FC from the Imo Fa cup courtesy of goals from Abdulahi Shuaibu and ageless Chidiebere Ajoku.
The Naze Millionaires were thirsty for blood from the blast of the whistle as Ajoku Chidiebere missed a sitter, in front of a gaping goal
Eight minutes later ,the lads got thier nose Infront through a beautiful team goal .Wohuruche Victor ‘s sublime pass picked out Opara Chijioke who delivered a fabulous pin point cross for Abdulahi Taiwo to finish with aplomb
Malick FC changed gears in the second period and threatened Heartland early on but Chisom Chiagha in goal was very alert to his responsibility.Coach Christian Obi rang some Changes, introducing Chukwuma Nwankwo, Ogbonna HenryEgbujor Nnamdi Chibuzor Ekeocha and Quadri Olasokunmi.Chukwuma Nwankwo gave the team another dimension with his range of passing,break up play and intensity.
He came close thrice and had an effort ruled out for an offside. In all it ended in a 2 nil victory for Heartland FC.ReactingCoach Willy Udube on behalf of the Head Coach commended the boys for the victory but insisted that the team needs to do more in the final third.
We had few days to train and you could see that some of my players were falling on the pitch”Heartland General Manager Mr Promise Nwachukwu appreciated the players and the technical Crew for a brilliant display while assuring the fans that the team is prepared to return to the top flight.
