Super Eagles star player Umar Sadiq scored two goals as Almeria defeated Mirandes 2-1 in the Spanish second division on Sunday night and give their promotion hopes a boost. The win saw Almeria move up to second place (one of the two automatic promotion slots).
Umar Sadiq Scores Two in Almeria win over Mirandes
Umar Sadiq side is on 55 points just a point behind leaders Eibar in the league table. The former AS Roma striker opened the scoring in the 69th minute before scoring his brace in the 72nd minute of the game. He was later replaced with seven minutes left in the game.
Sergio Camello pulled a goal back for Mirandes with nine minutes into added time in the second half. Following his brace against Mirandes Sadiq has now taken his goal tally to 12 goals after playing 23 games in the second division.