Nigerian duo of John Ogu and Anthony Nwakaeme have
expressed excitement after helping Hapoel Beer Sheva to fight back from two
goals down to beat Italian giants, Inter Milan 3-2 in the UEFA Europa League
clash at the Turner Stadium on Thursday.
Ogu and his compatriot featured for the entire duration
of the game with Nwakaeme getting his first Europa League goal for the Israeli
champions.
Goals from Mauro Icardi and Marcelo Brozovic gave the
Italian giants a 2-0 lead in the first half, but Hapoel pulled one back just
after the restart through Lucio Maranhao.
Nwakaeme then leveled up from the spot in the 71 minute
before Ben Sahar struck deep into stoppage time to further confirm Inter's exit
and leave Hapoel needing just a score draw in their final game at Premier
League club Southampton on December 8 to progress.
While hailing his teammates for the remarkable performance,
Ogu said the focus is not on Sunday’s game against Kfar Saba.
“Thank you Great God for the victory against Inter Milan.
Great come back and fight from everyone. Our fans never gave up on us .We
appreciate your support .Focus now is on Sunday against Kfar Saba,” the Super
Eagles midfielder said via @ogu30.
Nwakaeme is however glad to score his first Europa League
goal for The Camels, while hailing
the fans for standing by the team.
“Scored my first Europa League goal last night against
Inter Milan. What a comeback from 0-2 to 3-2 many thanks to the fans for not
giving up on us. In Turner Impossible Is Nothing #EuropaLeague
#GodIsTheGreatest #TN9 #AGuy.”
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