Nigeria U23 defender Godfrey Bitok Stephen’s goal only counted as a consolation for Isloch as they fell 2-1 away at BGU Minsk, as the Belarusian League entered into its matchday 10.
Nigerian, Oluwaseun Gbolahan Adegbola came on at the 90th minute as he made his cameo but could do nothing to stop his side from losing while 20 year old midfielder, Abdulrazaq Yusuf was not dressed for the game.
The three Nigerians saw their club fall in their bid to close the gap with the top teams on the log. Bitok had struck the bar after displaying good footwork to go past his marker in the box before releasing a shot that came off the cross bar.
Yakhshiboev scored for the home team in the 13th minute before Bitok converted a penalty to put Isloch back into the game.The second half was a cagey affair as both sides couldn’t breach the backline.
On the 90th minute, Isloch thre in Nigerian defender, Gbolahan Adegbola to sure up things at the back but they ended up conceding a late goal in the last minute of the game.
Isloch are currently sixth on the log and are six point away from a European spot. They take on table-toppers BATE Borisov in their next game.
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