Nigerian forward Chinonso Offor is on a whole new level right now, delivering yet another stunning performance to guide his team, FC Baltika, to a narrow home victory against Orenburg in the Russian Premier League over the weekend.
The 25-year-old came off the bench to show off his magic feet once more, scoring in his second consecutive league game as FC Baltika snatched all three points in the five-goal thriller, Footballrover reports.
Chinonso Offor’s Match-Winning Goal Keeps Baltika Flying High
After scoring a debut goal to help Baltika smash Spartak Moscow 3-0 in their last league outing, the Nigerian star has found the net yet again.
He scored the match-winning goal that sealed victory against Orenburg, who finished the game with ten men.
While Offor stole the spotlight, his compatriot Tenton Yenne, who also joined the team recently, featured for 45 minutes as they beat the visiting side 3-2 at the Kaliningrad Stadium on Sunday.
Following a narrow defeat to Akron Togliatti in the Russian Cup – Group Stage – Round 1, Offor and his teammates needed to bounce back, and they did just that at the Rostec Arena, continuing their impressive start to the season.
Petrov, Offor, and Drama at the Rostec Arena
The party kicked off early as Ilya Petrov missed a penalty in the 20th minute, but teammate Brayan Gil made no mistake from the spot just two minutes later to give Baltika a 1-0 lead.
The hosts doubled their advantage shortly after the break, with Maksim Petrov finishing off a neat assist from the earlier culprit-turned-provider Ilya Petrov, taking the 2-0 lead into halftime.
Orenburg clawed one back through Evgeniy Bolotov in the 57th minute, but Baltika’s response was instant.
Super-sub Chinonso Offor, brought on in the 60th minute, buried a tidy finish to restore the two-goal cushion just four minutes after coming on.
Emircan Gurluk set up a nervy finish with a goal in the 69th minute, but the visitor’s hopes were dashed when Aleksei Tataev received two yellow cards in quick succession, leaving them a man down in the dying moments.
Baltika held firm to seal the deal and now sit third in the table. Next up: a tricky test against Krylya Sovetov.
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