Nigerian winger, Emem Eduok scored the winner for Esperance in the 1-0 success over Kairouan on match day 17 of Tunisia’s Ligue 1.
The former Dolphins winger signalled his intent from the start showing silky skills in the fourth minute to win the hosts a corner.
Five minutes later, Eduok almost opened the scoring with a stunning shot from outside the area which the Kairouan goalkeeper scrambled to save at the second attempt.
The Nigerian continued to cause problems for the visitors and on the half hour, he connected beautifully with Hocine Ragued’s header only to see his header fly marginally wide.
Eduok came close again in the 52nd and 63rd minutes but the Kairouan rear guard continued to repel his best efforts at scoring.
Eduok finally netted on 78 minutes in the one-sided contest decided at the Stade Olympique d'El Menzah.
It was a beautiful solo goal that saw him pick the ball midway in the Kairouan half of the pitch.
He evaded several markers before firing an unstoppable shot from 20 metres that crashed into the top right hand corner of Ali Kalai’s (the Kairouan goalkeeper’s) net.
The win lifts Esperance up to fourth on the Ligue 1 standings with 31 points from 17 matches.
Wednesday’s game was Eduok’s first competitive outing for the Blood and Gold as he quickly goes about the business of underlying his status as a top dog in front of goal.
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