Two Super Eagles stars played for Nottingham Forest but were unable to lead the team to victory
Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi scored a goal and compatriot Ola Aina had an assist, but it wasn’t enough as Nottingham Forest lost 3-2 to West Ham, saysSoccer Thereports. /p>
Nigerian stars Awoniyi and Aina traveled to the London Stadium to face West Ham as part of the starting XI for Steve Cooper’s Nottingham Forest side.
After defeating Aston Villa last week, Tricky Trees was dreaming of the chance to play against an inconsistent West Ham team with good players.
The Hammers started the game in great fashion with Lucas Paqueta scoring the opening goal in the third minute.
West Ham dominated the match, but Forest’s quick counterattack equalized the score. Morgan Gibbs-White received the ball inside the penalty area and ran toward goal with a shot that was parried away by Emiliano Martinez. But Awonih ducked in and smashed the ball into the net to make it 1-1 for him.
Tricky Trees scored their second goal in the 63rd minute. After a good game in midfield, Ola Aina immediately darted forward and passed to Anthony Eranga, who confidently finished inside the penalty area to take the final score to 2- It was set to 1.
However, Forest were unable to hold on to their lead as goals from Jarrod Bowen and Tomas Soucek gave West Ham a 3-2 victory.
Aina and Awoniyi, the Nigerian star from Nottingham Forest, played 76 minutes before Serge Aurier and Chris Woods were sent off.
