Super Eagles striker Gift Orban scored for Hoffenheim in their 3-1 win over Werder Bremen at Weserstadion on Sunday, Soccernet.ng reports.
German Bundesliga strugglers Hoffenheim returned to league action at Werder Bremen, with Orban getting a rare start in front of goal. The Nigerian striker left Lyon in January to get more playing time in Germany, but he has struggled, making only two starts at Hoffenheim before the fixture at Bremen.
Die Kraichgauer had a poor start to the game, as defender Stanley Nsoki inadvertently put the ball in his own net to make it 1-0 to Werder Bremen after seven minutes.
However, they bounced back quickly, with Anton Stach scoring the equaliser off a lovely assist from Andrek Kramaric in the 28th minute. Then, just before halftime, Hoffenheim got their second, courtesy of Tom Bischof.
Orban was quite silent in the first half, as he did not have many opportunities in the final third. In the second half, he put himself about, and he eventually got a yellow card for all his troubles.
Nonetheless, he finally got his goal in the…..