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Ighalo score 4 in Changchun win, makes record 🌟

It was a big day for Nigerian Striker, Odion Ighalo, as he scored four goals to equal the record of the most goals scored in a single game in the Chinese Super League.

Ighalo gave his side, Changchun Yatai the lead in the 24 minute after he converted a penalty.

Wei Du equalised for Guizhou Hengfeng in the 33rd minute but Long Tan restored Changchun’s lead in the 35th minute.

Ighalo sent his side 3-1 up going into the break when he scored his second of the game in the 38th minute.

Fan Wang scored for Guizhou Hengfeng in the 60th minute to reduce the lead but Ighalo went on to scored two more goals to give his side all three points.

Ighalo completed his hat-trick when he scored the fourth goal for his side in the 86th minute and still went on to score his fifth in the 90th minute which was the final goal of the game.

The win places Changchun Yatai 10th in the CSL with eight points from seven matches.

This post was last modified on November 30, 2018 2:01 pm

Biyi Akangbe

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