For 90 minutes, Lokoja took centre stage in the Glo Premier League when the much-talked about rescheduled match between champions, Kano Pillars and Enyimba was decided in Lokoja.
Tuesday's match was special for many reasons.
It was the first time a top flight match would be played in Lokoja, capital of Kogi State.
Call it the perfect time to showcase the newly constructed Lokoja Confluence Stadium, located at the foot of Mount Patti and you won’t be wrong.
Interestingly, Mount Patti provides amazing scenery similar only to a few stadia across the world.
Like the Stade de Geneve, home ground of Swiss side, Servette, which has the magnificent Alps overlooking the stadium, the Lokoja Confluence Stadium boosts the spectacular view of Mount Patti.
The artificial turf at the Lokoja Confluence Stadium provided a good platform for the gladiators to confirm their top four position on the 20-team log.
Both coaches had worked together before as Kano Pillars' Baba Ganaru was assistant to Enyimba's Salisu Yusuf at the Kano side.
In fact, Ganaru's assistant, Abdul Maikaba equally left Enyimba for Pillars, on the eve of the current season.
Placed third (Kano Pillars, 57 points) and fourth (Enyimba, 56 points) before the match, both sides wanted the points to boost their quest for the 2012/13 title.
Anti-Climax
The absence of fans did not take away the beauty of the match played behind closed doors.
It was decided at a time Enyimba were ready to celebrate another point on the road to boost their quest for a seventh title.
It was action packed and top stars like Femi Thomas, Victor Ezeji, Bishop Onyeudo, Chinedu Udoji, (Enyimba), Rabiu Ali, Theophilus Afelokhai, Buhari Musa, Gambo Mohammed (Kano Pillars) were impressive.
However, it was a day ordained for substitute Manir Ubale, to get all the plaudits.
Ubale grabbed the chance in style and emerged match day hero as his last minute header ensured Pillars maintained their quest for back-to-back title for the first time in their history.
"I was confident of changing the match when the manager introduced me.
"It was a good match and Pillars deserved to win," Ubale said to supersport.com.
Enyimba failed to climb Mount Patti, but you don’t need to worry about formations when you have a mountain climber like Ubale.
Table-topping Pillars with 60 points return to the foot of Mount Patti for their last home match against Dolphins, on match day 37.
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