Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo got Glasgow Rangers’ only goal, assisted by international teammate Calvin Bassey, in their 1-1 draw at Dundee United yesterday.
Aribo had been the Blues’ best performer this campaign adding six goals and four assists in his previous 24 league appearances to a long string of excellent performances.
The home side stunned the reigning champions with the opening goal of the afternoon when young defender Ross Graham, on his 21st birthday, rose to head home from a corner kick just seconds shy of the half-hour mark.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men responded well but could not find a way past a defence that had kept a clean sheet in each of their last four games.
With a point separating Rangers and bitter rivals Celtic, who host Dundee later in the day, a loss would seriously dent the Gers’ title hopes.
But in the 75th minute, Aribo came to the rescue with a fine equaliser made in Nigeria.
Compatriot Calvin Bassey, playing at left fullback, showed great determination to catch the ball before it crossed the by line, and the defender sent a low cross to Joe Aribo. The former Charlton Athletic man held off his marker before driving a powerful side-foot shot into the roof of the net off the fingertips of Siegrist.
In England, Emmanuel Dennis scored his ninth goal of the season as Watford secured a brilliant 1-0 win over Aston Villa in their Premier League encounter at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon.
Samuel Chukwueze delivered an excellent performance to help power Villarreal to a comprehensive 4-1 away win at Granada in a Matchday 25 Spanish La Liga clash.
Villarreal led two-nil at halftime thanks to a brace from Lagos-born Arnaut Danjuma. But Luis Milla reduced the deficit for the home side on the hour-mark before Chukwueze came off the bench to replace Yeremi Pino a minute after.
Nantes winger Moses Simon has set a new assist-landmark after providing the opening goal in his side’s 3-1 victory over Paris St-Germain on Saturday.
In German Bundesliga, Taiwo Awoniyi continues his search for his first Bundesliga goal of the year as Arminia Bielefeld carved out a narrow 1-0 win over visiting Union Berlin on Saturday.
Japanese attacking ace Masaya Okugawa got the only goal of the encounter eight minutes into the second half.