Tremendous Eagles and Hull Metropolis defender Semi Ajayi scored his first objective for the membership in a 2-1 win over Stoke Metropolis on Saturday afternoon.
The 32-year-old has been within the highlight lately after lacking a penalty that contributed to Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. However he put that disappointment behind him in model, celebrating confidently after discovering the web for Hull.
Ajayi, enjoying his second match in a row on the bet365 Stadium, headed residence three minutes into the second half to attract Hull degree. Sorba Thomas had earlier opened the scoring for the Tigers within the seventeenth minute.
The Nigerian centre-back has struggled with hamstring accidents since becoming a member of the membership, and Hull had misplaced back-to-back league video games to Queens Park Rangers and Ipswich City earlier than this fixture. His objective introduced a lift to the group and set the tone for a powerful second half.
The winner got here within the remaining minute of regular time as Joe Gelhardt completed calmly to provide Hull all three factors. Mohamed Belloumi, who assisted Ajayi’s equaliser, turned supplier once more for the deciding objective.
The away supporters celebrated loudly at full-time, relieved to see their group return to successful methods. After battling relegation final season, Hull now sit seventh within the Championship, simply two factors behind second-placed Stoke.
Ajayi’s objective was the thirty first of his skilled profession, including to these he scored for Rotherham United, West Bromwich Albion, Dartford, and the Nigerian nationwide group.
