Osaze Osemwingie scored his third career hat-trick then hands Madura United victory

Nigerian striker Osaze Odemwingie scored his first hat-trick in five years to help Madura United secure a 6 – 0 win over Semen Padang. United, top of the log got a massive boost in their hunt for the Indonesian Liga 1 title on Monday.

Odemwingie first hat-trick in five years hands Madura United victory Odemwingie in Madura United colours 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, Nigeria’s 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.

The former Super Eagles forward now has nine goals in 10 games in all competitions, leads the Liga 1 topscorers’ chart. His last hat-trick was scored against Wolverhampton Wanderers in an English Premier League encounter on February 12, 2012.

Madura United benar-benar tampil cemerlang pada laga terakhir bulan Ramadhan, Senin (12/06/2017) malam di Stadion Gelora Bangkalan. pic.twitter.com/gvD82W9C7J

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Maduara top the log with 22 points from 11 games and they face Pusamania Borneo on July 4 at Segiri Staium. Meanwhile, you can see NAIJ.com’s video of the Super Eagles training ahead of the World Cup qualifiers;