Nigeria Players Abroad
Edna Imade scores and assists Granada scale through Sevilla into the Copa de la Reina quarter-final
By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
Nigeria-eligible forward Edna Imade scored a goal and provided an assist for Granada during a 4-2 win over Sevilla in the Round of 16 of the Copa de la Reina on Saturday.
The host went ahead through a superbly taken free kick at the edge of the box from Isabel Alvarez with a left-foot strike in the 12th minute.
Sevilla responded with the leveler with another long-range strike just inside the box from Alba Cetrato in the 39th minute.
Five minutes later, Imade muscled three Sevilla defenders before firing a left-footed shot into the back of the net to restore the host’s lead.
In the 66th minute, Imade’s cross inside the box was converted by Laura Perez who made it 3-1.
Perez’s second goal of the match extended Granada’s lead before Lucia Moral made it 4-2 in the 75th minute.
Imade, who played the duration of the match, has scored nine goals in 13 league games.
The goal and assist helped Granada zoom into the quarter-final of the Spanish Copa de la Reina.
