Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen was on target as Galatasaray threw away a two-goal lead to settle for a 3-3 draw against Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Europa League on Monday, Afrosport reports.
Osimhen converted a penalty in the 53rd minute to put the Turkish Super Lig side in a comfortable lead with his fourth goal in five Europa League matches.
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Galatasaray got off to a flying start inside RAMS Park as they leapt in front in the sixth minute courtesy of a thumping header from Colombian defender Davinson Sanchez following a corner kick from Dries Mertens.
The hosts doubled their lead through Turkey international Abdulkerim Bardakci, whose left-footed strike from over 25 yards out beat Ruslan Neshcheret in goal for Kyiv.
Kyiv fought back and were rewarded as Ukrainian striker Vladyslav Vanat halved the deficit for the visitors with just a minute left in the first half.
Galatasaray were awarded a penalty eight minutes into the second half restart after a lengthy VAR review and Osimhen tucked home the spot kick, sending the ball into the middle of the goal and Neshcheret the wrong way.
With the Turkish champions cruising, veteran forward Andriy Yarmolenko brought Kyiv back into the game, poking the ball into the back of the net from a corner kick in the 68th minute.
Yarmolenko completed his brace, drawing the visitors level 13 minutes later with a glancing header into the bottom corner following an excellent cross from compatriot Vitaliy Buyalskyi.
The result meant Galatasaray, who maintained their unbeaten status, had drawn their last three matches in the Europa League and moved into fifth place with 13 points after seven matches.
Kyiv, meanwhile, remain bottom of the table despite picking up their first point in the tournament this season.
