Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal — E get as Tani Oluwaseyi don enter La Liga wey everybody dey talk about am! The Canada forward just break im duck for Spain, wey he score im first La Liga goal on Tuesday as Villarreal face Sevilla. The goal no just sweet, e shock the fans as Tani take poke home cross from Sergi Cardona for the 16th minute, dey make am Villarreal 1-0 up dey carry hope for im fans (you fit hear them dey shout ‘GOOOL!’ for everywhere!).
Na so Villarreal, wey dey recover from two previous losses, don show say dem still fit fight back. Dem just suffer 2-0 loss from Atletico and sharp 1-0 knock from Tottenham for Champions League wey don shake their morale. But as dem dey face Sevilla, the Yellow Submarine don ready to change their story.
Tani, wey originally from Nigeria but dey grow for Mississauga, Ontario, make im way join Villarreal just late August from Minnesota United on one five-year deal. The 25-year-old forward don collect im scoring boots come to Europe after matter say im don score 18 goals in 51 games for di Loons. Na wetin dem dey call “grass to grace,” abeg! (im fans dey gree ask wetin wey happen to Minnesota).
For international level, Tani don score 2 goals in 17 appearances for Canada. And this new goal wey im score for La Liga na clear sign say e fit carry di Canadian football flag go higher. No be every player fit just waka enter Spain come dey perform like am!
As di match dey continue, Osasuna fit control di game for a while, but as dem dey reduce to ten men—thank you to Valentin Rosier wey collect red card—na so di match begin shift small small. BEFORE halftime, Ante Budimir give Osasuna di lead with one penalty wey dem collect after a foul for di box, but as dem wan go rest, Villarreal no gree lie down again!
For di second half, Tani come on like superhero, assisting Pape Gueye to score di winning goal for Villarreal just before di end, changing di game completely. Dis goal make am 2-1, and na wetin we call ‘teamwork’ abeg! E get style for di final minutes as e dey strike di ball well well but Osasuna goalkeeper get im own strategies to block am.
Villarreal dey smile now as dem don upgrade for La Liga table, kumulating 10 points from five games. If dis na the level Tani dey play, den everybody gatz watch out because e fit lead dem all di way! We no fit wait to see wetin go happen next!
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