Nigeria’s international, Ikechukwu Uche, inspired his struggling Spanish side, Granada, to a convincing 4-1 home win over 10-man Real Sociedad on Sunday.
The Super Eagles striker came in as a second half substitute to hit a brace as Granada moved five points away from relegation.
Uche replaced fellow Nigerian, Odion Ighalo, in the 59th minute and hit his first goal barely two minutes on the field of play.
Uche calmly headed home with his first touch after Mikel Rico’s cross had been deflected into his path.
Again with four minutes to the regulation time, Uche rounded it off with the easiest of finishes from two yards after Bravo had done well to stop Jara’s initial effort.
The visitors had taken an early lead when Mikel Gonzalez headed in Asier Illarramendi’s cross after 10 minutes.
But Granada were level two minutes later as Inigo Lopez found space at the back post to nod in Mikel Rico’s cross.
Illarramendi was shown a straight red card just before half-time for a lunge on Franco Jara and the hosts took advantage of the extra man in the second period as Jara’s wonder strike and Ikechukwu Uche’s header put them 3-1 in front.
Granada defender, Guilherme Siqueira, was also sent off with five minutes remaining to even up the numbers but it made little difference as the home side immediately broke upfield and Uche sealed the three points with a tap-in after Claudio Bravo had denied Jara.
Granada were celebrating the lead 10 minutes after the break, though, as Jara cut in from the left and smashed a wonderful drive high past Bravo into the top corner.