PL2 : Nigeria-eligible trio find the net as Crystal Palace, West Ham play out 6-goal thriller 

Three players of Nigerian descent in the shape of  Victor Akinwale, Ademola Ola-Adebomi and Armstrong Okoflex were on the scoresheet in a Premier League 2 clash between Crystal Palace and West Ham United on Monday.

The Young Lions battled to a 3-3 draw to stretch their unbeaten run to ten games in all competitions.

The Hammers established a two-goal lead midway through the first half courtesy of strikes from Kamarai Swyer and Luizão.
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Ola-Adebomi halved the deficit in the 23rd minute when he struck the ball into the net from close range.
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Kofi Balmer would make Palace's effort to restore parity more difficult when he was shown a straight red card after coming together with Divin Mubama.
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Armstrong Okoflex restored West Ham's two-goal cushion three minutes into the second half with an effort from inside the box.
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Akinwale restarted the young Eagles' quest of staging a comeback when he tapped in from close range from Ola-Adebomi's cross on the hour mark.
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Fourteen minutes from time, Palace finally restored parity through Jack Wells-Morrison's penalty.

Victor Akinwale has now registered 6 goals and 2 assists in 22 appearances while Ola-Adebomi has bagged 8 goals and 1 assist in 17 appearances in the Premier League 2 respectively.
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Other Nigeria-eligible players to feature for the young Eagles were David Uzoh and Tayo Adaramola who featured for 90 minutes Eagles while Franco Umeh-Chibueze came on as a late substitute.

Abdulkareem Abdulhamid

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