Plateau United hope to overturn loss to Etoile du Sahel
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plateau united fc @plateauutdfc1 plateau united believe they could overturn a 2-4 loss to tunisias etoile du sahel in the second leg of the caf champions league which will take place at new stadium jos on 16 march1 david king wrote the boys were shocked and awed in souse but they recovered in time to claw back two goals. etoile du sahel 4-2 @plateauutdfc we can finish the job at the new jos stadium. just believe1 plateau united shared the dream1 retweeted david king1 the boys were shocked and awed in souse but they recovered in time to1 the team vowed a comeback as they retweeted radio host david kings tweet on wednesday rallying them to victory in the second leg1 a late rally by the team on tuesday could not stop them from crashing 2-4 to hosts etoile du sahel of tunisia in the caf champions league first leg encounter in sousse1 the tunisian side enjoyed an easy first half by scoring three goals in 20 minutes1 amro marei opened scores in the second minute while amine chermiti added two goals in the third and eighth minutes for the first half to end 3-0 in the hosts favour1 the 14th minute substitution of goalkeeper odah okiemute for dele ajiboye seemed to stabilize the visitors rear until the hosts scored the fourth goal in the 54th minute1 plateau united fought back to reduce the tally first with raphael ayagwas penalty kick in the 70th minute1 eight minutes to the end of the game tosin omoyele turned home substitute patrick enejis assist to further reduce the margin ahead of the second leg game1