Nigerian rising star Jesse Sekidika has made history after scoring in Galatasaray 6-1 big win over Denizlispor in a Turkish Super Lig clash held at the Türk Telekom Stadium on Wednesday night.
The 24-year-old Port Harcourt-born winger started the encounter on the bench along with Oghenekaro Etebo and Valentine Ozornwafor.
Sekidika replaced Younes Belhanda in the 84th minutes before he scored Galatasaray’s 500 official goals after he blasting an unstoppable shot past goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon from a tight angle in stoppage time.
⚽️ Galatasarayımızın, Türk Telekom Stadyumu’ndaki resmi maçlarda attığı 500. gol Jesse Sekidika’nın ayağından geldi. 👏 #GSvDNZ pic.twitter.com/qjQDbLZ369
— Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (@GalatasaraySK) January 20, 2021
📸 Türk Telekom Stadyumu’ndaki resmi maçlarda attığımız 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣. golün anı ve @JesseSekidika‘nın ardından yaşadığı sevinç! #GSvDNZ pic.twitter.com/6LiRyoWs3T
— Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (@GalatasaraySK) January 20, 2021
In Galatasaray, Fernando Muslera played its first match after 220 days and performed successfully.
Sekidika scored his first goal in the Turkish Super League as Galatasaray are third in the table with 36 points behind Istanbul rivals Besiktas and Fenerbahce who have 38 points each.
