Vivian Ikechukwu inspires Besiktas to a big win over Trabzonspor

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria forward, Vivian Ikechukwu scored her third goal of the campaign as Besiktas thrashed Trabzonspor 6-1 in a  Turkish topflight encounter, on Saturday.

The former Rivers Angels player opened the scoring for the host in the fifth minute of the match for Besiktas.

Three minutes later, Sofia Alvarez doubled the lead while Tanzanian forward, Opa Clement Tukumbuke made it 3-0 before the halftime break.

Democratic Republic of Congo forward, Grace Mfwamba pulled a goal back for the travelers.

Clement’s second goal of the game restored Besiktas’ three-goal lead in the 62nd minute.

With five minutes before the end of the game, Elif Keskin made it 5-1 before Beyza Kara netted in the additional minutes of the second half to seal the win.

With 14 points after eight league games, Besiktas occupy the seventh position on the log, eight points behind leader, Fomget GSK.

They will next play Taiwo Lawal’s Atasehir on November 5.

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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