{"id":13929,"date":"2026-11-10T08:16:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T08:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/euromatch-npfl-we-almost-gave-the-game-away-inter-lagos-coach-laments-teams-second-half-slump\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T08:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T08:16:06","slug":"euromatch-npfl-we-almost-gave-the-game-away-inter-lagos-coach-laments-teams-second-half-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/euromatch-npfl-we-almost-gave-the-game-away-inter-lagos-coach-laments-teams-second-half-slump\/","title":{"rendered":"Euromatch NPFL: &#8220;We Almost Gave The Game Away&#8221; &#8211;Inter Lagos Coach Laments Team&#8217;s Second Half Slump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Inter Lagos head coach Olusanjo Olutayo expressed mixed emotions following a chaotic derby, admitting that a second-half collapse nearly cost his side against Ikorodu City.<\/p>\n<p>Inter Lagos broke the deadlock in the 41st minute courtesy of a brilliant finish from John Danga, holding their 1-0 advantage into the half-time break.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/euromatch-npflikorodu-city-inter-lagos-share-spoils-in-thrilling-derby\/\">Euromatch NPFL:Ikorodu City, Inter Lagos Share Spoils In Thrilling Derby<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, Ikorodu City turned up the pressure in the second half. Their aggression paid off when clumsy tackles in the box handed them two penalties within five minutes. Substitute Abayomi Ayodeji, who replaced Farouk Salami in the first half, coolly converted both spot-kicks, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way twice to complete a rapid comeback for the hosts.<\/p>\n<p>Just as Ikorodu City looked set to claim victory, a lapse in concentration during stoppage time allowed Inter Lagos to pounce, with Akinwale Oriyomi scoring a dramatic late equalizer to salvage a point.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the turbulent encounter, Olutayo criticized his team\u2019s defensive lapses that led to the quickfire penalties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe almost gave the game away,\u201d Olutayo admitted after the match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/euromatch-npfl-im-not-under-pressure-to-maintain-rangers-momentum-ilechukwu\/\">Euromatch NPFL: I\u2019m Not Under Pressure To Maintain Rangers\u2019 Momentum \u2014 Ilechukwu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the second half, we invited pressure and put ourselves in situations where the opponents had a chance to get into dangerous areas\u2014and that\u2019s what happened, we gave out two penalties unfortunately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the errors, the manager praised his squad\u2019s fighting spirit to pull off the late comeback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I did like is a show of character from my players,\u201d Olutayo added. \u201cI want to create a team that the fans can be proud of, and that demands maximum intensity in our approach to the game. I\u2019m happy with the performance, but not ultimately the result.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inter Lagos head coach Olusanjo Olutayo expressed mixed emotions following a chaotic derby, admitting that a second-half collapse nearly cost his side against Ikorodu City. Inter Lagos broke the deadlock&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13929\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}