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Taiwo Lawal bags five goals as Nigerians score eight goals in Unye Kadin’s 15-0 win
By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
Nigeria forward Taiwo Lawal scored five goals as her Turkish Women’s Super Lig side, Unye Kadin, thrashed Cemekoy 15-0 on Sunday.
The former FC Robo Queens star scored the first three goals of the encounter.
Nehir Zeytunlu made it 4-0 in the 15th minute, followed by a first-half hat trick from Ulza Maksuti.
Nigeria’s Joy Bokiri also bagged a first-half hat trick for Unye Kadin as the first period ended in a 10-0 victory.
In the second half, Thuany Gomes, Cansu Iris, and Ayshan Ahmadova increased the lead to 13-0.
Lawal completed the rout with her fourth and fifth goals in the 69th and 79th minutes respectively.
The win ended Unye Kadin’s nine-match winless streak.
Unye Kadin occupies the 10th position on the log with 20 points after 24 games.
Unye Kadin will face Karadeniz Eregli and Trabzonspor in their last two league games.
