Ten-Man Crete Grateful To Adeleye

Nigeria international Dele Adeleye was at the heart of the defence when 10-man OFI Crete forced Kalloni Lekanopedio to a 1-1 draw in a Greek Super League week 15 tie on Wednesday evening.

The hosts with the inclusion of their Nigerian star played better in a goalless first half at the Theodoros Vardinogiannis.

Crete suffered a setback when Juanma Delgado opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 69th minute.

And Crete were back on level terms three minutes later – Georgios Makris knocking the ball into the net.

Adeleye was a thorn in the flesh of  Lekanopedio attackers as he was at his no nonsense best, timed his tackles and hardly put any foot wrong.

However, any hopes of a win for the homers was quashed when Theodoros Tripotseris was sent off for a second bookable offence.

With the numerical advantage, victory looked likely for the away side, but Adeleye showed class with a rugged display in the business end of the game.