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Victor Osimhen’s header salvages point for Galatasaray against AZ Alkmaar in Europa League

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Victor Osimhen’s header salvages point for Galatasaray against AZ Alkmaar in Europa League

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen scored his third goal in the UEFA Europa League to help Galatasaray play out a 1-1 draw with Dutch side AZ Alkmaar on Thursday.

Sven Mijnan gave AZ Alkmaar an early lead in the second minute of play from Seiya Maikuma’s assist.

With two minutes before the end of the first half, Osimhen rose high to level the scoreline.

He buried a close-range header into the bottom left corner after a good run from Dries Martens.

The former Lille star, who is on loan from Napoli, played the duration of the match as he was yellow-carded in the 88th minute.

AZ Alkmaar was reduced to ten players as Kee Smit received his second yellow card in the additional minutes of the second half.

Osimhen has scored three goals with an assist in four UEFA Europa League games this season, added to his six in seven league games.

Galatasaray occupies the fourth position on the table with 11 points after five games behind Lazio, Athletic Bilbao, and Eintracht Frankfurt with 13 points apiece.

The Turkish side will next meet Eyuspor in the league on December 1, 2024.

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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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