Terkaa Melai Inspires Lobi To Victory Against Abia Warriors

Published: June 28, 2015

Lobi Stars rose to 13th on the Nigeria Professional Football League ladder as Terkaa Melai inspired their 2-0 win over visiting Abia Warriors.

The goalkeeper struck the opener from the penalty spot, before Gbadebo Samson made the points safe with the second goal of the match on Sunday.

The victory took Lobi Stars to 16 points and up to 13th, while Warriors still have 19 points.

Lobi Stars started strongly with Melai dispatching his spot-kick beyond opposite number Akpan Bassey in the 3rd minute of play.

It was 2-0 eleven minutes before half-time, with Gbadebo finishing coolly past goalkeeper Bassey.