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Super-sub Gopey scores as Inhulets Petrove hit FC Mariupol for three

The Nigerian striker came off the bench to find the net as Serhiy Lavrynenko’s men saw off the visitors in a league outing

Stephen Gopey was on target as Inhulets Petrove defeated FC Mariupol 3-0 in Saturday’s Ukrainian Premier League encounter.

With his team leading by two goals, the 21-year-old came off the bench to guarantee all three points for Serhiy Lavrynenko’s men inside the Inhulets Stadium.

Heading into the game, the hosts had gone on a run of two games without losing – with their last outing a 2-1 away victory at Lviv.

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For the visitors – who finished 11th in the 2020-21 campaign – they had lost all their last four games so far in all competitions.