Onuachu Closing In On Utaka Record; Kehinde 38-Min Hat-Trick; Braces For Mainz's Ujah, Vaalerenga's Ejike, Fremad Amager's Iyede

Published: May 13, 2019

Catch up on the Nigerian stars that found the net for their respective European clubs on Sunday, May 12.

Out-of-favour Super Eagles striker Anthony Ujah ended his eight-month goal drought in style by netting a brace for Mainz as they recorded a 2-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt at the Commerzbank-Arena, scoring in the 53rd and 57th minute.

Paul Onuachu is one goal shy of matching Peter Utaka's record number of goals scored by a Nigerian player in the Danish Superliga after netting his 51st career goal in the division for FC Midtjylland in their 4-0 rout of league leaders FC Copenhagen.

21 minutes into the contest at the MCH Arena, the lanky striker beat the goalkeeper before tapping the ball into an empty goal.

A league lower, Samson Iyenede took his tally for the season to 12 goals in all competitions by netting a brace for
Fremad Amager in their 2-1 away win at Hvidovre.

He opened the scoring in the 25th minute and doubled his team's advantage with 12 minutes left on the clock.

In the Norwegian Eliteserien, Vålerenga recorded the biggest win of the weekend, thrashing Ranheim 5-1 at the EXTRA Arena with Chidera Ejike grabbing a brace.

The winger made it 4-1 in the 73rd minute before wrapping up the scoring in the 90th minute.

A division lower, former Norway youth international Chuma Anene needed only three minutes to open the scoring against his former employer Ullensaker / Kisa in a 2-0 victory recorded by his club.

The Jerv number 27 has tallied 3 goals in his last four matches in the Norwegian second-tier.

Last but not least, Lanre Kehinde produced the best individual performance by a Nigerian player this weekend after netting a hat-trick for Denizlispor in their 6-0 demolition of Karabukspor.

Kehinde scored the first three goals of the game in the 2nd, 34th and 40th minute to help Denizlispor clinch promotion to the Turkish Super Lig with one game to spare.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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