Nigerian International, Osaze Peter Odemwingie has boosted Madura United’s hopes of winning the Indonesian Liga 1 with his first hat-trick in five years.
Odemwingie fired Madura United to a 6-0 victory over Semen Padang on Monday and netted three times in the game, a feat he last had at West Bromwich Albion in England.
Great team performance today @MaduraUnitedFC !! 3 points took us to the top of Liga1 ??. Pleased with my 3rd career hat trick ⚽️⚽️⚽️??
— Peter Odemwingie (@OdemwingieP) June 12, 2017
The 35-year-old fired Gomes de Olivera’s men upfront with his 20th minute strike before the goals poured in at Gelora Bangkalan Stadium.
In the 37th minute, fellow country man, Junior Nwokolo doubled the lead, as the former Super Eagles star completed his hat-trick in the 43rd and 63rd minutes respectively to hand his team a convincing victory.
Odemwingie, who took his tally to nine goals in 10 games in all competitions, leads the Liga 1 topscorers’ chart.
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Madura United benar-benar tampil cemerlang pada laga terakhir bulan Ramadhan, Senin (12/06/2017) malam di Stadion Gelora Bangkalan. pic.twitter.com/gvD82W9C7J
— Madura United FC (@MaduraUnitedFC) June 13, 2017
His last treble came against Wolverhampton Wanderers in an English Premier League encounter on February 12, 2012.
Maduara top the log with 22 points from 11 games and they face Pusamania Borneo on July 4 at Segiri Staium.
