Unaiz Shajani was in scintillating form when he scored four goals to propel Midway University (Kentucky) men’s soccer team to a 7-1 thrashing of Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) at the latter’s home venue at Schueler Field in Cincinnati on Saturday evening.

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The seven goals on Saturday evening are the most goals scored in a single game for Midway since their 8-0 mauling of Pikeville of Kentucky and earned the visitors their first victory of the season after their opener 1-1 with Spalding on Thursday (Sept. 9).

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Daniel Caldwell had opened the scoring in the fourth minute before Kenyan Star Field Football Academy graduate joined in the goal rush to a devastating effect. Shajani was on the mark twice before the break to give his team 3-1 half time lead.

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For the first one, he pressed the centre half and dispossessed him before round the keeper and slotting in an empty net, before out-sprinting the right back and placing an angled shot to the bottom left corner.

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In the second period, the prolific goal scorer then added a third either side of Florene Twahirwa and Chukwuma Soronnadi strikes before completing the rout 10 minutes from full time.

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Midway turned the ball over and Shajani was fed through the right wing where he sprinted before unleashing a rasping shot to the roof of the net and then rounded his scoring exploits with a shot from inside the area.

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Midway is now scheduled to return to action on Tuesday (Sept. 14) when they host Pikeville in Kentucky for a 3:30pm kick off.