UEL and UECL wrap: Bayer Leverkusen's Boniface spot on; perfect hat-trick for Gent's Gift Orban 

Allnigeriasoccer.com's round-up of the Nigerian players who scored for their respective clubs in European action on Thursday, November 9.

In the Europa League, German Bundesliga table-toppers Bayer Leverkusen are guaranteed qualificationtor the knockout rounds of the competition after a hard fought 1-0 win over Qarabag at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium in Baku.

Nigeria international Victor Boniface netted the game-winning goal in injury time as he converted a penalty awarded after a VAR review. 

The 22-year-old has now scored 11 goals in all competitions this term, comprising three in the Europa League, seven in the Bundesliga and one in the DBB Pokal. 

Bayer Leverkusen set a club record, winnning eleven consecutive matches for the first time in their history. 

Elsewhere, Gift Orban went home with the match ball after scoring a perfect hat-trick - header, right foot, left foot - for Gent in a 3-2 victory over Icelandic opponents Breidablik Kópavogur in a Europa Conference League clash at the Laugardalsvöllur (Reykjavík).

Orban headed home in the sixth minute to open the scoring but the home team led at the break thanks to a quick-fire brace from Jason Dadi Svanthorsson.

In the 54th minute, Orban leveled matters from the spot with a right-footed strike into the bottom corner and completed his hat-trick with a well-taken left-footed shot at minute 69.

Since joining Gent ten months ago, the 21-year-old has bagged five hat-tricks, against Basaksehir FK, Pogon Szczecin and Breidablik Kópavogur in European competition, plus Zulte Waregem and Cercle Brugge in the Jupiler Pro League.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel 

Copyright ANS

All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from allnigeriasoccer.com