Super Eagles of Nigeria star Victor Osimhen scored twice as Galatasaray beat Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League. The English Premier League side was reduced to 10 men after Teenage forward Will Lankshear was dismissed for two yellow cards on the hour mark for Spurs, having earlier scored his first senior goal for the club in only his second start.
Victor Osimhen Scores Two as Galatasaray Beat Tottenham Hotspur
However, by that stage the Spurs should have been out of sight with the final scoreline barely reflective of an encounter that was dominated by Galatasaray. Spurs still remain well placed to qualify from the group stage, with nine points from four games, although the Turkish league leaders have now leapfrogged above them in the table.
In the first six minutes of the game Yunus Akgun found the back of the next to give his side the lead. The Turkish midfielder dispatched a wonderful left-foot volley past Spurs goalkeeper Fraser Forster from 20 yards.
Soon later 19-year-old Lankshear levelled from close range after being teed up by Brennan Johnson. Victor Osimhen grab the second goal to return his side’s victory after central defender Radu Dragusin made an error. The on-loan Napoli forward reacted sharply to a Dries Mertens pass to poke a right-foot effort past Forster into the right corner.
Merten soon assisted Osimhen again few minutes later from eight yards.Tottenham soon got their second goal after substitute Dominic Solanke tapped in from Pedro Porro’s pass. The goal came nine minutes after Lankshear was given a red card. It seems the London side was eyeing a good fight but the host was well prepared. The game ended 3-2 at the end in favour of the Turkish side.
