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Uche Nets Brace For Villarreal
Ikechukwu Uche scored a brace in Villarreal’s 4-1 win over Girona at the Camp El Madrigal at the weekend
Uche’s 4th-minute strike gave the Yellow Submarines a first-half lead, but Toni Moral equalised for the visitors six minutes into the resumption of the second half.
Jeremy Perbet restored Villarreal’s lead in the 72nd minute and doubled their advantage with another goal seven minutes later.
Uche sealed the win with his second goal of the game in the second minute of added time.
The Nations Cup winner has now scored 13 goals in 21 starts for second-placed Villarreal, who now occupy the other automatic promotion slot.