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Toni Payne nets second goal of the season in Sevilla loss at Atletico Madrid

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Toni Payne nets second goal of the season in Sevilla loss at Atletico Madrid

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigerian forward, Toni scored her second league goal of the campaign as Sevilla FC succumbed to a 2-1 loss against Atletico Madrid in a Spanish Liga F encounter on Saturday.

Leicy Maria Santos Herrera opened the scoring in the 35th minute of play from Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic’s assist.

Payne, however equalised in the 55th minute but Herrer completed her double of the match in the 79th minute to condemn Sevilla to their third loss of the league campaign.

Payne played the duration of the game as she scored her second goal of the season plus an initial assist.

Her compatriot, Rasheedat Ajibade saw 79 minutes of action before she was replaced by Lucia Moral.

The win lifted Atletico Madrid to the top of the log with ten points.

Sevilla seats in the ninth position with three points after four games.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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