After defeating Kun Khalifat FC 5-0, Rivers United moved up to second place in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) standings.
Salman Abubakar’s superb strike from outside the box to beat the custodian gave the Port Harcourt-based team the lead in the 27th minute.
Before halftime, Rivers United controlled the game and had multiple chances to extend their lead, but Kun Khalifat hung on to trail by just one goal going into halftime.
But the hosts came back from the break with newfound vigour and swiftly increased their lead.
Alex Oyowah set up Chijioke Mbaoma to make it 2-0 in the 49th minute.
Nine minutes later, Abubakar finished his brace, completing a brilliant team play that gave Rivers United a commanding lead.
In the 62nd minute, Wasiu Falolu scored a fourth goal, assisted by Mbaoma, and the goals kept coming.
Six minutes before ordinary time ended, substitute Ekene Awazie completed the scoring to give the home team an overwhelming 5-0 victory.
With the victory, Rivers United is now in second place in the NPFL standings with ten points from four games, while Kun Khalifat is still in 19th place with two points from five games.