Bayelsa Queens Football Club of Yenagoa have garnered the maximum three points on Wednesday after beating visiting Heartland Queens of Owerri by two goals to nothing.
The victory over Heartland Queens has placed The Prosperity Girls firmly in the top spot in Group A with 37 points in the NWFL Premiership table with one match remaining.
Though Bayelsa Queens carried the day, from the blast of the whistle in the first half, they dominated the game and would have scored more goals but rued missed chances.
Aminat Folorunsho opened scoring for Bayelsa Queens with a screamer from outside the box to give the host the lead in 25 minutes.
As the second half of the game resumed, Bayelsa Queens tried all they could to increase the tally, but Heartland Queens defenders thwarted their efforts, but it was Sofiat Bankole that cemented Heartland Queens defeat by netting the second goal in the 86th minute of the game with a tap-in from Glory Edet’s low cross.
The Owerri landladies tried everything to reduce the tally, but Bayelsa Queens defence stood firm.
Efforts by Bayelsa Queens to score more goals proved abortive as they missed a lot of scoring chances.
Commenting on their match, Technical Adviser Bayelsa Queens Whyte Ogbonda noted that his team performance was good and they played according to the game plan.
“Excellent performance from my players today, and I told them that the stage we are now is perfection time ahead of the Super Six, and I must say the team has improved,” Whyte said.
Coach Whyte Ogbonda however said that although his team beat Heartland Queens, he described the visiting team as not pushovers.
Next for Bayelsa Queens is an away game to Ekiti Queens next week , which is the last game of the regular season.
