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Michael Olunga is first Kenyan to score La Liga hat-trick
Girona forward Michael Olunga Ogada made history on Saturday, becoming the first Kenyan to score a hat-trick in Spain’s La Liga as they beat Las Palmas 6-0.
He came off the bench to score in the 57th, 70th and 79th minutes as he became the first player to record a top-flight treble for Girona in their debut season in La Liga.
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It was also the Catalan side’s biggest home win at any level.
Olunga, 23, is on loan at Girona from Chinese club Guizhou Hengfeng.
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Girona were ahead at half-time through a Cristhian Stuani penalty when Olunga – who has been used sparingly since joining at the start of the season – was sent on for the second half in place of the Uruguayan.
The Kenya international turned in a Johan Mojica cross to double Girona’s lead, and he was then involved in the build-up to Borja Garcia’s goal.
Defensive errors from Las Palmas allowed him to make it 4-0 before he set up Cristian Portu for the fifth goal.
He was then left with an easy finish to complete his hat-trick 11 minutes from the end.