Bendel Insurance were on Sunday, forced to a 1-1 draw at Kwara United in the Match Day 29 engagement of the Nigeria Premier Football League.
Meyinwa Oritseweyinmi broke the deadlock for Insurance after picking up Evans Ogbonda’s cross from the left flank and calmly put it into the net in the 25th minute of play.
The Benin Arsenal shrugged off their match day 28 disappointment and remained in control of the game till the end of the first half.
On resumption of the second half, coach Monday Odigie quickly substituted injured Sarki Ismael for Chisom Okereke.
Kabir Dogo also made some substitutions to fortify his Harmony boys side
to effect some changes, improving their standard of play.
In the 63rd minute of play, Ejeh Isaiah equalized for Kwara through a spot kick. The Centre Referee had penalized Ebuka Akobundu for a body contact with Kwara Utd striker on a counter attack against Insurance.
Recall that Kwara Utd almost caused an upset for Bendel Insurance in the first round meeting in Benin after being forced to a 2-2 draw.
The Benin Arsenals, with the away draw have now moved a step forward to 38 points as they play hosts to Kano Pillars in the match day thirty fixture in Benin.
