Ujah lifts Audi Quattro Cup

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ANTHONY Ujah became the first Nigerian to win a Pre-Season silverware as his German Bundesliga team SV Werder won the Audi quattro Cup beating Spanish La Liga team Valencia CF 3-2 on penalties after the match ended in a 0-0 draw.
Julian von Haacke, Levin Öztunali and Janek Sternberg scored the penalties for Werder, before Felix Wiedwald saved the final Valencia penalty to clinch the win. 
 The delighted Nigerian, on is social networking site, twitter handle @ujah21 tweeted: "Audi cup champions 2015. Now off to next round of training camp💪🏻 #Werder #AudiquattroCup."
Viktor Skripnik's team had breezed into the final with a 4-0 win over hosts Red Bull Salzburg, while their opponents beat Southampton FC 1-0 in the other semi final.
Zlatko Junuzovic made his first appearance of pre-season during the semifinal against Salzburg. The Austrian international only returned to training on Friday, but still managed to show his quality by grabbing an assist during his 30 minutes cameo before being subbed off for fellow countryman, Florian Grillitsch.
The hosts were arguably the stronger side in the opening stages of the match, with Takumi Minamino forcing yet another brilliant save from new Werder keeper Felix Wiedwald in the eleventh minute. It proved a turning point for the Green Whites, who took the lead minutes later through Philipp Bargfrede. The midfielder played a delightful one-two with Anthony Ujah before slotting the ball calmly past Alexander Walke in the Salzburg goal.
With a 1-0 cushion, Werder dominated the game and doubled their lead in the 22nd minute after Ujah continued his impressive pre-season form by converting Junuzovic's cross with an audacious back-heeled finish from inside six-yard box. Debutant Ulisses Garcia made it three after his initial cross into the box was blocked by the defender, setting up a rebounded finish on the volley. With the victory all but wrapped up, Werder closed out the remaining 20 minutes of the match before last season's top scorer, Franco Di Santo, finished from outside of the box to wrap up the 4-0 win.