Bitrus Philemon scored both Doma United goals as the Gombe club drew 2–2 with Ikorodu City at Pantami Stadium on Saturday, 31 October 2026. The Nigeria Premier Football League’s account and an independent ACLSports report confirm that his second goal arrived in stoppage time, denying the visitors an away victory.
The Matchday 11 fixture was played without spectators. Doma went ahead through a Philemon penalty after Tijjani Azeez was brought down inside the penalty area. Ikorodu answered before the interval through Tomiwa Awojobi, leaving the teams level at 1–1 when they returned to the dressing rooms. Neither side carried an advantage into the second half.
Ikorodu then moved in front in the 85th minute through Elijah Ujunwa. For the Lagos club, that changed the task from finding a winning goal to protecting a lead near the end of the match. Doma, who had led first, now needed another goal simply to avoid a home defeat.
Philemon supplied it with a header from a corner deep into added time, according to the league report. The late goal completed his two-goal contribution and restored parity for the second time in the game. Published accounts differ on some precise scoring minutes; the final score and the sequence of the four goals are consistent.
The outcome illustrates how quickly the value of a draw can change during a match. Ikorodu recovered from falling behind but could not retain their own lead. Doma lost an early advantage yet escaped defeat at the end. Both clubs received one point, with neither securing the three points available for a win.
The league’s report lists Inter Lagos at home as Ikorodu City’s next opponent, while Doma United are due to visit Abia Warriors in Umuahia for Matchday 12. Those are upcoming fixtures, not completed results. For now, the confirmed story from Gombe is a four-goal draw shaped by the same Doma player at its beginning and its finish.