A second half Muyiwa Lawal strike rescued a point for Shooting Stars in their 1-1 Nigeria Professional Football League draw against FC Taraba on Saturday<br /><br />Boris Konan opened the scoring in the 60th minute to give Taraba the lead, while substitute Lawal equalised in the 87th minute.<br /><br />The encounter saw both teams take turns to dominate each half during the tie.<br /><br />Taraba tried to unlock the defence on the flanks with Haliru Hashimu, who posed some early danger with his burst of pace.<br /><br />Minutes later, Suraj Sodiq denied Chinedu Ohanachom with a goal line clearance. The superb touches of the Jalingo-based team saw the Oluyole Warriors defence retreating back.<br /><br />With Taraba having deployed more men upfront, it was all out warfare on the Shooting Stars back-line.<br /><br />Their strength and dominance on the ball troubled the away side&rsquo;s defence and kept them on their toes.<br /><br />The opening goal arrived when Konan smartly pulled away from the defence to see his side-footer hit the back of the net.<br /><br />The ball possession in the business end of the second half was dominated by the visitors as they went in search of the equaliser.<br /><br />The home side was pinned back in their own territory and were forced to absorb the pressure from the rampant Shooting Stars.<br /><br />Substitute Lawal was the catalyst in the equaliser as his splendid free-kick sailed to the back of the net as the game ended 1-1.<br /><br />Photo Credit : thenff.com<br />