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Atletico Madrid thrashed Sporting Huelva 5-0 in a Spanish topflight encounter, with Nigeria international Rasheedat Ajibade netting four of the five-goal triumph on Saturday.
Ajibade had moved to Atlético Madrid in January 2021 from Avaldsnes, for whom she made 40 league appearances in total, scoring 12 goals, including 10 in the 2021/22 season as her side finished fourth on the Spanish log.
On her third start of the current season, the Super Falcons forward opened her season account in style as she found the back of the net four times to ensure Oscar Fernandez's side claimed their biggest win of the season.
The Nigerian opened the flood gates of goal in the 26th minute after being set up for her first by Ludmila Da Silva in the first half before and she picked up from there in the second half with her second goal in the 51st minute.
After being held for 20 minutes, Atletico broke the resolve of Sporting with Silva getting on the scoresheet in the 70th minute and two quickfire goals in the 88th and 90th minute, from Ajibade completed the rout.
The former FC Robo Queens captain, who emerged at joint-top scorer at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations has finally got her new season off to a flying start and will aim to inspire Atletico to domestic success this term.
The victory lifted Atletico to third on the Spanish topflight table with nine points from four matches - just one behind Levante and three behind leaders and defending champions Barcelona.
with her four goals, Ajibade, whom had not scored since the start of the league season up until this past weekend, but she now has the same number of goals in the same number of games all in one afternoon.
