Super Eagles striker netted a stoppage time penalty to earn Bayer Leverkusen a 1-0 win at Qarabag in Group H of the Europa League on Thursday.
With the game heading for a stalemate, Leverkusen were awarded a penalty which Boniface converted on 94 minutes.
It is now four wins out of four group games for Bayer Leverkusen who top on 12 points.
Also, Leverkusen have won their last 11 consecutive games.
In France, Liverpool’s seven-game unbeaten run came to an end after they lost 3-2 away to Toulouse in Group E.
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Heading into the game against Toulouse, Liverpool last tasted defeat in the controversial 2-1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur on September 30.
Despite the loss, Liverpool still remain in first place on nine points, Toulouse are second on seven points.
Union SG (four points) and LASK (three points) are third and fourth respectively.
Also in other Europa League early kickoff, Ajax lost 2-0 at home to Brighton, former champions Villarreal beat Maccabi Haifa 2-1, Slavia Prague beat Roma 2-0 and Rennes defeated Panathinaikos 3-1.
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Always impressive!
Well-taken penalty-kick!!
Kid is destined for great things!!!
Let me start by saying I love Boni’s goal celebration. The PEPEYE RUN.
It looks like PEPEYE RUNNING to me. It’s fun to watch him do it.
Now, to the football. Boni was his usual self. Disturbing the opponent’s defense. He was a real nuisance. Interestingly, he was deployed on the left wing today. In our friendly against the Saudis, occasionally Boni would drift to the left wing. He gave the Saudi defenders lots of problems on the left flank. I recall he provided a lovely cross for Osimhen that was begging to be put in the net.
With Boni showing that he can play from the left wing, I imagine a frontline of Boni on the left, Osimhen in the center and Iheanacho on the right. That’s some serious firepower right there.
However, it must be said that Boni missed a bunch of chances today. He could easily have had a hattrick. He needs to calm down and be cool and calculating in front of goal. This coolness is what we saw in the way he dispatched that penalty. Dem no born the goalkeeper well wey wan save that penalty. It was struck with venom and accuracy. Boni should also be like that when chances come his way.
We hope to see a lot more of the PEPEYE RUNNING celebration from Boni in the future.