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Norwegian Orjasaeter writes Eredivisie history: Five assists in 9-0 win

Norwegian Orjasaeter writes Eredivisie history: Five assists in 9-0 win
Norwegian Orjasaeter writes Eredivisie history: Five assists in 9-0 winANP / Sipa USA / Profimedia

FC Twente winger Sondre Orjasaeter wrote Eredivisie history on Sunday by providing five assists in his side's blistering 9-0 win over Excelsior.

Orjasaeter, 22, registered four assists in the first half, the first of which was the highlight - a wonderful team move capped off by Wout Weghorst, who only had to tap in after a short through ball from the Norwegian winger.

Orjasaeter started his game with a cross to Wout Weghorst, whose header in the 12th minute was his first of four goals on Sunday. Just one minute the aforementioned 2-0, Orjasaeter completed a hat-trick of assists with an early cross to Weghorst, who plucked it out of the air before calmly finishing beyond the near post.

The 4-0 was a classic Orjasaeter production, cutting in from the left, winning a one-on-one and easily finding a teammate, in this case Daan Rots, in the box. He repeated that trick four minutes into the second half to complete a quintet of assists, this time against substitute Eric da Silva Moreira, who was easily beaten by the Norwegian maestro.

Sondre Orjasaeter became the first Eredivisie player this century to record 5 assists in a single game

The four assists were part of Orjasaeter's phenomenal performance, which included 5 total created chances, 93% passing accuracy (37/40), 25 completed passes in the final third, 9 progressive carries, and 1 won tackle.

Sondre Orjasaeter's performance in numbers
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