Tremendous Falcons and Racing Louisville FC striker, Uchenna Kanu, made historical past within the Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer League final evening in her membership’s 2-2 draw towards Portland Thorns, Soccernet.ng experiences.
The 27-year-old ahead has been plying her commerce with the American aspect since February final yr, and final evening, grew to become the primary participant to attain a brace inside six minutes of an NWSL sport.
Her first objective got here inside three minutes. Kaylar Fischer took on her opposing defender earlier than trying a move which was blocked. The unfastened ball fell kindly to Kanu who instinctively twisted and turned earlier than firing a left-footed shot in off the crossbar.
.@UcheOfficial_ with a spin and a strike 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/JmUFQj9bF1
— Racing Louisville FC (@RacingLouFC) March 30, 2024
Her second objective got here within the sixth minute. A deft supply from Reilyn Turner noticed Kanu take a literal leap of religion between the 2 Portland defenders earlier than heading the ball residence.
With two targets in three minutes, @UcheOfficial_ is on 🔥#EmbraceTheMoment | #PORvLOU pic.twitter.com/fwNixTZ8uE
— Racing Louisville FC (@RacingLouFC) March 30, 2024
Following the quickfire opener, Kanu scored the quickest brace within the historical past of the competitors to provide Racing Louisville SC the lead. Morgan Weaver pulled one again for The Thorns, they usually left it late on the Windfall Park in Oregon as Samantha Coffey scored a 99th-minute objective to stage the scores.
5:40 – Uchenna Kanu’s two targets after 5 minutes, 40 seconds for @RacingLouFC is the quickest from kickoff any participant has scored two targets in a match in #NWSL historical past. Sudden. pic.twitter.com/8c2CD3eOfg
— OptaJack⚽️ (@OptaJack) March 30, 2024
Talking within the post-match presser, the Nigerian striker thanked her teammates for serving to her obtain an awesome feat however was disenchanted the sport resulted in a draw.
“To begin with, I’m excited that I received two targets and I didn’t even know I made historical past in the present day, and I’m tremendous, tremendous grateful for that, and naturally, I’m happy with my women. I believe we performed nicely. That final minute was actually, actually intense for us, and we simply have to discover a strategy to grind by the entire sport, by the final minute – however general the ladies put in every part in the present day,” the 27-year-old mentioned.
Kanu was included in Coach Randy Waldrum’s team to face the Banyana Banyana of South Africa of their Olympic qualifier on the fifth and ninth of April.
