Zambian professional footballer Patson Daka has registered his name in the European championship after a fantastic night against Spartak Moscow.
Brendon Rogers after trusting the Zambian forward in their must win match game against Manchester United in the English premier league was confident he is ready to start.
Patson Daka who came on as a sub found the back of the net for Liecester City in their 4-2 win over Manchester United at the King Power Stadium.
Liecester City going into their Europa league fixture against Spartak Moscow need a win to give them a chance of qualification to the round. After losing to Legia Warszawa by a loan goal and drawing with Napoli, their only chance of survival was a win in Russia.
Patson Daka who was in the goal scoring rhythm on the night showcased calm and composure.
Spartak Moscow opened the scoring in the 11′ minute by Aleksandr Sobolov as Jordan Larsson, the Swidish added the second in the 44′.
With all looking lost, Patson Dakar pulled one back at the brink of half time to give the foxes hopes of survival. The second half was full of thrill as Patson Daka equalized for Liecester City 3′ into the second half. It was not time for the visitor to go all out for the win.
Daka was just unstoppable and hungry for goals on the night. 6′ after his equalizer Patson scored his hat-trick to grab the lead for his side in a much contested game.
Spartak Moscow began to throw everything they have at the visitors but they defended gallantly until Patson Daka added a cushioner in the 79′. It was all jubilation for Rogers as his side had come back from two goals to take a 4-2 lead in Russia.
With 4′ to the end of proceedings, Aleksandr Sobolov scored his second but it wasn’t enough for his side to share the spoils as Liecester City cruised away from home with 4 goals and all 3 vital points.
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