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Taiwo Awoniyi grabbed his 13th goal of the season to help the the Iron Ones secure a vital win in Bundesliga and he has set a new mark for Union Berlin as they registered a 2-0 Bundesliga victory against Eintracht Frankfurt at Stadion An der Alten Forsterei on Sunday, Megasportsarena.com reports.
The 24-year-old scored the opener for his side in the 17th minute before Grischa Promel drilled home the second in the 20th minute of the entertaining fixture.
Awoniyi’s effort saw him become the first player from Union Berlin to score 13 goals in a Bundesliga season.
Players who have scored more goals in the Bundesliga than Awoniyi this season include Anthony Modeste of FC Koln (16) – Christopher Nkunku of RB Leipzig (17) – Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund (18) – Patrik Schick of Bayer Leverkusen (20) and Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich (32).
Awoniyi went into the game having failed to find the back of the net in Union Berlin’s 4-1 thrashing of Hertha in their last league assignment on April 9 and he almost scored when his glancing header from a Sheraldo Becker cross hit the woodwork with goalkeeper Jens Grahl rooted to the ground.
However, in the 17th minute, the Nigerian international put the home side ahead after darting into the box to latch on to a cross before burying the ball into the bottom right corner, leaving keeper Grahl stunned.
Apart from the 13 goals achieved from 27 appearances, Awoniyi, who was replaced by manager Urs Fischer in the 80th minute for Sven Michel and joined the German side on a permanent deal from Liverpool at the start of the season, has also registered one assist.
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