Thursday, February 9, 2023
Soccernet.ng
  • Home
  • Leagues
    • EPL
    • NPFL
    • La Liga
    • Seria A
    • Ligue 1
  • Live Scores
  • App
  • Videos
  • Lifestyle
  • Betting
No Result
View All Result
Soccernet.ng
No Result
View All Result

Four Nigerian stars involved as James, Kayode combine to power Sivasspor’s comeback win in Georgia

Imhons Erons by Imhons Erons
2 years ago
in News, NewsNow, Nigeria
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The UEFA Europa Conference League returned to the screens on Thursday evening with as many as four Nigerian footballers involved as the Turkish side shared the spoils with their Georgian hosts

Super Eagles striker Olanrewaju Kayode and compatriot Leke James were on target to help Sivasspor come from a goal down and secure a dramatic 2-1 victory over Dinamo Batumi at the Batumi Arena in the first leg of their Europa Conference League knockout round clash.

Lagos-born midfielder Benjamin Teidi saw action from start to finish for Dinamo Batumi. At the same time, the Nigerian duo of Azubuike Okechukwu and Olanrewaju Kayode was named in the starting lineup for the Turkish giants.

It was, however, Georgian midfielder Vladimer Mamuchashvili who drew first blood for the home side within the opening ten minutes of the second period.

But Sivasspor manager Riza Çalımbay made his move four minutes later, sending in new signing James for Malian forward Moustapha Yatabare.

And the former Molde striker made his impact felt just over a quarter of an hour later when he equalised to set up the tie for a tense finish. 

However, Sivasspor showed enough quality needed to triumph as Nigerian international Kayode took advantage of some sloppy defending to smash home the winner in the fifth minute of added time. 

The away win gifts the advantage to the Turkish side ahead of the return leg in Sivas next week.

Share6Tweet4

Imhons Erons

Imhons Erons

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest

AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Super Eagles to play Guinea Bissau in Morocco

AFCON Qualifiers: Jose Peseiro selects four U-20 players to train with Super Eagles

Report: Crystal Palace star willing to snub Algeria for Nigeria

Super Eagles Legend says Graham Potter’s team choice “worries”

Manchester United’s next top striker – Who is more injury-prone, Osimhen or Kane?

Soccernet.ng

Copyright © 2022 Soccernet Media Limited.

Navigate Site

  • About us
  • Advertise
  • Privacy policy
  • Contact us
  • App

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Leagues
    • EPL
    • NPFL
    • La Liga
    • Seria A
    • Ligue 1
  • Live Scores
  • App
  • Videos
  • Lifestyle
  • Betting

Copyright © 2022 Soccernet Media Limited.