Victor Osimhen secured Galatasaray‘s 3-0 victory over Trabzonspor in Wednesday’s Turkish Cup final held at Gaziantep Stadium.
Osimhen netted twice, with Baris Yilmaz scoring the other goal.
Yilmaz scored the curtain raiser with just five minutes on the clock.
Osimhen fired home Galatasaray’s second of the evening, one minute after the break, with Yunus Akgun providing the assist.
The Nigeria international put the game beyond Trabzonspor by registering the other goal three minutes after the hour mark.
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He is now the first foreigner in Galatasaray‘s history to score 35 goals in a single season, eclipsing the previous mark set by Mario Jardel.
The Yellow and Reds will look to complete a domestic double when they host Kayserispor at the RAMS Park on Sunday.
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