Enyimba 4 Paradou 1: Dimgba’s hat-trick places hosts on brink of quarter-finals
After their setback in Blida, the People’s Elephant boosted their qualification hopes with victory over the Algerians in Aba
Stanley Dimgba scored a perfect hat-trick and Victor Mbaoma also found the net as Enyimba took a huge step towards reaching the Confederation Cup quarter-final with an emphatic 4-1 win over Paradou.
FT | It’s an emphatic win for the #Elephants
Enyimba 4-1 Paradou
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The Nigerians’ hopes of qualifying from Group D had suffered a slight setback after losing 1-0 in the first leg.
However, the two-time African champions pulled the chestnut from the fire with a commendable display inside the Enyimba International Stadium in Aba.
Dimgba put the hosts ahead after 15 minutes after heading home Reuben Bala’s corner kick. Dimgba turned provider for Mbaoma in the 35th minute before completing his brace a minute later to go into the half-time break with a 3-0 lead.
HALF-TIME | Enyimba FC – Paradou AC 3-0 #TotalCAFCC #EFCPAC pic.twitter.com/dsyX7IQOWS
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Fatai Osho’s men continued with their imposing attacking display in the second half and would have made it 4-0 but Mbaoma’s effort hit the woodwork.
Man-of-the-match Dimgba completed his treble after 77 minutes to thwart any ambition from the Algerians to launch a comeback.
STATS | Check out the full-time stats! Which team had the better overall performance? #TotalCAFCC #EFCPAC pic.twitter.com/NgpfxPbHwH
— #CAFAwards2019 (@CAF_Online) January 12, 2020
Notwithstanding, Paradou pulled one goal back through Abdelhak Kadri in the 89th minute as they returned home empty-handed.
Thanks to this win, Enyimba move to second with six points from four matches. They host leaders Hassania Agadir in their next game on January 26, 2019.
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