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Dolphins last
weekend returned to winning ways and to the summit of the Premier
League standings after drubbing Gombe United 3-0 at Port Harcourt’s
Liberation Stadium.

The game, which
came up exactly a week after Dolphins’ controversial lone goal loss to
Sharks in the Port Harcourt derby, was goalless until the 55th minute
when junior international Abduljeleel shot the home side into the lead.

Gombe United
attempted a comeback but two penalty kicks converted by Dolphins’
captain Emma Godwin and Uche Oguchi put paid to their unbeaten start to
the 2010/2011 season. The loss also saw them fall to seventh spot on
the league table with seven points.

On the flip side,
Stanley Eguma led Dolphins rose to the top of the standings replacing
Shooting Stars who went down by a lone goal to Kano Pillars at the Sani
Abacha Stadium, also on Saturday.

It was the first
loss of the season for the Ibadan-based Shooting Stars – a game Kano
Pillars would have won by a more comfortable margin but for the
goalkeeping heroics of former Nigeria U-17 international Laide
Okanlawon who however failed to stop Joseph Thompson’s 28th minute
match winner.

Though the win
elevated Kano Pillars to 5th position on the table with seven points,
they remain one spot below Shooting Stars who also have seven
points.Kaduna, JUTH lose

Another team on
seven points after four rounds of matches is 6th placed Heartland who
ended Kaduna United’s unbeaten start to the campaign with a spirited
2-1 win at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri courtesy of two goals in the
final ten minutes of the game. Osas Okoro and Ikechukwu Ibenegbu
provided the goals after Siman Yusuf had shot the visitors into the
lead in the 64th minute.

Saturday also saw
newly promoted JUTH recording their first loss of the season when they
came up against unbeaten Warri Wolves at Jos’ Rwang Pam Stadium thanks
to a goal on the half-hour mark by Onyekachi Nelson.

Bukola Babes
continued Enyimba’s miserable campaign when they grabbed a historic
first ever Premier League win all thanks to Audu Akeem’s 76th minute
goal.

With the goal, Akeem became the first Bukola Babes player to score a goal in the Nigerian top flight division.

Sunday matches

The main attraction
of the day was the game in Ijebu-Ode between Sunshine Stars and Enugu
Rangers, and it was the home side who got the better of the visitors
with a 2-0 win courtesy of a goal in each half by Ukeyima Akombo and
Ifeanyi Inyam respectively. The result saw the Gbenga Ogunbote
managed-side rise to second spot behind Dolphins who lead by virtue of
their superior goal difference.

Sunday also saw Sharks stretch their unbeaten start to the season to
four games with a 1-1 draw against Ocean Boys at the Samson Siasia
Stadium, Yenegoa. But the best viewing, as far as goals scoring was
concerned, was in Kano where Zamfara United came from two goals down to
win 3-2 at the expense of Plateau United, who remained rooted to the
bottom of the 20-team Premier League table.