Onuachu top scorer as Belgium league ends The Punch
Published 12:24 am
Nigerian footballers had a performance to remember over the weekend, with some on target in some of the top leagues across Europe, reports KELVIN EKERETE
BELGIUM
Paul Onuachu netted a brace in Genk’s 3-2 loss to Royal Antwerp on Saturday as the Belgian topflight league ended at the weekend. The brace, his sixth of the season, took his tally to 29 goals in 33 league appearances for the Blauw-Wit.
The lanky Nigerian scored first in the 22nd minute, before completing his brace from the penalty spot in the 64th minute, but three goals in the 67th, 90th and 92nd minutes ensured the hosts got the better of Onuachu’s side.
Sivasspor started the game unimpressively, allowing Genclerbirligi to dominate the first half and were soon caught on the backfoot when Diego Angelo opened the scoring after he was set up Daniel Candeias in the 25th minute.
Mattias Johansson doubled the lead for the Wind of Ankara after receiving a timely assist from Sandro Lima in the 37th minute.
After the restart, the Sivas Stadium outfit came back stronger and made several efforts to try and avoid defeat in the game.
Jorge Felix ignited the comeback when he found the back of the net in the 78th minute after he was set up by Erdogan Yesilyurt.
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Super-sub Olanrewaju Kayode ended his seven-game goal drought by finding the net in Sivasspor’s 3-1 defeat of Konyaspor in Sunday’s Turkish Super Lig outing.
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