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Super Eagles forward Henry Onyekuru nets brace to send Galatasaray into Turkish Cup final after a 5-2 win over Malatyaspor

Heny Onyekuru (Twitter/Henry Onyekuru)
Heny Onyekuru (Twitter/Henry Onyekuru)
<strong>Super Eagles </strong>forward <strong>Henry Onyekuru</strong> netted a brace to send <strong>Galatasaray</strong> to the final of the <strong>Turkish Cup</strong> after a 5-2 win over <strong>Yeni Malatyaspor</strong> on Thursday, April 25. 
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After a goalless draw in the first leg at home, Galatasaray got the 5-2 win in the home of their opponent aided by an impressive performance from Onyekuru. 

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The 21-year-old first assisted Galatasaray opener in the fifth winner with a simple pass to Martin Linnes who slot past the goalkeeper from inside the area. 

Onyekuru got on the scoresheet in the second half, using his pace to get on a pass then beating the goalkeeper before slotting into an empty net from a tight angle in the 58th minute.

He scored his second in the 74th minute with a left foot finish after being put through on goal. 

Henry Onyekuru (Twitter/Henry Onyekuru)
Henry Onyekuru (left) now has 14 goals so far this season (Twitter/Henry Onyekuru)
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Sofaine Feghouli and Kostas Mitroglou were the other scorers for Galatasaray who will face Akhisarspor In the final of the cup competition.

Onyekuru increases his goal tally for the season to 14 goals in all competitions. 

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