In their respective clubs’ victory on Saturday, Victor Osimhen and Paul Onuachu extended their scoring runs in the Turkish League. This season, both strikers have been in scorching form for their teams, scoring significant goals in all competitions, with the league accounting for the majority of those goals. 00:06/03:11 10s Smart Video Onuachu scored the winning goal in Trabzonspor’s 1-0 victory against Rizespor, while Osimhen scored the game-winning goal for table-topping Galatasaray in their 3-0 victory over ten-man Istanbul Basaksehir. Wilfried Singo gave Galatasaray the lead at 57 minutes, but Osimhen’s chest control in the box and subsequent blast into the roof of the net nine minutes later sealed the win.The 27-year-old extended his league scoring run to four games with his 11th league goal. In his last nine league games, Osimhen has also provided at least one goal or assist (9 goals, 4 assists). Onuachu, however, became the first player from Trabzonspor to score in eight straight league games since 1992. He is only six goals away from surpassing Osimhen’s record from the previous season after tapping in from three yards out on 55 minutes to score his 21st league goal of the year. Additionally, Onuachu has scored in ten straight games across all competitions this season. With 57 points after 26 games, Trabzonspor is tied for second place with Fenerbahce, but their goal differential is smaller. Both teams are seven points behind Galatasaray in first place.
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