Nigerian international, Victor Osimhen scored a hattrick in Galatasaray’s 4-0 victory over Antalyaspor in their Turkish Super Lig tie.
The 26-year-old striker was superlative in front of goal as Galatasaray trashed their opponents at the RAMS Park on Friday.
Osimhen scored the game’s first goal in the 30th minute with a simple tap-in after sneaking behind Antalyaspor’s defence to meet a squared ball from Alvaro Morata.
Morata then doubled Galatasaray’s lead in the 45th minute from the spot. The Spaniard sent Kenan Pirić, Antalyaspor goalkeeper, the wrong way with the resultant kick.
Osimhen returned to the scoresheet with a few minutes left to halftime. The move was similar to the striker’s first goal, but Baris Yilmaz was the provider this time.
Osimhen completed his hattrick in the 52nd minute. Yunus Akgün spotted a channel behind Antalyaspor’s defence that Osimhen’s run had opened. The winger slotted a measured pass into the space, and the striker took the ball into his strike with one touch before smashing it into the bottom corner.
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The goal was Osimhen’s 20th league goal for Galatasaray which takes him above Istanbul Basaksehir’s Krzysztof Piątek as the competition’s leading goalscorer.
The victory also took Galatasaray 10 points clear at the summit of the Turkish league over Fenerbahce in second.
