Own-goal ends Enyeama’s record-chasing dream

Vincent Enyeama's invincibility at goal ended on
Sunday after Lille teammate Simon Kjaer deflected a
harmless Landry N'Guémo's shot to beat the
Nigerian keeper in the 27th minute.
The vital lone-goal victory pushed Bordeaux to the
sixth position in the French Ligue 1 log.
The Super Eagles goalkeeper had gone 14 matches
without conceding a goal and it was the first time he
had had to pick the ball out of his net since
September 15 in the 2-0 defeat by Nice.
The former Enyimba shot stopper had been closing
in on the overall Ligue 1 record of 1,176 minutes held
by Gaetan Huard for Bordeaux during the 1992-93
campaign. Enyeama only conceded after 1,062
minutes.
"I cannot hide my relief because I was worried the
record would go," Huard told French sports channel
Bein Sport after watching the match on Sunday.
Reuben Gabriel got his first league action on
Saturday, featuring against Ross County in
Kilmarnock's 2-1 away win at the Global Energy
Stadium in the Scottish Premier League. He was on
for 73 minutes before being substituted for Barry
Nicholson, while teammate, Rabiu Ibrahim, was on
the bench throughout the encounter.
It was Gabriel's second official game for the club after
first playing in the Scottish Cup against Dundee
United last month, a game he featured for 83 minutes.
The former Kano Pillars midfielder had earlier
criticised Kilmarnock manager, Allan Johnston, for
not giving him the chance to play, hinting at a
possible move away from Rugby Park.
Karabükspor got yet another victory in the Turkish
Supa Lig courtesy of first-half goal from Joseph
Akpala against Kayserispor on Sunday. It was
Akpala's third this season and it lifted the club to
eighth in the log with 20 points, 15 points behind
league leader Fenerbahce.