Striker Chinedu Geoffrey was the hero of Kazakhstani club FC Astana as he scored twice to help them beat Norwegian club SK Brann 3-0 in a UEFA Conference League second leg clash to advance to next stage on 3-2 aggregate.
The 26-year-old striker opened the scoring on the hour, before he made it 2-0 in the 81st minute.
He has now scored five goals in six UEFA Conference League games.
Geoffrey has previously played for Skenderbeau Korce, Lahti (Albania), Olympik Donetsk (Ukraine), Rabotnicki (Serbia) and Liaoning Tieren (China).
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