Nwosu expected more goals

Gateway United head coach Henry Nwosu believes his side should have beaten Abia Comets by a far bigger margin.

Gateway United head coach Henry Nwosu believes his side should have beaten Abia Comets by a far bigger margin.

Gateway emerged 1-0 winners in a Nigeria National League (NNL) match played on Saturday at the MKO Abiola Stadium, thanks to a goal from midfielder Olufemi Opeoluwa midway through the opening half.

Although it was a evenly contested game, Nwosu believes his side would have scored more goals were it not for a heavy downpour during the second stanza, also pointing blame at some wasteful finishing from his charges.

"The downpour in the second half with strong wind saw us playing against the wind and it thoroughly put us in a disadvantaged position to go ahead to score more goals," he said.

"Aside the wind in the second part of the encounter we, too have our own blames for wasting several chances at goal," he told the SuperSport website.

"That's not to say they didn't perform well but we've more work to do to be able to maximise the scoring opportunities that come on our way," Nwosu continued.

"Abia Comets were not a bad side, a slim 1-0 win showed the game was hotly contested for by both sides. We had the upperhand and ably deserved to win.