Elvis Manu’s Hat-Trick Not Enough As Ludogorets Lose 3-4 To LASK Linz

Striker Elvis Manu bagged a hat-trick on Thursday night but it was not enough to save his Ludogorets Razgrad outfit from suffering a 3-4 defeat to LASK Linz in the Uefa Europa League.

The Dutch-born attacker who is of Ghanaian descent earned a starting role for the Bulgarian club today when they made the trip to the Linzer Stadion to face their opponent in Group J.

In a game that produced a lot of action, Elvis Manu starred and won the match ball after netting a sensational hat-trick.

The former Feyenoord attacker scored his first goal in the 15^th minute when LASK Linz had taken a 2 goal lead.

Later in the second half when Ludogorets was trailing 4-1, Elvis Manu displayed lethal form in front of goal in a bid to inspire a comeback for the Bulgarian giants.

He netted his second with an assist from Alex Santana in the 62nd minute before stepping up to convert a penalty kick in the 74^th minute.

Despite the outstanding performance from Elvis Manu, LASK Linz still cruised to a 4-3 win against Ludogorets.

Having lasted the entire duration of today’s encounter, the Ghanaian earned the highest rating [9.2] from Modernghana Sports partners SofaScore.

Detailed match stats of the forward against LASK Linz below:

www.sofascore.com

On the matchday, Petar Filipovic, Andreas Gruber, and Marko Raguz scored for LASK Linz in the first half before Husein Balic netted the eventual decisive equalizer in the second half.