Austin Okocha, a former captain of the Super Eagles, performed brilliantly on Friday in a legends’ football game honoring Ronaldinho, a former teammate.
Fans were mesmerized by the former Super Eagles star’s captivating abilities.
At Exploria Stadium, the second iteration of the exhibition match known as “The Beautiful Game,” which was hosted by Orlando City, brought together previous stars, current players, and a variety of other personalities.
Brazilians Ronaldinho and Roberto Carlos led their teams as captains, with Nigeria’s Okocha lining up alongside the legendary Ronaldinho in midfield.
The former Nigerian captain opened the scoring in an exciting game which was disrupted by a tropical downpour as well as a procession of young fans who took advantage of the slow momentum to interrupt the game by running onto the pitch in search of a selfie with one or more of their footballing idols.
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Fans witnessed another absurdly high scoreline on Friday when Cafu hit the crossbar with just minutes played before Jay-Jay Okocha opened the scoring for Ronaldinho’s team after bamboozling the defence with some trademark footwork before poking a finish past Colombian goalkeeper Rene Higuita.
Rivaldo equalised for Team Roberto Carlos (Team RC3) with a shot from distance that beat Team R10 goalkeeper Dida, five minutes later.
Patrick Kluivert restored the lead for Ronaldinho’s team in the 25th minute, scoring after taking a nice pass from Real Madrid winger Vinicuis Jr.
With Okocha and Ronaldinho combining effectively in midfield, Team R10 were unstoppable and had a third goal when Cafu drew Higuita off his line and chipped him to make it 3-1.
Nani and Willian combined to set-up Lucas Moura to pull one back for Team RC3, but Vinicuis Jr. scored with a chip to seal a 4-2 first half win for Ronaldinho’s team.
Roberto Carlo’s team did pull one back before the game lost its spark just after the hour mark as Okocha and other big names were substituted plus the countless interceptions by pitch invaders.
The invasion of fans and the downpour ensured the game ended prematurely with scores at 4-3, victory for the Jay Jay Okocha and Ronaldinho inspired team R10.
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