Na game wey get joy and pain be this for experienced Nigerian striker Yusuf Otubanjo. E shine well well and help Nasaf Qarshi beat Bunyodkor 3-1 away for Uzbekistan Super League on Thursday, but e end the match with red card.
Di 33-year-old striker play big role for di comeback. Na im give assist for di equaliser before e score di third goal wey seal di victory for Nasaf Qarshi, na weytin Hitvibz dey yan be dat.
But all di better performance no fit hide di late red card wey go make am miss one match.
Yusuf Otubanjo Carry Nasaf Comeback Before Late Red Card
Otubanjo performance help Nasaf collect all three points even though dem send am off for di closing stage of di match.
Referee first show am yellow card after VAR check one incident and confirm say e use elbow hit im marker as e dey try dribble pass am.
Di second yellow card come after one costly mistake. Otubanjo try dribble pass three defenders but lose di ball. As e dey struggle recover am, e trip im opponent.
Referee no waste time give am second yellow card for di 86th minute, as Nasaf Qarshi finish di game with 10 players.
As e be so, di former Pyunik Yerevan striker go serve one-match suspension.
Even with di red card, di game still mean plenty for Otubanjo personally.
Na im first goal contribution in 11 matches and na im best performance since e join di Uzbekistan Super League club as free agent from Pyunik Yerevan for July 2025.
With di goal and assist against Bunyodkor, Otubanjo don record three goals and one assist in 25 appearances for Nasaf Qarshi.
Otubanjo End Goal Drought as Nasaf Beat Bunyodkor 3-1
Nasaf Qarshi come back from one goal down beat Bunyodkor 3-1 for dia Uzbekistan Super League Matchday 16 game.
Bilol Toshmirzaev give di home team early lead within di first five minutes, but 10 minutes later Otubanjo set up Bobur Abdukholiqov with simple pass inside di box to make am 1-1.
After one hour of play, Abdukholiqov score im second goal to put Nasaf ahead before Otubanjo add di third goal three minutes later with one brilliant solo effort.
One long floated pass from di right side find di Nigerian striker. Im first touch pass di ball through im marker legs before e run leave two defenders behind.
Otubanjo later round di goalkeeper wey rush come out and calmly push di ball inside empty net to complete one beautiful attacking move.
Even though di match end on sad note for Otubanjo because of di late red card, Nasaf Qarshi still hold on comfortably collect all three points after one entertaining game.
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Last Updated on July 17, 2026 9:54 am by Hitvibz Media
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