Chinonso Okonkwo missed a last minute penalty for Rivers United in a rip-roaring Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) contest which they lost 0-1 to Lobi Stars on Sunday. <br /><br />Moses Bunde handled in the box following a shot from Christian Weli but Okonkwo fired wildly from 12 yards to send the visiting supporters into fits of despair. <br /><br />It was a dramatic end to a game that ebbed and flowed with the home side taking the fight to the visitors early on.<br /><br />Just after the hour mark, Lobi was awarded a penalty after Gabriel Olalekan was adjudged to have handled in the box.<br /><br />Akleche is a man with nerves of steel and he ruthlessly sent the hitherto peerless Rotimi the wrong way to send the home fans into raptures.<br /><br />Two minutes after Akleche had put Lobi in front, the home side appeared to have pressed the self-destruct button as Solomon Kwambe received a second bookable offence after he kicked out at a sprawling Okonkwo.<br /><br />United then proceeded to dominate possession and goal scoring opportunities, eventually winning a penalty at the death.<br /><br />Sammy Wejinya,MO Rivers United<br />