Rivers United technical adviser Finidi George has said his team deserved to beat Remo Stars, reports Completesports.com.
The Port Harcourt club defeated the league leaders 1-0 at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium on Sunday.
Bolaji Sholumade scored the winning goal seven minutes from time.
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The former champions cut Remo Stars’ lead to five points following the hard-earned victory.
“It was a difficult game considering the opposition, Remo Stars,”Finidi stated in a post-match interview.
“I think they played differently in the game, we had two chances which we didn’t take in the first half, on the overall, i think we deserved to win the game.
“I think we deserved to come out with the three points.”
By Adeboye Amosu
