Hat-trick: Youssoufa Moukoko boosts his confidence in the DFB-Pokal | OneFootball

Four goals and one assist in 22 competitive matches, eleven of which were only as a substitute, were presumably not the record Youssoufa Moukoko had hoped for or expected in his first months at FC Copenhagen. However, in the cup quarterfinal, the former Borussia Dortmund super talent may have finally broken the spell.

A month after Moukoko last found the net—also in the cup, against Lyngby BK (2-0)—the 20-year-old striker became the man of the day on Wednesday. Against Hobro IK, Moukoko scored the opening goal as early as the 13th minute, and after the break, the two-time senior international added a quick brace in the 48th and 59th minutes to seal the win early.

After 80 minutes, the match-winner’s evening was over. From the bench, Moukoko was able to celebrate Viktor Dadason’s goal for the final 4-1 score, after the hosts had pulled one back shortly before the end of regulation time.

Only a substitute in the league since mid-September

From the up to now quite critical—and not unjustifiably so—Danish “Tipsbladet,” Moukoko received a curious compliment for his brilliant performance: “The German star player has so far been largely a big disappointment at FCK, but on this Wednesday you could see why the striker is famous in large parts of the world. He just rampaged around like a fish in the Mariager Fjord.”

Whether Moukoko, who last started in the league in mid-September, will be allowed to start from the beginning on Saturday against FC Fredericia remains to be seen.

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