Istanbul – 20-year-old Nigerian Gift Emmanuel Orban made European Cup history on Wednesday. The Gent striker scored three goals (31st, 32nd, 34th) in less than four minutes (31st, 32nd, 34th) in his club’s 4-1 away win in the Round of 16 second leg of the Soccer Conference League once morest Istanbul Basaksehir, making it the fastest hat-trick in a European club competition. Gent advanced to the quarter-finals with an aggregate score of 5-2.
Ghent striker Orban creates fastest European Cup hat-trick – football
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