Sports News of Friday, 10 March 2023
Source: soccernet.ng
The young Nigerian striker grabbed a brace as his team survived a late scare in Berlin on Thursday night.
Live at the Stadion an Der Alten Försterei – He came, he saw and he scored, twice! Victor Boniface gave a performance to remember in Union Saint Gilloise‘s first leg Round of 16 Europa League game against Union Berlin at the Stadion an der Alten Försterei on Thursday night.
On a wet, snowy night, the big 6”2in Nigerian scored a goal in each half to lead USG to a 3-3 draw ahead of the second leg next week. The two teams had met in the group stages where they had reverse 1-0 wins away from home.
This time Boniface came to Taiwo Awoniyi’s former ground to deliver a masterclass in effective ball control and space reading to the surprise of the home team and the delight of the visiting fans.
The 22-year-old former Flying Eagles striker scored his first goal on 28 minutes, when he found space outside the box to shoot into the top right-hand corner, with Frederik Rennow left to watch the ball sail into his net, after an unfortunate deflection by one of his defenders.
Boniface celebrated his goal coolly in front of the visiting Saint-Gilloise fans, who had turned on the heat with their pyrotechnic fireworks, flooding the stadium with smoke after the flames drained out just before the game kicked off.
Victor Boniface scored a cool goal and gently celebrated it in the USG fans corner. #europaleague pic.twitter.com/VwU8bhVQxv
— Lolade Adewuyi (@Jololade) March 9, 2023