Meet Kehinde Oyewusi – The Nigerian behind Žalgiris Vilnius European Club Competition History
Watch his goals
It is now a guarantee that a club from the Lithuanian top-flight club will be playing in the European Club Competition for the first time ever this season.
This piece of history will not be possible without the impact of a certain Nigerian, Kehinde Oyewusi who contributed 40% of the goals scored by Žalgiris Vilnius.
Žalgiris Vilnius secured a 2-1 aggregate win against FC Ballkani in the Champions League first qualifying round – the Lithuanian superpower needed an extra-time goal from Kehinde Oyewusi to see off the Kosovan club.
It was his first goal in two Champions League qualifying games.
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Kehinde Oyewusi goal against FC Ballkani (Kos) in the first qualifying round.
The goal was a beauty to behold as Kehinde Oyewusi raced into a pass, dribbling the keeper before scoring from a very tight angle.
In the first round, the first leg was 1-1, the second leg ended 1-0 in favour of Žalgiris Vilnius.
The second qualifying round against Malmo ended 1-0 in favour of Žalgiris Vilnius and the second leg in Sweden ended 2-0 in favour of Žalgiris Vilnius.
Kehinde Oyewusi again scored in the 2-0 win second leg encounter. Again, his goal was a beauty to behold – using his pace to beat a defender before curling in a powerful goal.
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Kehinde Oyewusi goal against Malmo on Wednesday
For securing a second-round win against Malmo, Žalgiris Vilnius enter the history books becoming the first ever Lithuanian club to play in a UEFA club competition group stage, with a place in the Conference League groups guaranteed as a very minimum.
Kehinde Oyewusi, 23, was an academy graduate of Flying Sports Academy in Lagos.
