A six-goal thriller from striker Olawale Isiaka enabled Nigeria to cruise to an emphatic 13-0 drubbing of debutants Mauritius in the opening game of the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup 2009 Qualifier Durban at New Beach.
After Nigeria had laboured to a commanding but uninspiring 4-0 lead after the first two periods, the floodgates opened with Isiaka hammering in four goals to add to the two he scored in the first period.
It was obvious the Mauritian squad comes from a field soccer background and they looked as if they were trying to adapt to the soft sand, while Nigeria looked rusty but skilled in the subtleties of beach soccer.
Isiaka may have been the lynchpin around which the Nigerians built their victory, but it was a team effort and you had to feel sorry for the likes of Ibenegbu Bartholomew who found the net three times but was merely a sideshow while his fellow striker hoggged the limelight.
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