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Ghanaian forward Elvis Manu has been nominated for Europa League Player of the Week following his heroic hat trick in Ludogorets’ loss to LASK Linz.
Manu was the star of the match after scoring three goals in a seven-goal thriller in Austria on Thursday night.
The Dutch forward was nominated alongside PSV forward Donyell Malen, Red Star Belgrade’s Ben Nabouhane and Wolfsburg’s Michael Liendl.
Last night Ludogorets fell after just two minutes of play when Hussein Balic brought home the opener for LASK.
Andreas Gruber doubled for LASK with a well-scored goal in the 11th minute before Elvis Manu cut the deficit in half with a close-range shot four minutes later.
Marco Raguz restored the hosts’ lead in the 34th minute before an own goal by Benin international Olivier Verdon put LASK ahead 4-1 in the 56th minute.
Ludogorets, however, did not go down without a fight, as Manu struck again in the 67th minute and reduced the score once again.
The Ghana poacher gave his team some hope of getting something out of the game after he sowed coldly from 12 yards in the 74th minute.
Despite dominating the last stages of the match, Ludogorets could not find a draw as the match ended 4-3 in favor of the Austrian club.
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