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Emmanuel Adebayor scored a hat-trick on Monday night as Istanbul Basaksehir crushed city rivals Galatasaray 4-0.
The controversial Togo striker was the standout man in Monday night’s 4-0 win over Turkish giants Galatasaray as his side cut the gap to Besiktas to five points.
The well-travelled former Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham man scored in the 11th, 44th and 57th minutes.
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His first came after 11 minutes tapping into an open net while his second before the break heading in off the crossbar from Junior Caicara's cross.
He finished the job after 57 minutes with another header after goalkeeper Fernando Muslera failed to handle a
The 33-year-old has scored five goals for Basaksehir since joining them as a free agent earlier this year.
Adebayor's last hat-trick came for Real Madrid in 2011, while the 33-year-old now has five goals since joining Basaksehir as a free agent in January.
His side are five points behind leaders Besiktas with seven games remaining.