Asisat Oshoala breaks record, continues Pichichi chase with goal as Barcelona thrash Real Sociedad

Oshoala scored her 21st league goal of the season for Barcelona in the 5-2 win away against Real Sociedad.

Asisat Oshoala breaks record, continues Pichichi chase with goal as Barcelona thrash Real Sociedad

Tosin Abayomi 20:25 - 06.05.2023

Oshoala has a chance to win back-to-back Pichichi after scoring in Barcelona's 5-2 win away against Real Sociedad.

Barça thrashed Real Sociedad 5-2 away from home on Saturday, May 6, and remains undefeated in the Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Femenino

As expected, it was a great game for Barcelona even though Real Sociedad were a threat in attack.

In the 20th minute of the game and Mariona Caldentey sent a bounced pass to the center of the area and Patri Guijarro opened the scoring with a great goal. 

Just four minutes later, Super Falcons of Nigeria striker Asisat Oshoala added a second very similar to the first.

Graham Hansen provided the third for the culés scored by Aitana Bonmatí.

Hansen wanted to be part of the outcome of the match and slipped in a cross by Nuria Rában for the fourth.

Synne Jensen closed the gap for Real Sociedad going to the halftime break thanks to a great play by Amaiur.

Hansen got her second of the game and Barcelona's fifth finding the top corner of the goal assisted by Bonmati.

In the 64th minute, Real Sociedad managed to reduce the gap on the scoreboard due to an own goal by Patri Guijarro.

Barcelona held on to win again a week after celebrating the league title triumph in style.

Oshoala and Pichichi

Oshoala scored her 21st league goal of the season for Barcelona in the 5-2 win away against Real Sociedad.

A 21st league goal for Oshoala means she broke her personal mark for goals in the Spanish top flight.

Oshoala is now tied for second place on the goal-scoring charts with Zambian forward for Madrid CFF Rachael Kundananji.

The five-time African women's Player of the Year award winner won the Pichichi award for the top scorer in Spain last season.

She however is three goals behind now Spain and Levante's Alba Maria Redondo Ferrer in the race for the Pichichi this season with just three league games left.

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