Hassan Happy To Whip Odense FC Midtjylland of Denmark whiz-kid, Riliwan Hassan is still reveling in his clubs 3-2 win over OB Odense in the Danish Super League over the weekend. FCM secured a hard fought 3-2 win over Odense, to maintain top spot on the log, with another Nigerian, Sylvester Igboun grabbing a hat-trick to ensure the Wolves secured all three points, but Hassan is also relishing the feat Hassan, despite not being on the score-sheet, played for 86 minutes and was influential as his team fought off the stern challenge from their opponents and told SL10.ng that the difficulty of winning the game has made the victory more memorable. Speaking of the impact of the win in their league standing, Hassan tried to be modest by saying it is still a long season ahead for them. The dark-skinned gap-toothed youngster, who grew up in Orile-Iganmu area of Lagos said: It wasnt an easy game, not for a second. Odense really showed that they meant business and never really gave us a breathing space. They closed down every space which made the game even more difficult but we thank God we won. My teammates were really wonderful. It is still a long season for us, even though we won. Yes the way we won it definitely makes it more interesting and memorable but we have to keep fighting. Its only seven games played.” When asked about the goal scoring form of his compatriot and teammate, Sylvester Igboun, he had this to say: Sylvester is such a fantastic player. He can tell from the way he scored the goals, he really helped us get all three points, he added.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:33:15 +0000